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“THIS OPEN TESTING EVENT ALLOWS CANDIDATES TO FAST TRACK THE TESTING PROCESS BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION”

All women veterans in the Texas Hill Country are invited to attend a free celebration on Sept. 21 at the Bandera American Legion Post, 205 12th Street.

Constitution Week will be celebrated from September 17 to 23, 2024, marking the pivotal moment when thirty-nine delegates signed the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787.

One of the newest businesses in town, Bandera Jewelers, opened its doors to a huge crowd on its opening day festivities.

Howdy to All!

A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The Bulldogs weigh their 24-21 Homecoming game loss to the Lytle Pirates last Friday night, marking the team’s first loss of the year and bringing their record to 2-1. The team travels to Cole (2-1) this Friday for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

The annual Bandera Beerfest is set to return Sept 19-22, promising a weekend filled with competitions, craft beer, and community fun.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Bandera County is offering a food safety course for local food service employees on September 24, 2024, in response to updated Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER).

Bobbie Jo Basinger’s oil paintings and her creative tole paintings have been added to, and are being exhibited during September in the Lakehills Area Library, located at 7200 FM 1283.

Editor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted.

The Bandera County Republican Women met Thursday, Sept. 5, for their monthly meeting, where Bandera County Election Administrator Andrea Jankoski spoke about how to get certified to work the polls as an election worker, or a poll watcher, noting the vacant jobs and how to become deputy voter registrars.

John Wayne and Bubba

The Bandera County Office of Emergency Management is updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan and is seeking public feedback before finalizing the draft.

Local Republicans formed a Trump Train featuring 30 vehicles that rolled through Bandera Saturday, September 7.

Once again, the residents of Bandera County and its visitors demonstrated their abundant generosity during the Castle Lake Ranch Volunteer Fire Department’s Boot Drive last Labor Day weekend.

The Bandera County Commissioner’s Court held a special meeting on September 5 for a public hearing on the proposed 20242025 budget, but no community members signed up to speak.

At approximately 5:30 a.m. Monday morning, a Bandera ISD bus ran into brush on the 1700 block of Bear Springs Rd. The vehicle, with the district said was carrying one student, ran into an area with brush and cedar trees in the curve. 'We are relieved to report that non one was injured,' Superintendent Gary Bitzkie said in a statement. 'We are so thankful to BISD Transportation's attention to safety, and the fact that both student and driver were safely secured in their seatbelts, so no injuries were sustained.'

Women have been a part of the American political scene even before they were able to legally vote.

It's been a number of years since we replaced the last screen door on our house with a storm door. I have mixed emotions about that particular modernization.

Alamo RCD Area, Inc., Senior Assistance Program, sponsors the Free Food Pantry every month.