During the first weeks of school, all Blanco and Johnson City school district employees received a “How SWEET it is to be TAUGHT by YOU” bag of treats as a welcome back gift from Blanco County Association of Retired Educators (BCARE).
Five BCARE officers had a fun masked party to assemble 300 bags of a mint candy, cookies and lifesavers.
From experience, BCARE members recognize that, although classroom teachers have the bulk of the responsibility, every district employee cares for and ...
The special Blanco city council meeting on Sept. 1 had a delayed start but was eventually called to order at 6:09 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda. All of the city council members were present. There were no announcements or public comments.
Laurie Cassidy requested the approval of the resolution regarding adopting a policy for the management of all open records requests.
An effort to improve broadband internet service in Blanco County needs a larger response to move forward.
Connected Nation began working with officials in Blanco, Llano and Burnet counties, in addition to the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG), in January to assess service needs and the type of internet services currently being provided to develop a plan to better meet demand.
Blanco Independent School District campuses might have looked different as a fresh school year dawned, and a few adjustments have had to be made along the way, but school principals are hoping for a school year that feels as normal as possible.
“It’s quite the adjustment, but it’s been going well considering we have both face-to-face and remote learners,” said Jowie Walker, principal of Blanco Elementary School.
Blanco’s Phoenix Riders Equestrian Drill Team picked up some national recognition recently.
The team took fifth place in the novice/youth division of the Gem State Virtual National Themed Drill competition. There were 25 teams from across the nation who competed.
They recorded their performance Aug. 9 at Yett Arena and uploaded the videos Aug.
Law enforcement agencies were called to an area near Chimney Valley Road outside of Blanco Tuesday morning after a suspicious device was found near a portion of the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline.
A call to local agencies went out shortly after 9 a.m. when officials with the Blanco Police Department and Blanco Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene.
A message was sent out to local residents through the county’s alert system before 10 a.m.
Construction on the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline can continue, according to a federal district judge in Austin.
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman on Friday denied a preliminary injunction request from the Sierra Club, a national environmental group, which sought to halt pipeline construction. The group argued that pipeline construction would damage the land and cause harm to endangered species.
The Sierra Club also said that approvals for the pipeline were given under a faulty r ...
Kinder Morgan presented a donation of $48,000 to the Blanco County Sheriff’s office on Wednesday that will in part help with logistics for Lights Spectacular and other ongoing projects. The donation was presented at the Bill Elsbury Law Enforcement Center at 400 US-281 in Johnson City. Pictured, from left, are: County Judge Brett Bray; Allen Fore, vice president of public relations at Kinder Morgan; Sheriff Don Jackson; and Chief Deputy Neal Leonard.
The annual ‘Raise the Roof” fundraiser for Twin Sisters Dance Hall has been canceled for 2020.
The board announced the decision Saturday, and also stated that the historic dance hall must remain closed until further notice.
“Before we are inundated with opinions and suggestions about opening, please know how hard we have tried!
During the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few months, things have at times become sad or even stressful.
Former Blanco Mayor Martha Herden wanted to try to spread cheer to the hardworking, dedicated ICU nurses and staff. The idea of creating “Care Bears” came to her one night.
Jane Macon, owner of Alamo Miniatures of Twin Sisters in Blanco, helped connect the former mayor with an ICU in San Antonio.
