The Blanco City Council meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m. Jan. 12 by Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda with all council members present; Matt Lewis attended via Zoom.
Sauceda thanked the Old Blanco County Courthouse for allowing the meeting to be held there and announced there would be no public bathrooms available at the courthouse during the meeting.
The Arteaga family -- from left, Baby Pedro, Pedro, Yareli and Carolina -- made the most of their time with Sunday’s snow by building not just one, but two snow men. Many made their way outside Sunday to enjoy a rare batch of snow that hit Blanco County.
ave been administered to some Blanco County first responders and other frontline medical workers, and vaccinations for residents and staff members at one of the county’s two assisted living centers are set to begin this week.
“A total of 300 doses of vaccine arrived this week, and vaccinations of Phase 1A individuals began on Friday, Jan.
On Jan. 4, 2021, the City of Blanco met in a special meeting to consider a petition from landowners asking the City to consent to the creation of the Blanco County MUD No. 1.
The city council considered this matter at multiple meetings and asked the landowner to provide additional documentation regarding the nature of the proposed development before the city could offer any kind of consent, as provided in the Texas Water Code.
Judge Brett Bray called the Blanco Commissioners Court meeting to order at 9 a.m. Tuesday with all four commissioners present.
Public comments were heard after the roll call and the pledge of allegiance was recited. Kenneth Welch spoke of concerns regarding the county’s healthcare and COVID-19. “As the virus spreads throughout our county the demand for COVID testing grows which stresses our EMS personnel even more than normal.
The 82nd Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City. This year there are more than 390 entries. These leaders of tomorrow put in many hours, and oftentimes, a lot of their hard-earned money working towards a successful project and show.
New and updated property tax information has just been compiled by Blanco County Appraisal District and is available now to assist taxpayers. This property tax information is current and covers a wide range of topics, such as taxpayer remedies, exemptions and appraisals, and has information for select groups, such as disabled veterans and persons age 65 or older.
This includes information about the following programs.
• Property tax exemptions for disabled veterans - The law provides pa ...
As Blanco County officials are laying the groundwork for the arrival of one of the approved COVID-19 vaccines, countywide case statistics show that the virus is not letting up.
As of Jan. 3, the county has 313 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five deaths, according to Blanco County Emergency Management. Seventy-four positive tests, accounting for nearly 24 percent of the total number of confirmed cases, have occurred just in the past two weeks.
The county’s current overall test ...
The Blanco City Council special meeting was opened by Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda at 2:07 p.m. Monday with all council members present; Council member Matt Lewis joined the meeting via GoToMeeting while the others met in person while masked in the Byars Building.
The pledge of allegiance was recited. No public comments were made at this time.
Julianne Compere has always had a passion for animals. She is now living her dream of owning and running an animal sanctuary.
The Texas Heartland Animal Sanctuary (THAS) became a non-profit in 2010 with the mission to “rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome, every dog, cat and farm animal we can.” Compere moved the sanctuary from San Antonio to Blanco in 2011, and in 2017, she quit her full-time job to focus solely on the sanctuary.
