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No amount of social distancing can deter Bandera County patriots from honoring the ultimate sacrifice made by those who served our community and country in our nation’s armed forces.
Read moreFor a second week in a row, no new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Bandera County. Instead the number of active cases continued to decline, county officials reported.
Read moreA financial assistance plan the Bandera Economic Development Corp. put together for Bandera businesses hard hit by closures and other constraints imposed in the battle against the coronavirus is moving forward under simplified rules established by Bandera City Council last month.
Read moreThe Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has agreed to hold a more in-depth analysis of a permit for a proposed wastewater treatment plant at a Christian youth camp being constructed near Tarpley to evaluate several issues raised by critics, including how well the proposed permit protects the area’s water quality both on the surface and underground.
Read moreRecently, as I was walking down the alley which passes directly under our landmark water tower, I felt like a kid again. I was in this area often as a kid seeking my dad who would be playing dominoes in the back room of the old Red Goose Pool Hall. Early on, I was trying to get a quarter so I could go to the movies at the Bantex theater. Years later I wanted to borrow the car so I could drag Main with my girl.
Read moreThe 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?
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