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Bandera Independent School District trustees approved a budget for the school district in the upcoming fiscal year at a special meeting on Thursday, June 25, but could not finalize what is expected to be a slight drop in the tax rate, said Michael Neuman, the district’s new chief financial officer.
Read moreBandera High School FFA students Chelsea Graves and Kate Guajardo thought it was the perfect time this year to reintroduce Bandera to organic vegetable gardening.
Read moreOfficials with the Bandera Economic Development Corp. are reminding Bandera business owners interested in applying for some of the stimulus money the EDC set aside this year to help businesses hit hard by regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic that the deadline for making an application is Monday, July 6, at 5 p.m.
Read moreBandera County Medina Lake Park will be closed during the upcoming July 4 holiday weekend and Bandera City Park could limit how many people it allows in this weekend to fight the spread of COVID-19, whose numbers have surged in neighboring Bexar County.
Read moreVolunteers at a food giveaway at Mansfield Park on Wednesday, June 24, sort through a box of onions to find the best to include in boxes given to Bandera County residents who qualified for the food assistance. The Silver Sage in Bandera and the San Antonio Food Bank have been putting on the free distribution of food to get nutritious meals to people in need during these harsh economic times. Another distribution is planned July 29. BULLETIN PHOTO//Tracy Thayer
Read moreBandera Electric Cooperative’s optional Time-based Usage (TBU) program provides different energy rates based on the season and time of day energy is used. It more accurately reflects the actual cost of energy, and allows members to adjust their energy use behavior, shifting energy use to off-peak times to reduce their monthly electric bill.
Read morePotentially hazardous levels of E. coli contamination were found in the Medina River in Bandera City Park and in the Sabinal River at the Lost Maples State Natural Area last month before readings about a week later showed the levels had fallen to more acceptable levels.
Read moreDue to conflicting reports regarding COVID-19 cases in Kerr County, Peterson Health is seeking to become the primary reporting source for coronavirus cases by offering a daily update on the county’s caseload, officials with the medical center said last week.
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