MARFA, TX (Ben Caxton) — This week Marfa schools are celebrating the choice to be drug-free. The school district is participating in a national campaign called “Red Ribbon Week” in response to the 1985 murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena. The first National Red Ribbon Celebration was held several years…
TRANS PECOS, TX (Ben Caxton) — Early voting started this week and will continue through November 3rd in an election to vote on changes to the Texas State Consitution. Voters across Jeff Davis, Culberson, and Presidio Counties can stop at the usual advance polling locations to cast ballots in advance…
PECOS, TX (Ben Caxton) — The fourth earthquake in as many days caused some minor shaking about 20 miles south-southeast of Pecos Tuesday evening. The 2.6M temblor struck at 6:54 PM in the exact same area three quakes up to magnitude 3.2 were felt over the weekend. Tuesday’s movement was…
FORT DAVIS, TX (Ben Caxton) — If you have been struggling with how to pass your family history on to the next generation or which grandchild will get the only surviving photograph of great-great-grandpa, there’s help available. Head to the Jeff Davis County Library at noon Wednesday for some answers….
FORT DAVIS, TX (Ben Caxton) — The Mile High Fire & Rescue School is coming up this weekend in Fort Davis. The annual event is sponsored by the Fort Davis Volunteer Fire Department. Various firefighting, rescue topics, and apparatus operations are offered and vary from year to year. The school…
PRESIDIO COUNTY, TX (Ben Caxton) — The Presidio County Appraisal District board of directors met Monday in Marfa facing three lawsuits over this year’s property valuations. Marfa Attorney Rod Ponton is representing Robert Spiegel and Leo Villarreal who are seeking damages of between $100,000 and $1M for what they claim…
ALPINE, TX (Ben Caxton) — Jose Rodriguez literally left the fields to become the only member of his migrant family to receive a college education. Fifty years later, he worries that the same opportunities he obtained may soon be unavailable to others in similar situations. Rodriguez, a two-term State Senator,…
VAN HORN, TX (Ben Caxton) — The Shroud of Turin is a length of linen cloth bearing the image of a man who is alleged to be Jesus of Nazareth. The Van Horn Community Christian Shelter has announced they’ll be sponsoring a guest, Dr. Hector Zepeda from El Paso, who…
PECOS, TX (Ben Caxton) — Three minor earthquakes occurred in West Texas over the weekend. Two of the temblors were above magnitude 3. The first, a magnitude 3.1, occurred Saturday evening just before 5:00 PM. A second A 2.7 magnitude event followed at 8:57 PM. And the last was a…
MARFA, TX (Ben Caxton) — It’s been months in the making. But today is the big day in Marfa. The city’s new police force is on the street, patrolling. The five-person department took their oaths at a badge pinning ceremony Friday evening at Marfa City Hall. As of this…
