The Old Blanco County Courthouse Preservation Society will hold its annual general membership meeting Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. upstairs in the courtroom.
Thank you for joining or renewing your membership in OBCCPS for 2021. If you have not yet renewed, you will have an opportunity at the annual membership meeting on March 18.
Blanco Performing Arts presents a young artist’s recital to warm your hearts. Pianist Halle Puckett will be presenting a concert in Johnson City on Saturday, March 20 at Community Church of the Hills at 7:30 pm. She is a competition finalist for the Texas State International Piano Festival. Music will include selections by Debussy and Schumann.
Puckett is currently studying at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
No one in Blanco will forget when the taps went dry. It was just one of a myriad of hardships experienced by Texans during the historic winter storm.
A city official said on Monday that water service is back to normal for around 99 percent of the city’s water customers.
“All of our approximately 1,200 water customers lost water due to a complete outage,” said City of Blanco Administrator Will Daves.
Founded in 2013, the Blanco Quilters on the Square is a nonprofit organization that promotes “the appreciation, enjoyment, and knowledge of quilting as an art form and a craft to its membership and the general public.”
The organization welcomes anyone who is interested in joining; there are currently 14 members. There is an annual due of $12, but if one joins after January, the dues are prorated at $1 per month.
Four of the seven candidates for the May 1 city elections gather at Blanco City Hall on Feb. 25 to draw for position on the ballot. City secretary Laurie Cassidy (left) supervised the drawing. The candidates participating in the drawing, from left, are Connie Barron, Rachel Lumpee, Matt Herden and Keith McClellan.
Amber Corder, program coordinator, called the Feb. CoAPT meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 25, 2021. First, Corder and Dayna Leggett shared things they learned during the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Conference. The mission of CADCA is “to strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities globally.
The arena at Blanco Cowboy Church was destroyed by the recent winter weather. The arena was not insured, and the church is seeking help to repair it. Anyone wishing to help should contact Kyle Kramer at 210-416-9764 or email Arnella Calhoun at [email protected]. Donations may be sent to Blanco Cowboy Church, P.O.
Judge Brett Bray called a special meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners Court to order at 9 a.m. on Feb. 23. Commissioners Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann and Paul Granberg were present.
Citizens either watch the live streaming video of the meeting via the “Blanco County” YouTube channel or attend in person at the Blanco County Courthouse.
On Feb. 17, 2021, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the City of Blanco public water system, TX#0160002, to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
The public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality ...
