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Bandera Family Practice issues guidelines to help keep patients safeAlthough testing is not available in Bandera County, patients who doctors feel should be tested for COVID-19 are given a prescription to take to the Joe and Henry Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, where the test is administered. As of March 27, Bandera County has had no positive tests.
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Bandera ISD staff member shows signs of COVID-19A Bandera ISD staff member has reported symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The staff member said testing is being held for patients who need immediate hospitalization, but she is self-quarantining for at least two weeks.
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BEC announces scholarship winnersTen area students were recently selected as recipients of the Bandera Electric Cooperative Scholarship, an award of $2,500 for the 2020-2021 school year. Bandera seniors Hollie Polk and Jamie Whalen, Utopia seniors Ashley McDonald and Dakota Bohannan, Medina senior Shelby Wilson and Homeschool senior Zachary Lyman are among the recipients.
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Update: School closure extended to April 17Bandera ISD suspends classes until April 3, students to complete assignments via google classroomAs positive COVID-19 cases continue to spread across the state, Bandera ISD has extended the school closure through Friday, April 3. The district will continue to monitor the situation to determine whether the suspension needs to be extended further. In the meantime, Bandera ISD has launched the Learning@Home distance learning site.
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UIL announces possible target date
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Bandera Ham Rodeo BBQ Cookoff resultsAll of the smoke at Mansfield Park last Saturday wasn't an emergency, it was due to the 17 cook teams that showed up and rustled up some of the best cookout BBQ Bandera has seen in a while.
Amid concerns of protesters, the COVID-19 virus outbreak and personal issues, the field was shy approximately 13 more cookers that didn't make the trek to the Cowboy Capital of the World, but the quality of those that did just proved everyone is stepping up their cooking game. |
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Bandera American Legion launches veteran Card CampaignThe current necessity of protecting senior citizens who reside in Bandera's two nursing homes from COVID-19 means visits are severely curtailed as these facilities are locked down. Even in this current situation, more can be done to stem our veterans' isolation. The Bandera American Legion and Auxiliary invite parents, students, homeschoolers to participate in a Card Campaign to make Virtual Visits a new reality! Children of all ages, are invited to be creative and patriotic.
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City of Bandera holds emergency meeting, passes ordinance effective through April 16In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bandera City Hall and Municipal court lobbies will be closed to the public, and the gates to the Bandera City Park will be shut, though residents may enter on foot. “We haven’t seen a pandemic like this before,” City Attorney Dan Santee said.
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Governor issues executive orders, Bandera County holds emergency meetingThis morning, Governor Greg Abbott issued executive orders requiring schools, bars and gyms to close. Restaurants may offer to-go service only, and group gatherings may not exceed 10 people.
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Surviving the CoronapocalypseIn Bandera, schools, daycares and community sites have temporarily shut their doors or limited hours. The most recent event cancelled locally is the Carson & Barnes Circus, which was scheduled for Friday, March 20.
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Sweet Molly Malone matching grant announcement
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Despite protests, Bandera Ham Rodeo carries onNeither protestors at the gates, statewide quarantine notices nor vandalism in our community halted Bandera Ham Rodeo organizers from moving forward with the two-day fundraising event.
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Local retail store receives official state recognitionSpirits of Texas has just received the first official State of Texas “GO TEXAN” designation in Bandera. What does that mean? It means that all products sold in their store are certified made in Texas.
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Coronavirus update and panel discussionA panel of local medical, emergency preparedness, and response experts have been assembled to discuss the Coronavirus on Monday, March 16, at the Medina United Methodist Church.
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Local little league suspends activities, county judge addresses concernsThe Greater Medina Lake Little League has postponed its season as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. The Bandera Little League is still discussing different options, league officers said.
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Bandera City Council to appoint EDC directors, interim council memberBandera City Council members have decided to fill the empty council seat, left vacant by Brice Cavanaugh, who resigned before moving to Austin.
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Bandera Academic Decathlon team takes state, will represent Texas in national competition in AlaskaThe Bandera Academic Decathlon team participated at the state meet in Frisco recently. The team received about 50 individual medals and also earned additional team medals as they dominated the 4A (small-school) competition.
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Interim chief appraiser hiredThe Bandera Central Appraisal District Board of Directors on Friday hired consultant Richard Petree to serve as the county’s interim chief appraiser.
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Interactive Flood Risk Management system in placeDry creek beds become super highways for water flow, which can move as fast as 46,700 cubic feet per second - the amount recorded during Bandera County’s 1978 flood when 48 inches of water fell in 72 hours. For perspective, one cubic foot of water is equivalent to a basketball - that’s 46,700 basketballs going by every second.
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Best Western on Main slated to open soonConstruction has picked up pace at the Best Western Bandera Suites and Saloon. No more delays says General Manager Cori Reid, the hotel will be open in late April or early May.
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This season’s forecast: Drought with a chance of flash floodsPart of Texas’ schizophrenic weather pattern can be explained by phases known as El Niño and La Niña. The pesky couple makes up the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle, which describes the changes in temperature between the ocean and atmosphere.
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Groundwater District moves county to severe drought statusAlthough beneficial rain has fallen over the last several days, Bandera County is still too dry. BCRAGD is also closely monitoring eColi levels at English Crossing.
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Bandera ISD Elementary students score big at UIL competitionHill Country Elementary placed second overall, and Alkek Elementary placed third overall at the UIL competition in Llano last weekend.
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2020 Bandera County Junior Livestock Show another annual successMore than 150 kids exhibited in this year's Junior Livestock Show, a Bandera County annual tradition for 85 years. See the photo gallery of reserve and grand champion winners.
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BEC Foundation awards $25,000 in community grants
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