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City of Alice declares local state of disaster Alice Echo News Journal Alice Mayor Jolene Vanover issued a declaration of local disaster Wednesday afternoon as the "severe winter weather poses an imminent threat of widespread and severe property damage, injury and loss of life due to prolonged freezing temperatures, heavy snow, and freezing rain statewide." "The declaration allows (the City of Alice) to seek resources from the state and implement the city's emergency plan," said Alice Mayor Jolene B. Vanover. The declaration an important part of any emergency process like the one Texas is e...
Alice Echo News Journal Coastal Bend College (CBC) in Alice could be saying goodbye after 30 years of service in the area if the Texas Legislature approves the move this session. The Alice City Council approved and signed a resolution in June to approve having Del Mar College replace Coastal Bend College to provide better education opportunities for area students. The Jim Wells County Commissioners Court signed a similar resolution in October for the county. A conversation about Coastal Bend College needing to provide better education opportunities for Alice students started in Dec...
That's the big question being asked by some this week on Main Street. On the night of Dec. 9 local artist Daniel Moreno created a signature mural on the front of the old Rialto Theatre in downtown Alice. The mural reads "Alice es Buena Gente," a slogan from "back in the day" many natives remember. City leaders have expressed the mural is a beautiful piece of art but have been put in a difficult position because Moreno didn't seek permission for his latest vibrant creation. ALICE ES BUENA GENTE "The slogan first began with a campaign marketed by the Alice National Bank started in the l...