Posts Tagged Fort Davis
Hicks hired as Fort Davis principal
February 2nd, 2012
FORT DAVIS, MARFA – Graydon Hicks III, the Marfa Junior/Senior High School principal the past five years, is the new Fort Davis ISD secondary principal.
At a special Fort Davis ISD board of trustees meeting Wednesday afternoon, school board members voted 6-0 to offer Hicks the job, Superintendent Judy Whitis said. Hicks begins his new duties …
Marfa man, former Fort Davis man killed in traffic accident
November 10th, 2011
MIDLAND – A Marfa man and his first cousin from Midland and formerly of Fort Davis were killed in a two-vehicle accident south of Odessa and Midland Tuesday evening, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety highway patrol.
John Heath Morales, 39, of Marfa and Chris Anthony Bentley, 38, of Midland and formerly of Fort …
FOOTBALL: Fort Davis 54, Sierra Blanca 8
November 3rd, 2011
SIERRA BLANCA – Steve Enriquez accounted for 300 total yards and three touchdowns Friday for Fort Davis, which clinched a playoff berth by dominating Sierra Blanca 54-8.
The Indians (7-1 overall, 2-0 Six-Man District 7 Division I) are tied for first place with sixth-ranked Rankin, and the teams will play for the district title next week …
In gas company dissolution, Alpine buys Fort Davis system from Marfa
November 3rd, 2011
By MARK GLOVER
ALPINE – The Alpine City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to buy Marfa’s half of the Fort Davis natural gas distribution system for $250,000.
“It’s advantageous to our city,” Alpine Mayor Jerry Johnson said.
“The money will be used to make improvements to the infrastructure and make it safer,” Marfa Mayor Dan Dunlap said.
The ratified …
New owners bet on business in Fort Davis
November 3rd, 2011
By MARK GLOVER
FORT DAVIS – New owners take over the business operations this week of three Fort Davis landmarks, the Stone Village Tourist Camp and Motel, Stone Village Market, and the Limpia Hotel.
“We put together a very creative and collaborative deal,” said Randall Kinzie, former manager and now owner with his wife Belinda of the …
Eday at the Fort
October 13th, 2011
FORT DAVIS – Social media watchers across the country can hear reveille of Fort Davis National Historic Site, imagine themselves watering horses and going to the mess hall in real time as a 1870s-1880s soldier on the frontier in an online media event today.
“A Day at the Fort” is a joint project of the Texas …
Big Bend Tales: new book by Mike Cox
September 22nd, 2011
The History Press is pleased to introduce a new book, Big Bend Tales, by noted Texas author and historian Mike Cox.
Travel deep into the Texas outback as Cox as he recounts the lesser-known stories from Alpine, Fort Davis and Marfa.
Revisit the grandeur of Alpine’s Holland Hotel, peer through the telescope at McDonald Observatory and dip …
Doing right by trees during the drought
September 15th, 2011
By BETH FRANCELL
How do I water my yard trees during this severe drought? Texas is in one of the worst droughts in state history. If you have a tree in your yard, it is likely stressed from the drought. Signs of stress are yellowing, dropping leaves, insect outbreaks and attacks of disease, death of upper …
Banking in the Big Bend: New Wall Street reforms could impact Main Street banks
September 15th, 2011
By EMILY JO CURETON
FAR WEST TEXAS – Big changes might be in store for small banks. According to a Sentinel/International survey of local financiers and community bank advocates, sweeping financial reforms that took effect this summer are expected to drive up mortgage down payments, raise interchange fees on debit cards and levy a high cost …
City readies to manage gas, Fort Davis question lingers
September 15th, 2011
By EMILY JO CURETON
MARFA – The Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corporation (SWTMG) is slated to bite the dust by October 1, but more likely, the switch to a newly created city-run gas department will take until November, according to Marfa Mayor and gas board Vice President Dan Dunlap.
City Administrator Jim Mustard reported that the city …
