Lakehills News

In response to a community alert sent out last week, a visiting door-to-door salesman has come out and come forward with his identity, nature of business and bonded intention.

Commissioners meet Monday Navarro County commissioners will meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Monday in the first floor courtroom at the courthouse. via Corsicana Daily Sun

SECR 0070, the county road now becoming the focal point of attention for the petroleum industry, has six requests for wells to be drilled pending before the Navarro County Lake Planning and Zoning Commission - ... via Corsicana Daily Sun

Bar for Brighton School Benefit. 4-7 p.m. Wildfish Seafood Grille at Las Campanas, 1834 Huebner Road. via MySanAntonio.com

“I think what you're doing is a good thing”

Every entity he has thus far approached applauds his pioneering idea, yet county administrators are clearly hesitant to give developer Eddie Liebold the green flag to build a subdivision that relies solely on ... via The Bandera Bulletin

Jesus Aguero Segura, 64, of Kerrville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, in a local hospital. via Kerrville Daily Times

“It's got an arrow in its backside and it's suffering. It's got blood coming down the shoulder, and it looks at you with these big brown eyes as if to say, "Help me, please help me”

One Bandera County woman is on a mission to save a wounded deer. The deer is wandering through Lisa Miller's Lakehills property. via MySA.com

“From day one, every officer we were involved with made us feel really good”

After his stolen property is returned, a Lakehills man ventures to launch county crime-stoppers unit. via The Bandera Bulletin

“Once I learned about the rain catchment, I was sold on it”

Eddie Leibold has thrown Bandera County Commissioners a curve, proposing a subdivision that would rely solely on rain for its residents' water needs. via MySA.com

It's that time of year again when everyone seems somehow happier and more contented. via The Bandera Bulletin

“The people in the community are getting fed up with it, and they're beginning to call us”

The drug crystal methamphetamine is tearing apart what were once thought of as small, innocent communities. via MySA.com

“It doesn't matter how far south or north you drive, every town has a problem with methamphetamine”

Checking into a hotel usually doesn't draw police scrutiny, but Bandera County deputies took notice when Donald Cox Jr. via MySA.com

Due diligence and tenacity have led to the take down of four meth labs within less than 40 days. via The Bandera Bulletin

“We've got close to 5,000 people within five miles of Lakehills”

Residents upset by a pending cut in local mail service have launched a petition drive demanding that a post office be built in this growing Medina Lake town. via MySA.com

“The service should stay in Lakehills, not only because of the law, but also for the convenience of the postal customers”

A grassroots effort is taking hold in the Lakehills community after the announcement that their local post office was, yet again, scheduled to be closed this Friday, Sept. via The Bandera Bulletin

“It's a nationally significant site for this time period. You don't find something like this anywhere else in the nation.”

NEWS TO KNOW

1 Costs are escalating for Tarrant County College's new campus because of the continued delay in getting approval from the Army Corps of Engineers, the TCC board learns. 1C

2 A Tarrant County grand jury declines to indict Haltom City Police Chief Ken Burton after an investigation of city motorcycle purchases. 3B

3 A female employee of Mrs Baird's Bakeries accuses a former supervisor of sexual assault. 1B

4 The Jazz by the Boulevard Festival is Friday through Sunday in the Cultural District, featuring performances of all types of jazz, Latin music, and rhythm and blues. Read more

“The draws are music, food and gumbo”

Every September, people from across the state converge on Medina Lake. It's not a secret what draws them to the place. via MySanAntonio.com

“It was a financial decision; we're always working to keep our rates as affordable as possible”

"We want to please our customers whenever possible, but we do have a business; we have to look at the business, too." According to Stephen Seewoester, a U.S. Postal Service spokesperson out of Dallas, ... via The Bandera Bulletin

Travel on TV: Catch We Live Here, a series on Fine Living TV Network (check your TV listings for channel) at 8:30 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. Then, viewers can go online and join blogs 'We Live Here' and 'We Left There' to share what they know about places they've lived. To blog, go to: welivehere.fineliving.com.

Festival update: It's kind of a haul, but if you're looking for Cajun food and music, you'll find them on Saturday at the Medina Lake Cajun Festival. It's outside San Antonio at Lakehills Civic Center on Park Road 37. In fact, a whole lot of festivals are going on Saturday. The weirdest sounding is the Bois d'Arc Bash in Commerce, northeast of the Metroplex. Coolest sounding is the Plano Balloon Festival. For a listing of nearly 30, visit www.traveltex.com. Read more

Kick up your heels with Cajuns This year's Cajun Festival at Medina Lake will be 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. at Lakehills Civic Center in Lakehills . via MySanAntonio.com