Baker's Guns in Blanco does not offer drive-thru service, but apparently the thieves that sacked the business early Wednesday, Jan. 14, did not get the memo.
Around 5:30 a.m., a stolen Ford F-250 was used to ram through the front of the building just one week after a huge bolder rolled from the back of a pickup truck failed to breach the double-paned window.
It is said that everything has a beginning, and so it was for the administration of new Blanco County Judge Brett Bray, who presided over his first commissioners court meeting Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the courthouse in Johnson City.
Bray concentrated on procedures during the regular session as he moves forward.
"These meetings are pretty short, unless there is something substantial going on,"
When District 45 State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, sees Blanco State Park, it immediately transforms him back to when he was first elected.
"I always think about that river because it holds some of my fondest memories," Isaac recalled, mulling a morning cup of tea. "In 2011, in the first week after I was sworn in, Blanco residents like Connie Barron were coming to me and saying, 'hey, Blanco State Park is on this closure list.'"
To hear Isaac tell the story, it is as if he was initial ...
Blanco Independent School District (BISD) called an election for May 9 during regular session on Monday, Jan. 12 in the high school library.
Places 3 and Place 4 are up for consideration during this election cycle. Kirk Felps and Darrel Wagner, the incumbents respectively, both said they would seek reelection.
The calling of the election coincided with School Board Appreciation Month.
"I want to thank and recognize the citizens who serve on our school board,"
Surrounded by friends and family, Brett Bray was sworn in as the new Blanco County Judge on Monday, Jan. 5 in the county courtroom. He took the oath from retiring county judge Bill Guthrie, who is stepping down after decades of public service, first as a justice of the peace, and then as judge.
"Judge Guthrie has been kind enough to offer assistance whenever I need it, but I wouldn't mind having him 'right there' for a while, at least at first,"
The Blanco Chamber of Commerce (CoC) will welcome its new board of directors during its Tuesday, Jan. 13 meeting at the chamber office. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and is open to the public.
The new board consists of president Curtis Knutson [New Life Computers of Texas], vice president Cornelia England [Carriage Hills Ranch], treasurer Elaine Hanks [Hanks & Company], secretary Joy Carta [Carta Travel Connection], along with members Ed Marshall [individual member], Dean Swarthout [individu ...
Blanco County Emergency Services District #2 [ESD #2] began the process of looking at its options during a special session held Monday, Jan. 5 in the Blanco Volunteer Ambulance Corp Training Room as it prepares to assume the operational responsibilities of the Blanco Volunteer Fire Department [BVFD].
Last December, BVFD submitted a letter handing over its operations to ESD #2 beginning March 1.
ESD #2 is examining how to best utilize ...
Blanco Police Officer Jerry Thornhill discovered an attempted break in at Baker Guns on Monday, Jan. 5 at 5:26 a.m. while on patrol. According Thornhill, this large stone used only broke the outer window of the double paned glass door. Security cameras recorded the crime in action and store owners say they will be adding additional security cameras.
Surrounded by friends and family, Brett Bray was sworn in as the new Blanco County Judge on Monday, Jan. 5 in the county courtroom. He took the oath from retiring county judge Bill Guthrie, who is stepping down after decades of public service, first as a justice of the peace, and then as judge.
"Judge Guthrie has been kind enough to offer assistance whenever I need it, but I wouldn't mind having him 'right there' for a while, at least at first,"
The 76th Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Thursday, January 15th at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City. This year there are more than 525 entries. These leaders of tomorrow put in many hours, and often times, a lot their hard-earned money working towards a successful project and show.
