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Chinati hosts Community Day on Saturday, May 4

MARFA - Please join the Chinati Foundation in celebrating Community Day on Saturday, May 4. All events are free and everyone is invited. From 2-5pm, exhibition spaces on the Chinati

The Big Bend Sentinel and Presidio International change hands

FAR WEST TEXAS - Robert and Rosario Salgado Halpern have come to an agreement to sell their ownership in The Big Bend Sentinel and The Presidio International newspapers to Maisie Crow and Max Kabat.

RioCog board meets in Alpine, rich in local representation

ALPINE – Officials from the tri-county region made up a significant percentage of both leadership and participation Friday when the Rio Grande Council of Governments Board of Directors met Friday

Appraisal district to hold line on property values (mostly) this year

PRESIDIO COUNTY – The Presidio County Appraisal District (PCAD) will hold the line on property values this year, after chief appraiser Cynthia Ramirez told board members at least 50 percent of Marfa’s 1,023 homes would see an increase.

Marfa senior signs her intent to attend Sul Ross

MARFA – Marfa High School senior Kendra Serrano will trade purple for red after she graduates in May. With her parents sitting next to her, Serrano signed a letter of

FOUND: Presidio mother and daughter

MARFA – Marfa Police Chief Estevan Marquez on Sunday announced the safe recovery of Zorayma Lackey and her 4-year old daughter, Lena Lackey, after being missing for a week, according

News

Earth Day celebration Saturday in Alpine

ALPINE - Be part of the 49th anniversary celebration of Earth Day in the USA! Join 193 other countries to lift up our Spaceship Earth and revel in its cosmic wonder.

City of Marfa early voting for mayor and two council seats begins Monday

MARFA - Early voting for the City of Marfa begins Monday, April 22 at Marfa City Hall at 113 South Highland Avenue, and the mayoral seat and two city council positions are up for election.

Holy Week Schedule at St Mary’s Catholic Church

St. Mary’s Catholic located at 211 W.

Sports & Education

Lady Shorthorn softball faces Ira Bulldogs in post-season playoff

MARFA - Lady Horns will close out their final two district games with McCamey and Ozona this week, with the Ozona game happening Thursday at 5pm at Marfa’s Coffield Park.

Golf teams compete in San Angelo Monday

MARFA - Marfa’s golf teams will be traveling to San Angelo Monday morning to participate in the Regional Practice round ahead of the two day, 18 hole competition to take place Tuesday, April 23 and

Chinati hosts Community Day on Saturday, May 4

MARFA - Please join the Chinati Foundation in celebrating Community Day on Saturday, May 4. All events are free and everyone is invited.

Opinions

Letters to the editor

Dear editor and community members, The main function of the Marfa Band Booster club is to support the Marfa band program by raising funds to supplement ever-shrinking funding from the State.

Sounding Off

Omar Jadwat, director of the America Civil Liberties Union Immigrants’ Rights Project, reacting to U.S.

Why building walls never worked

high desert sketches

By George A. Covington

News

Earth Day celebration Saturday in Alpine

City of Marfa early voting for mayor and two council seats begins Monday

Holy Week Schedule at St Mary’s Catholic Church

Sports & Education

Lady Shorthorn softball faces Ira Bulldogs in post-season playoff

Golf teams compete in San Angelo Monday

Chinati hosts Community Day on Saturday, May 4

Opinions

Letters to the editor

Sounding Off

Why building walls never worked

high desert sketches

Obituaries

Carly

Lane

McMillan

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