Redhawks shut out Knights, prepare for league play

The Mountain Empire High School football team is entering the meat of its schedule with non-league play now completed and league play coming up. The Redhawks improved to 4-2 following last Friday’s...

Prepare before bad weather arrives

By Donna DurckelCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE Your health and safety are top priorities for the County of San Diego, and it is asking residents to prepare now, before El Niño...

Wicked good times in store at library

It’s fall y’all! Our library staff love this time of year. Here’s what we’ve got going on in October. Henna Tattoos will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 3:30 - 4:30...

Add colorful crotons for fall

Bring a little fall color in­doors by adding a croton to your indoor garden. Their col­orful leaves echo many fall col­ors in the landscape, including red, yellow, orange, green and purple. Croton...

Tilting California voters toward raising local taxes often involves tricks, manipulation

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters.By Dan Walters California’s Nov. 3 ballot con­tains 14 statewide ballot mea­sures and five of them pertain to taxes, including the much-debated Proposition 40, which would...

County to treat areas for mosquitoes to reduce risk of West Nile Virus

By Donna DurckelCOUNTY OF SAN DIEGO COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE To protect the public and keep mosquitoes from poten­tially spreading West Nile virus (WNV), the County is scheduled to conduct ultra-low volume, pesticide-mist treatments...

Eagles gathering momentum at season midpoint

The Granite Hills High School football team is entering the meat of its 2026 schedule. The No. 5-ranked Eagles (3-1) host No. 4-ranked Cathedral Catho­lic (2-2) this Friday in a non-league...

Granite Hills polo women face ‘rebuilding’ year

The high school sports sched­ule for the 2020-21 season will be unlike any other, with fall sports starting in December and January and a few spring sports switching seasons. The following sports...

Summers Past celebrates canines and costumes

It was a day for the dogs at Summers Past Farms on Satur­day when about 20 pooches and their accompanying humans made an appearance at the fifth annual Alpine Stagecoach Lions...

Two Lawsuits Filed Against GUHSD.

     Today a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Alpine Taxpayers for Bond Accountability (ATBA) against the Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD).  ATBA is joined and supported by individual...

MLB season is under way for East County alumni

El Capitan High School alumnus Kevin Ginkel fin­ished the 2023 Major League Baseball season in sev­enth heaven as the Arizona Diamondbacks reached the end goal of every Little Leaguer’s dream: a...

Alpine VFW goes ‘Red Hot’ with Chamber

By Jo Moreland Alpine Mountain Empire Chamber of Commerce For The Alpine Sun It was a red, white and blue “Red Hot & Moving to the Top” open house on March 18 at VFW...

End of an era for water facility

The Ray Stoyer Water Re­cycling Facility was officially decommissioned on April 8 marking more than 50 years of service in East San Diego County and closing a signifi­cant chapter in the...

SANDAG taking transportation improvement comments

San Diego Association of Gov­ernments, commonly referred to as SANDAG is accepting comments on its 2021 Regional Transportation Improvement Program draft through Jan. 18. The draft 2021 improvement program includes proposed ma­jor...
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