Blanco County’s active COVID-19 cases increased by six over the past week, the county’s office of emergency management announced Friday.
BCOEM announced 34 active cases in its Oct. 30 report, up from 28 announced Oct. 23. The announcement included 24 active confirmed cases and 10 active probable cases, up from 20 and eight, respectively, announced Oct.
Blanco Ballet participated in a National Cecchetti Exam session on Saturday, Oct. 31. Ballerinas take exams to pass on to the next level of their ballet studies.
Three ballerinas completed their fourth student level and will now be studying the first professional level, Elementary or Level 5. These dancers are Sidney Johnson, Madison Fenley and Analucia Oyler.
A new look and gateway monument signage could be on the way for Blanco.
This signage will enhance the appearance of city’s historic downtown buildings of Blanco and be an inviting element upon entering the city into the historic square.
This native rock monument and supplemental landscaping will enhance the appearance of Blanco and will be inviting, upon entering the city.
For almost half a century, a Blanco woman made it her mission to help local nursing home residents, including many of the county’s elderly population.
Sophie Johnson retired on June 30 after first working as an administrator at Live Oak Medical in Blanco, which closed in 2017, and then at LBJ Medical Center in Johnson City.
Judge Brett Bray called the special Blanco County Commissioners Court meeting to order at 9 a.m. Tuesday with all four commissioners present. The meeting was simulcast live on the Blanco County YouTube channel, but citizens had to be present at the courthouse to provide public comments.
After the pledge, public comments were heard.
It’s that time of the year again, Red Ribbon week! The Red Ribbon Campaign is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed each year Oct. 23-31 and is currently the largest drug-abuse prevention campaign in the nation.
On Oct. 20, the Texas Joint Counterdrug Task hosted a “Be Drug Free” event on the Blanco Elementary School playground.
There are 28 active COVID-19 cases in Blanco County as of Friday, the county’s office of emergency management announced late last week.
The total is one fewer than announced Oct. 5, the last time the BCOEM released official totals. This time they have been broken down into 20 active confirmed cases and eight active probable cases.
Don’t forget the Blanco Countywide Household Waste Collection event takes place this Saturday, Oct. 31.
Blanco County residents should bring their waste to the Blanco County/Waste Connections Transfer Station at 377 Transfer Road in Johnson City from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by Blanco County, Blanco Pedernales Underground Water Conservation District and Keep Blanco Beautiful.
Household items accepted include batteries, construction debris, appliances, electronics, scrap s ...
The Coalition on Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CoAPT) monthly meeting was called to order Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. by Amber Corder, program coordinator.
Introductions were made first. Corder provided an update on the vape detectors and explained that the coalition has already purchased six detectors for the high school bathrooms.
William Cal Daves II was appointed as the part-time code enforcement officer for the City of Blanco on April 12, 2019. Following the departure of the then-city secretary in January 2020, he began to assume additional roles within the city management and was appointed as the interim city administrator on May 12, 2020.
“In the beginning, code enforcement was part-time,” he said.
