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County commissioners approve block grants for 15 recipients
County commissioners approve block grants for 15 recipients
On July 11, Bandera County Commissioners approved a total of $362,701 in block grants to various County organizations for 2024-2025, $26,999 less than the total requested from the 15 recipients. 07/24/2024 00:00
Republican Party meets for monthly meeting
Republican Party meets for monthly meeting
The Bandera County Republican Party met on July 11 at the BEC Community Room to conduct its monthly business meeting. 07/24/2024 00:00
Bandera Library Happenings
Bandera Library Happenings
Howdy to All! 07/24/2024 00:00
SAMUEL JORDAN BELL
SAMUEL JORDAN BELL
A calm, stoic man, Samuel Jordan Bell, who admittedly preferred nature over people, passed away on June 20, 2024 at his home in Bandera, Texas. Born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi in 1931 to Lucille and Samuel Otto Bell, as a youngster and teen, Sam could be found most days behind a mule and a plow on the family farm, where they grew primarily tomatoes and cabbage. His early life was like that of many rural, farm, youth in the 1930s— full of a lot of hard work and exhaustion. He didn’t care too much about formal schooling and preferred to be outside learning from nature. After 8th grade, he and formal school parted ways and he worked fulltime on the farm. (If you have ever read the book by Jimmy Carter called “An Hour Before Daylight” about his life growing up in Plains, Georgia during the same period, it describes a lot of my dad’s early life. He said the only difference was that the Carters had a lot more money than the Bells did.) 07/24/2024 00:00
ANITA F. SMOOT
ANITA F. SMOOT
Anita F. Smoot, born in 07/24/2024 00:00
Severe rain causes flooding, closes roads
Severe rain causes flooding, closes roads
07/23/2024 11:13
City approves new water rate, examines budget, sets election
City approves new water rate, examines budget, sets election
The City Council approved a water-rate increase, discussed employee pay hikes and scheduled a November election during its July 9 meeting. 07/17/2024 00:00
County students can access free mental health care through state
County students can access free mental health care through state
Students in Bandera County now have yearround access to free mental health care through a state program that offers telehealth counseling to Texas school districts. 07/17/2024 00:00
DINO RAMPAGES THROUGH MEDINA
DINO RAMPAGES THROUGH MEDINA
07/17/2024 00:00
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
07/17/2024 00:00
Grant gives senior dogs a second chance
Grant gives senior dogs a second chance
Senior dogs at A Doggie 4 You in Pipe Creek are set for brighter futures thanks to a grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization. 07/17/2024 00:00
Project 2025 Deserves Your Attention
Project 2025 Deserves Your Attention
For some folks, the first time they heard about Project 2025 was last week, when Donald Trump announced that he had no idea what it was or who wrote it, except to think it had some ridiculous ideas and he wanted nothing to do with it, though he wished the writers well (!). 07/17/2024 00:00
Harris a Better Candidate? Not so Fast
Harris a Better Candidate? Not so Fast
After President Joe Biden’s string of political liabilities – most visibly captured at the last presidential debate – the Democratic elite are scrambling to determine whether to lock in behind Biden and force the American people to accept it, or shuttle him aside. 07/17/2024 00:00
Discerning With Your Faith
Discerning With Your Faith
Right now, in at least the two counties around me, people widely believe women are being sex-trafficked out of busy parking lots in broad daylight with drugs being sprinkled on everything from $20 bills to green tomatoes lying on the ground in a parking lot median. 07/17/2024 00:00
TMN hosting waters specialist
TMN hosting waters specialist
The Hill Country Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists invites the public to a special presentation on the Texas Waters Specialist program. 07/17/2024 00:00
Sheriff’s Arrests
Sheriff’s Arrests
Editor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted. 07/17/2024 00:00
Texas youth head to Capitol for 4-H
Texas youth head to Capitol for 4-H
Youth from Bandera County 4-H were among the participants in the Texas 4-H Congress, held at the State Capitol July 14-17. T he event provided a unique, hands-on legislative experience for 4-H members in grades 9 through 12, simulating the roles of legislators, lobbyists, and press corps. 07/17/2024 00:00
Dem club views doc on Christian Nationalism during monthly meeting
Dem club views doc on Christian Nationalism during monthly meeting
The Democratic Club of Bandera met Saturday, July 13, at the Silver Sage Dining Room to hold their monthly meeting and view the documentary “Bad Faith.” 07/17/2024 00:00
New pageant announced
New pageant announced
The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the inaugural Bandera County Queen Pageant, set to take place Sept 14. 07/17/2024 00:00
Hill Country CattleWomen announce 2024 scholarships
Hill Country CattleWomen announce 2024 scholarships
The Hill Country CattleWomen (HCCW) have awarded scholarships to area youth since 1990 with the purpose of building an awareness of the beef industry and the essential products it provides for the consumer. 07/17/2024 00:00
Abbott demands probe into power outages
Abbott demands probe into power outages
More than 2 million Texans lost power when Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast, and Gov. Greg Abbott wants to know why. The Austin American-Statesman reported Abbott has ordered the Public Utility Commission to conduct an immediate study into why the Houston area has again been hit by widespread power outages. 07/17/2024 00:00
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