Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British and, as traitors, were tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.
The Blanco County Appraisal District Board approved the Appraisal office’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. They also enacted a no cash policy to be phased into this year’s tax collection.
2017 Budget
The board opened a public hearing in which no one from the public expressed questions or concerns with the proposed budget.
AUSTIN — State emergency responders geared up for the first time this hurricane season in response to Tropical Storm Cindy, which came ashore just east of the Texas-Louisiana border on June 22.
Two deaths were attributed to the storm — one of them an elderly man found in a sand-mired pickup truck on Texas’ Bolivar Peninsula.
The storm dropped most of its rainfall east of its center — up to 18 inches in some places far to the east — and much less in Texas.
Sometimes an event happens in someone’s lifetime that is so profound it is the one thing that person will remember forever. A tearful, but happy reunion between two people who experienced such an event took place last Friday. It was a reunion of two people who were thrown together in a life or death situation that forged a connection that will last forever.
On December 30, 2016 around 1 a.m.
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories previewing the city of Blanco’s race for mayor between Martha Herden and Curtis Knutson. Today’s article will focus on personal and more general information shared by both candidates. Next week’s article will center on views associated with specific issues relating to our city.
Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories previewing the city of Blanco’s race for mayor between Martha Herden and Curtis Knutson. Today’s article centers on more detailed questions and answers pertaining to specific city issues. Last week’s article focused more on personal and general information shared by both candidates.
Editor’s note: The Blanco County News is featuring information in a question-and-answer format using the responses of all three candidates with minor editing.
Three men are vying for a pair of spots on the Blanco City Council. Voters will decide which two are elected on May 6, the date of the municipal election.
Early voting takes place the week of April 24.
The three candidates have varied recent political backgrounds.
Bruce Peele, 67, currently is Blanco’s mayor and is completing ...
The resignation of longtime Blanco Middle School counselor Lisa Rogers, who has been the subject of an ongoing investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student, was made effective immediately on Monday by the Blanco Independent School District Board of Education.
Board members conducted a special meeting on Monday evening with Rogers as the only agenda item.
Blanco Middle School counselor Lisa Rogers has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
Blanco Independent School District Superintendent Buck Ford confirmed to the Blanco County News that he has written a letter to parents and is sending it home with students on Tuesday announcing the situation.
During the last few months, the need to update Blanco’s Comprehensive Master Plan has been discussed by both the planning and zoning commission and the city council. The original document was developed in 2006 by Austin-based GrantWorks.
The March 14 meeting of Blanco City Council began with a public hearing to receive input regarding a Planning and Capacity Building Fund Grant to pay for the update.
There was no citizen input, so the meeting continued with a vote to adopt a resolution to app ...
