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A Common Sootywing butterfly, never before documented in Kerr County, was seen in the Hill Country Master Gardener’s Demonstration Garden on June 7 by Tom Collins.
Read moreEditor’s note – Readers are reminded that an arrest is not an indication of guilt. People are presumed innocent after an arrest until convicted.
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The Bandera County Commissioners voted during their June 8 meeting to place requests for COVID-19 Local Fiscal Recovery Funds on a moratorium until further notice.
Read moreThe Ranchers and Landowners Association of Texas (RLAT) is sponsoring a presentation featuring Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist Johnny Arredondo on Saturday, June 24, from 2-4 p.m. The meeting will be held in the community room at Bandera Electric Cooperative, located at 3172 Highway 16 N in Bandera. Members and their guests are invited as well as those wishing to become members.
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Mini Mart patrons came away with lawn chairs, blankets, Yeti cups and hats during the store’s customer appreciation event Wednesday, June 7. Members of the Fritz family, who own 18 stores throughout the Texas Hill Country, were present at the event, including Silvia Fritz Dobbs, who greeted customers and posed with patrons at the Mini Mart Mustang.
Read moreTo help local students achieve their dreams of furthering their education, Bandera County Farm Bureau has awarded a $1000 scholarship to Coleton Trenkelbach.
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Martha Orme is honored to display her colorful acrylic paintings in the Lakehills Area Library for the next month.
Read moreLt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed last week that Gov. Greg Abbott is sabotaging the Senate’s work because of their ongoing feud over which approach to property tax reform is best, The Dallas Morning News reported. Abbott vetoed three bills by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who has been Patrick’s point senator on increasing homestead exemptions in order to provide tax cuts. As of Friday afternoon, he had vetoed 31 bills.
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