Bandera News

How far would you go to help a friend? A little boy is willing to go around the world and back if it means finding his lost dog.

The Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association will host the 30th annual Memorial Weekend PRCA Dodge Ram Rodeo on Memorial Day weekend, May 24, 25 and 26.

A sign at Arkey Blue's Silver Dollar proclaims, "What happens at the Silver Dollar, stays at the Silver Dollar" and the memorabilia crowded walls have undoubtedly seen a lot in 45 years.

The 13th annual Medina River Cleanup takes place Saturday, May 4, at the Bandera City Park.

Ian Taulli and Scott Pofahl, two Bandera High School students, earned advancement to state UIL competition thanks to their outstanding work in Regional UIL academic competion held recently in Corpus Christi.

Members of the Bandera County Retired Teachers Association will hold their final meeting of the fiscal year at 4 pm, Wednesday, May 8, at Pap's Italian Restaurant, located in the Bandera village Shopping Mall on Highway 16 South.

My name is Joe DeHoyos and I filed to run for a public representative position in the upcoming May 11 election.

The Bexar-Medina-Atascosa Water Control and Improvement District's recently approved well and tributary flow studies around Medina Lake are not being conducted in an attempt to gather data to wrest control of groundwater in Bandera County.

An incident that occurred on Tuesday, April 23, left one Bandera Middle School student injured and another in juvenile detention in Kerrville.

The U.S. Census Bureau is asking selected households in the greater San Antonio area to take part in the department's American Housing Survey .

I was determined to be in the saddle before sunset. Having spent four years cooking on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country, I can only go so long without heading for the region's rugged, rolling hills.

The San Antonio Business Journal is pleased to announce the winners of its annual "Best Places to Work Awards," which highlight companies with the best workplaces in the San Antonio area .

Bandera County residents will now need to provide proof of eligibility at the Bandera County Tax-Assessor Collector's office before obtaining farm license plates, which have a reduced registration fee.

Not content with keeping their communities safe, firefighters with the Bandera Volunteer Fire Department - Assistant Chief Jason Anderssen, Luther Vanlandingham IV and Frank Fugle - took on another task the morning of Saturday, April 20.

Bandera High School Senior Ian Taulli was honored by the Bandera Optimist Club as a Student of the Month for April.

Working with Drug Enforcement Administration agents, law enforcement personnel with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office will participate in the "Drug Take Back Program" from 10 am until 2 pm, Saturday, April 27.

After much ado, it seems as though the City of Bandera department heads might now know the identity of their direct supervisor.

Pictured: In honor of longtime EMS volunteer, Virginia "Ginny" Brient, center, an anonymous donor offered $7,500 toward the purchase and equipping of a new ambulance.

Local Government Bandera County Commissioners Court, 2nd & 4th Thurs, 10 am. 830-796-3781. Bandera City Council, 1st & 3rd Thurs, 6 pm.

Portions of the Bandera Beach Club, owed by Gerhard Retief, went up in flames the evening of Sunday, April 21, according to Bandera Fire Marshal John Stith.