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Plans for the approaching County Annex were revealed Dec. 14 at the Bandera County Commissioners’ Court from DRG Architects of San Antonio.

Sylvia Fritz Dobbs and David Fritz credit the generosity of their customers, business partners, and friends for making their 50th Anniversary VFD Fundraiser a big success.

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music with ambitions for future careers can take time over the holiday break to apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship.

A photo capturing a family jumping for joy bounded over seventeen other finalists to win the Texas State Parks photo contest grand prize.

Pipe Creek resident Mike Stewart couldn’t have expected a medical event to change his life so swiftly.

Hill Country Master Gardener Anne Brown was recently recognized with the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement Award.

Riding on Faith Rodeo and The Humpday Hulligans collected and donated three tables full of Toys for Tots, presenting them to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bandera County on Dec. 16.“We also collected and Donated about 5 large boxes (we think about 3000 pair) of Socks for Seniors, that will be put in the Christmas Bags for Silver Sage Senior Center Meals on Wheels,” said Karen Konvicka. “Thank you to all the Barrel Racers, Thank you Bandera, Texas, ‘Cowboy Capital of the World’ for all your donations and for helping us do this for The Children and Seniors of Bandera County.”

The ink was barely dry on a law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott that makes unauthorized entry into the United States a state crime before a lawsuit was filed by civil rights groups and El Paso County challenging its constitutionality. The Austin American-Statesman reported the suit was filed in an Austin federal court by the ACLU and two immigrant advocacy groups on behalf of the county.

Is this not the weirdest week of the year? You don’t know if you’re coming or going or how that piece of cheese got into your hand.

On Dec. 11 at the monthly meeting of the Faith and Freedom Club of Medina, Jayne Ramblin was honored as Medina’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year.

The Lady Bulldogs played the Wimberly Lady Texans on Tuesday, Dec. 19, in their second district outing.

Congress and President Biden recently struck an agreement to keep the government funded through early 2024. Between now and February, lawmakers will have a chance to solve policy disagreements and, at least in theory, pass longer-term spending bills.

“With The Marines at Tarawa” is the most terrifying World War II film I have ever seen. Every American who loves our country has an obligation to watch it. It’s real and it’s accurate.

The Hill Country CattleWomen will start the New Year with a gathering at the Y.O. Ranch Hotel and Conference Center, located in Kerrville, at 2033 Sidney Baker Street, for their annual January Legislative Meeting.

An iconic song back in the 1960's addressed the causes of war, and what leads young people to fight in them. Buffy Saint Marie's Universal Soldier advised that we could end war if soldiers refused to fight. So what if we gave her idea a test this winter? Let's suggest to the soldiers among the various warring parties from the Middle East to Europe to Africa and beyond that they refuse to kill each other for a while.This idea may not be as crazy as it first may sound, and in fact has been tried in the past with some success.

The Bandera County Republican Women and the Bandera County Democratic Club will again jointly sponsor a coat drive from December 27 through January 12. The groups will be collecting new and gently used coats in sizes adult through children. Also included in the collection will be gloves and warm hats.

Long time resident of Bandera County Sara Herzing Porter entered into eternal rest on Dec. 1, 2023, at the age of 80.Sara Herzing was born in Del Rio, Texas on Jan. 29, 1943, to Elizabeth Nell Swope Herzing and George Murdock Herzing.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced last week that he named District 24 Senator Pete Flores, “a man of utmost integrity,” as the next Chairman of the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, effective January 2024.

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