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The monthly meetings of the Texas Master Naturalist, Hill Country Chapter, have been postponed for the period of time that restrictions are still in place in Kerr County because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and most of the chapter members’ activities have been cancelled.
Read moreThe Bandera community came together on Wednesday, May 27, to distribute food to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and others in need for food assistance.
Read moreA second case of rabies has been confirmed in Bandera County in less than two months, the most recent one involving a fox that attacked chickens in Tarpley last week and then bit the woman who owned the chickens in the leg when she intervened, the Bandera County Sheriff’s Department has reported.
Read moreDirector Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West is reminding Texas small nonfarm businesses in 34 counties, including Bandera County, of the June 19 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury.
Read moreA small crowd enjoys the Medina River under the Farm Road 470 bridge outside Bandera on Saturday, May 30. Parks and river crossings of area roads have been drawing crowds since the public got the green light to reengage in outdoor activities that had been shut down for weeks as the state battled COVID-19.
Read moreMelanie Burns of Tarpley pauses while checking out the yard signs, campaign material and retail items promoting Republican candidates at the Republican Party of Bandera County headquarters on Monday, June 1. The headquarters in 1200 block of Pecan St. in Bandera had been closed for months as part of the battle against the coronavirus. It is now open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except Sundays.
Read morePrivate Deja A. Gamez, 18, of Bandera, graduated from United States Marine Corps Boot Camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on May 22, Gamez’ family said.
Read moreThe Phillips family, from left, Hayden Phillips, Casey Phillips, Hope Ann Phillips, Travis Phillips and his daughter Hudson Rylee Phillips, visit with Kelly Scott by the chuckwagon that Scott exhibited to visitors on Saturday, May 30, outside the Bandera County Courthouse. Scott is part of the Cowboys on Main program that keeps the cowboy heritage so strong in Bandera.
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