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The Bandera County Public Library will continue with our curbside checkout program this week. Choose what you want to read on our catalog (www.bandera.biblionix.com/catalog) and set up a reservation, either online or by calling the Library. Working in accordance with recommendations by the CDC, the State Library of Texas and Governor Abbott’s office, the Library is currently developing our plans to reopen. This will be a phased reopening to make sure the Library remains a safe and healthy place for our patrons and our staff.
Read moreThe board of directors of the Lake Medina Conservation Society, or LAM- COS, has announced that its annual membership meeting in Lakehills has been postponed because of the coronavirus emergency and will be rescheduled when officials deem the crisis has passed.
Read moreAt the time of this writing, stores are re-opening, restaurants are again serving indoors, and it appears the Covid-19 pandemic is coming to an end. And I see fewer and fewer people wearing masks and wearing gloves. Yet a recent USA Today article indicates the opposite; it says that states that are relaxing restrictions are seeing a rise in new cases, whereas states continuing restrictions are seeing fewer cases being reported. So is Doctor Fauci correct in predicting a second pandemic wave? And how do we react?
Read moreA Texas National Guard medical technician in protective gear completes a COVID-19 test on a Bandera County resident at Mansfield Park on Wednesday, May 6. It marked the second time in a little more than a week that National Guard personnel had held mobile coronavirus testing for county residents. About 25 people had been tested by midday on May 6, officials said. Forty-five people received tests in the first go around, and none of those were shown to have the virus.
Read moreU.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue applauded the announcement that agricultural producers, for the first time, are now eligible for the Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and EIDL Advance programs, the department said in a May 4 news release.
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions for the businesses and services that form the backbone of the country and has costs millions their jobs.
Read moreEditor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted.
Read moreThe Utopia Independent School District will hold its 2020 graduation on Saturday, May 16, outside in the Utopia Shool parking lot between 7-9 p.m. with public health restrictions imposed in the fight against the coronavirus.
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