Bandera News

Unfortunately for organizers of tourist-centric events, little monetary assistance appears to be forthcoming from the City of Bandera.

November Bandera County Commissioners unanimously appointed Sam Womble as Bandera County Extension Agent-Agriculture & Natural Resources to take the place of retired Extension Agent Warren Thigpen.

Wednesday, Feb. 1: A local yokel apparently forgot to get his driver's license and, until he was summarily stopped, continued to motor along merrily without it.

The Cut-ups, a lively group of crafty women, meet regularly at the Bandera United Methodist Church fellowship hall to create piles of useful and beautiful handicrafts.

Without a doubt, Bandera is going to be jam-packed on Saturday, Jan 11, starting at 10 am with the seventh annual Gumbo Cook-off then continuing at noon with the 11th Street Cowboy Mardi Gras parade up Main Street.

MIDLAND Sandra Shrum, 69, of Midland, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. She was born on April 18, 1942 to Georgia and Raymond Goeth.

Bandera-based singers, songwriters and recording artists Art and Lisa have again been nominated as vocal duo of the year by the Texas Music Awards, sanctioned by The Academy of Texas Music, Inc.

Editor's note: For a related story, see "BCSO's spate of drug-related arrests".) In the last several weeks, deputies with the Bandera County Sheriff's Office have seen a spike in drug-related cases throughout the county, according to Chief Deputy Richard Smith.

Monday, Jan. 16: A lawbreaker from Lakehills found himself afoul of John Law - and remains locked up because of it for four misdemeanors, including two failure-to-appear warrants, one that may eventually revoke his probation and another due to criminal trespass.

County Attorney John Payne announced on Friday, Jan. 20, that Bandera native Ashley Johnson, 22, had been appointed as the new community liaison for animal control issues.

Bandera's Economic Development Corporation discussed their approved projects for 2012 during a regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan.

Bandera County Tax Office, main office, at 403 12th Street in Bandera has new hours, announced Gwenda Tschirhart, Bandera County tax assessor collection.

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2010, former Bandera ISD superintendent Charles Hundley was attacked outside his Dallas hotel.

Political primaries are designed to highlight candidates' strengths and weaknesses.

Across the United States, failure to spay and neuter pets causes significant animal over-population - resulting in an astronomical number of intact dogs and cats killed in shelters annually.