Vol. 92 No. 37
Featured Stories
Cross Texas Trail to blaze through Big Bend
FAR WEST TEXAS — Hikers, bikers and horseback riders will one day have a new adventure to cross off their bucket lists…
Weekly clinic in Terlingua looking to expand
TERLINGUA — Over the past six months, Brewster County healthcare advocates have been carefully monitoring the progress of a clinic in Terlingua.…
A place with everything
New energy, and a new owner, for the Marfa Hardware Company MARFA — The new owner of the Marfa Hardware Company, Yoseff Ben-Yehuda,…
Visitor dies of suicide on Emory Peak
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK — A 35-year-old man from Florence, Texas, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on November 27 at the summit…
Featured Stories
The Sahara Quartet at the Capri
The Sahara Quartet rides the line between “free” jazz and post bop, exploring that zone between composition and improvisation as defined by players…
Get Us Out of Here!
An exhibition featuring works by the Marfa High School advanced art class, on view December 13, 2024, until all artworks are sold. An…
Spoken word on Julie Speed
Local writers will share their poetic responses to Julie Speed’s exhibition, The Suburbs of Eden; featuring Joshua Edwards, Mo Eldridge, Tim Johnson, Sam…
Chinati and St. Paul’s team for Thanksgiving
In a time honored tradition, The Chinati Foundation and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church hosted a free community-wide Thanksgiving dinner last week. Attendees were…
From the Archives: Nine Channels to Choose From
June 14, 1979 How come Marfa has so many TV Channels now? Thanks to a few forward thinking, progressive people Marfa has one…
Rural providers, advocates push Texas Legislature to ‘rescue’ maternal health care system
Almost half of Texas counties have nowhere to get prenatal care, let alone deliver a baby. This plan offers legislative proposals to shore…
DPS launches new Border Mounted Patrol Unit, graduates inaugural class
From the Texas Department of Public Safety AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is proud to announce the launch of…
‘Tis the season: Marfa Chamber to host holiday parade and tree lighting
By BIG BEND SENTINEL MARFA — The Marfa Chamber of Commerce invites the community to participate in a holiday parade and tree lighting…
December 5 News in Brief
Presidio police chase results in collision, injured agent in smuggling case PRESIDIO — A black SUV filled with an alleged smuggler and undocumented…
MAINTENANT features Mazurek sculptures activated by sunrise and sunset
MARFA — Marfa resident Rob Mazurek presents Earth Sun Sky Cloud 1 and 2 — a pair of screen mesh sculptures with mirror…
Hetzler Gallery to host Katharina Grosse artist talk
MARFA — To mark the conclusion of artist Katharina Grosse’s exhibition, The Super Eight at Galerie Max Hetzler, an artist talk between Grosse…
The Chinati Foundation welcomes 2 new trustees
MARFA — The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati announced the appointment of Heather Pesanti and Neil Subin to its board of trustees. With nearly…
Fort to receive honorary doctorate from SRSU for support of Center for Big Bend Studies
ALPINE — John “Jeff” F. Fort III, a longtime supporter of the Center for Big Bend Studies (CBBS) at Sul Ross State University,…
BBCA collaborates with artist to support river rangers
TRI-COUNTY — The Big Bend Conservation Alliance (BBCA) announced a new collaboration with artist Dana Falconberry to support The Big Bend River Rangers.…
#AlpineTXPhoto Contest announces winners
ALPINE — The City of Alpine has announced the winners of the 2024 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest. Free and open to the public, the contest…
Library to feature author of ‘Native Texan’
FORT DAVIS — A recently published compilation of short stories by Joe Holley, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, will be the highlight of a…
Holiday Events 2024: Dec. 5-19
Adobe tour highlights holiday season for Historic Alpine ALPINE — Join Historic Alpine on December 7 for “Navidad en Los Adobes,” a festive…
January summit set to encourage collaborations, strengthen communities
ALPINE — Alpine Community Projects is hosting a Far West Texas Community-Building Summit aimed at setting the stage for ongoing collaboration in the…
Our Water Matters: Protecting environmental flows in Texas
According to the Texas Living Waters Project, environmental flows “is a scientific term used to describe the quantity, quality and timing of water…
