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The hunt for Freda Thomas is over.

On Saturday, the first rodeo queen and rodeo princess for the Ridin’ on Faith Rodeo was crowned. This was the first annual competition to name the rodeo royalty.

Medina FFA held their annual banquet on May 18 at The Farm in Medina.

The Bandera County Commissioners voted 3-1 earlier this month to proceed with an application to the state comptroller to use SB 22 grant funds to provide salary increases for Bandera County Constables.

The private recreational angler red snapper season in federal waters opens June 1.

“I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT THE CENTER AND WHAT WE DO HERE.”

PETERSON CELEBRATES ANOTHER ACCOLADE

What kind of life would I have had if I had been born in a city instead of this wonderland we call Bandera? It's not a very appealing thought.

Howdy to All! The 2024 Summer Reading Program is just around the corner. The theme for this year is Adventure Begins at Your Library. We have a special lineup this year including 4 special Saturday programs. Join us on Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 a.m. for the Summer Reading Kickoff Party! There will be bounce houses, crafts, refreshments, and lots of fun! The Friends of Bandera Library will be hosting their book fair that day as well. So, don’t miss it.

The Wild, WIld West

“OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE THE BEDROCK OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND IT’S IMPERATIVE WE PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE”

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced last Thursday the most popular baby names in Texas for 2023, with Emma and Liam topping the list.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is encouraging Texas motorists to heed driver safety tips and prepare for enhanced Memorial Day enforcement efforts, including the annual Click It or Ticket and Operation Crash Awareness Reduction Effort (CARE) campaigns, starting today, May 20, through Memorial Day, May 27.

Saving Shelter Strays and teamed up with Pipe Creek Clinic and held its second Trap-Neuter-Return (“TNR”) event for Bandera Residents.

There is much confusion about when the hotdog was invented.

Peterson Health, Kerr County’s largest employer for more than seven decades, has been named one of the nation’s “Best Places to Work” by Modern Healthcare for the fourth consecutive year.

The Bandera Democratic Club met on Saturday morning at the Silver Sage Community Center Cafeteria to hear from Nancy Dyer, a member of the Hill Country League of Women Voters.

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WELCOME TO BANDERA

Bandera Electric Cooperative (BEC) recently announced the receipt of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant aimed at bolstering its critical communications infrastructure against natural disasters.