The Future Farmers of America at Blanco High and Middle schools are keeping their passion for agriculture alive while coronavirus restrictions have led to the closing of schools and the cancellation of livestock shows.
Major shows in Houston and Austin were canceled because of the governor’s executive orders that were announced on March 19.
Mayor Martha Herden called the Blanco City Council meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. on March 24, and it was streamed live on the city’s Facebook page.
Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda and council members Matt Lewis, Keith McClellan and Martha Gosnell were present. Council member Tony Vela was out with an excused absence.
The Blanco Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission is an advisory board to look over planning and zoning issues and provide recommendations to the Blanco City Council.
The commission is composed of seven members who are Blanco citizens and/or own a business or legal entity in town. Five of the seven commissioners must live within the city limits.
Commissioners are appointed by the city council and serve two years with no term limit.
Mayor Martha Herden and Council member Martha Gosnell
At the next regularly scheduled Blanco city council meeting (Tuesday, April 14 at 6 p.m. in the Byars Building), the utility customers of the City of Blanco will have the opportunity to discuss their utility rates.
Recently, the city council voted to raise the rates for trash collection by 2 percent.
The coronavirus has officially arrived in Blanco County.
It was confirmed Monday afternoon that a female in her 60s was tested positive for the virus. A press release from the county stated the woman went through a drive-through testing site Saturday after having symptoms of the virus. She is in self-quarantine at home and the case is travel-related, the press release said.
Much has changed in just a week.
An oncoming driver in a pickup truck raised a hand in salute as Terry Cox cruised south on McKinney Loop in his dark blue 1969 El Camino.
“Everyone knows my vehicle in Blanco,” Cox said, waving in return. “But 90 percent of the time, I don’t know who they are because they’ve had three or four cars in all the time that I’ve had this one.”
For nearly 31 years, Cox–who’s lived in Blanco since 1981–and the iconic truck he calls Blue have been an item.
As I started interviewing people in Blanco for this story, I took some comfort in the fact that we had no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Blanco County. That is no longer the case.
The Blanco County Emergency Management is reported a confirmed case of COVID-19 Monday afternoon in Blanco County. It is travel related, and she is recovering.
The Blanco County Emergency Services District No. 2 decided to cancel a pair of fundraising events at its March 17 meeting.
The board discussed whether to proceed with two upcoming events: the fish fry on April 4 and a 5K Fun Run scheduled for May 2. These events not only act as fundraisers for BCESD 2, but they also provide an opportunity for them to interact with the community.
After much consideration, the board voted to cancel both events.
The Blanco Commissioners Court special meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray. A live stream was available because no more than 10 people can gather at this time. The commissioners and the judge practiced social separation and had six feet between them.
The commissioners authorized the judge to sign a proclamation extending the current disaster declaration last week.
The special city council meeting was called to order by Mayor Martha Herden at 6:01 p.m. on March 17 at the Byars Building. The seats were spread out across the room for the audience members for social distancing.
The council was composed of Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda, and council members Matt Lewis, Keith McClellan and Martha Gosnell; Council member Tony Vela had an excused absence.
A public comment was heard from Rachel Lumpee on behalf of Retta Martin, Keep Blanco Beautiful (KBB) exe ...
