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CHARLES BARRY RAMSEY

CHARLES BARRY RAMSEY

Charles Barry Ramsey, 87 years, former resident of Pipe Creek, TX, passed away on January 8, 2024 in Boerne, TX. He was born in Shawnee, OK to Merritt Wales and Gladys Lucile on March 12, 1936. He married Anita on July 14, 1956, whom he met while stationed in Germany and while serving in the US Army. He was a proud veteran. “ 01/17/2024 05:00

DORIS NELL WILSON (HYDE)

DORIS NELL WILSON (HYDE)

Doris Nell Wilson 01/17/2024 05:00

Don’t Smell The Dishes!

Don’t Smell The Dishes!

Many years ago when I was living in Utah with my family, I had an unusual problem with my family that I had never had before. At the time we also had a family dog. 01/17/2024 05:00

America’s Gift to Hitler

America’s Gift to Hitler

In the 1930s, Hitler and the “Germans were fascinated by the global leader in codified racism” — The United States of America. In 1935, Hitler sent 45 German lawyers to the U.S. to study the Jim Crow laws passed by the South after The Civil War that legalized racial segregation. 01/17/2024 05:00

After Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, fuhgeddaboudit!

After Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, fuhgeddaboudit!

Since the advent of the Iowa caucuses in 1972 and the South Carolina primary in 1980, the “first in the nation” political contests, including the New Hampshire primary which dates back to 1916, have been able to consistently end up selecting who the nominee for President will eventually be particularly for Republicans. 01/17/2024 05:00

Kerrville Renaissance Festival opens this weekend

Kerrville Renaissance Festival opens this weekend

The Kerrville Renaissance Festival 2024 opens its gates this Saturday and Sunday, starting a three-weekend run of Renaissance fun, entertainment, food, crafts, games and general merriment. 01/17/2024 05:00

Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells

Quakes prompt officials to limit disposal wells

The Texas Railroad Commission has suspended nearly two dozen permits that allow oil and gas companies to inject saltwater into the ground, which regulators say has contributed to increased earthquakes of greater magnitude in West Texas. 01/17/2024 05:00

DRT chapter announces meeting

DRT chapter announces meeting

The Joshua D. Brown Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas celebrated Christmas with a luncheon held at the Riverhill Country Club on Dec. 5. 01/17/2024 05:00

Possum Cop Chronicles

Possum Cop Chronicles

When you’re a game warden, it’s all hands on deck when things go awry, and severe weather is no exception. 01/17/2024 05:00

TMN hosting archaeologists at monthly meeting

TMN hosting archaeologists at monthly meeting

The public is invited to attend a talk sponsored by the Hill Country Chapter, Texas Master Naturalists in Kerrville on Jan. 22 at 7:10 p.m. 01/17/2024 05:00

What Does “Freedom” Mean to You?

What Does “Freedom” Mean to You?

I tend to be a rule follower, but I don’t like it when rules don’t make sense or seem fair. Who gets to decide what makes sense or what is “fair”? 01/10/2024 00:00

Teitge, sheriff candidate, addresses residency questions

Teitge, sheriff candidate, addresses residency questions

Early voting for the March 5 Republican primary opens Feb. 20, and a candidate for Bandera County Sheriff says he is eager to focus on the issues facing Bandera County rather than his place of residency. 01/10/2024 00:00

On July 8, five months and nineteen days later, it rode into Calgary Stampede Headquarters, receiving international media attention and becoming a sensation throughout Canada. Courtesy Photo

Eye Reckon Freedom Ride honors 20th anniversary

It’s been 20 years since the Eye Reckon Freedom Ride left Bandera to blaze a historic trail to Calgary, Canada. 01/10/2024 00:00 1

Voter registration deadline for primary approached

Voter registration deadline for primary approached

The deadline to register to vote in the Texas Democratic and Republican primary elections is Feb. 5. Voters on March 5 will choose their nominees for president, U.S. Senator, all 38 U.S. House members from Texas, and a number of other state and local offices, from the Texas Supreme Court to district attorneys, sheriffs and county commissioners. 01/10/2024 00:00

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League of Women Voters to meet Sunday

The League of Women Voters of the Hill Country Texas will meet on Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Doyle Center located at 110 West Barnett in Kerrville. 01/10/2024 00:00

The Possum Cop Chronicles

The Possum Cop Chronicles

01/10/2024 00:00

Library happenings

Bandera Library Happenings

Please join the Board of your library in wishing the very best to Mauri Guillen Fagan as she leaves us for another leadership position in Bandera. You are invited to stop by the Library on Thursday, Jan. 11, from 1-3 p.m. to celebrate her accomplishments and contributions to the Library and bid her farewell. 01/10/2024 00:00

E. coli present at Cornelius Road

E. coli present at Cornelius Road

Surface Water Staff from the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District collected water samples from sites along the Medina River, Medina Lake, Sabinal River and their tributaries to assess levels of E. coli bacteria on Dec. 20. 01/10/2024 00:00

Cowgirl Roundup convenes for 24th year at Mansfield Park

Cowgirl Roundup convenes for 24th year at Mansfield Park

01/10/2024 00:00

Acclaimed a cappella group gracing Boerne

Acclaimed a cappella group gracing Boerne

The internationally acclaimed vocal group, The Swingles, will be bringing their signature a cappella sound to the stage at Champion Auditorium when they open Boerne Performing Arts’ twelfth season on Jan. 27. 01/10/2024 00:00

Hasty heads Bandera County Republican Women

Hasty heads Bandera County Republican Women

The Bandera County Republican Women recently announced that Darcy Hasty was chosen as the next President of the Bandera County Republican Women. 01/10/2024 00:00