A group that provides water services to some Blanco County residents has merged with another group.
SJW Group and Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (“Connecticut Water”) last week announced the close of their merger. The combined company, SJW Group, is the third-largest investor-owned pure play water and wastewater utility based on rate base in the United States, serving nearly 1.5 million people across California, Connecticut, Maine and Texas.
The merger includes Canyon Lake Water Serv ...
The Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City was packed Saturday night for the 20th annual Wild Game Dinner. Attendees enjoyed a wide variety of things to eat, from axis, wild game chili, sausage, quail, roasted hog and more. There were 55 raffle items, in addition to door prizes, a live auction and a silent auction.
October is here bringing the chill of fall in the air, pumpkin spice coffee, the scent of a wood fire, and Halloween. Okay, the first three haven’t happened yet, but Halloween is on the way. That means that it is time for ghost stories.
Several residents suggested Hill Country Real Estate as a likely place to do a search for ghosts.
What makes a good chili?
It depends on who you ask, but Laura Coad of San Angelo just might know. She finished second at the Ladies State Chili Championship of Texas last year. She was the state winner in 1998.
“Just a good combination of good spices that people mix together,” she said.
“It’s meat and gravy.
David Smith called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. in the Byars Building on Oct. 7. Commissioners Smith, Trey Priour, R.K. Seals, Loris Perkins, Mike Green, Christine Anderson and Susan Moore were present.
The public hearing was opened at 6:33 p.m. and public comments were heard during this time. Carl Struck, Good Samaritan board member, addressed the commissioners first and explained the rezone request of the property at 620 Pecan Street.
The Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 8:58 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray. All four commissioners were present: Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann, and Paul Granberg.
Public comments were heard after the pledge. Donna Klaeger, senior vice president for community services, provided an update on the Community Resource Center (CRC) construction which is expected to open early December with a grand opening event scheduled for Dec.
If the thought of raking a yard full of leaves in the fall bothers you, mow them instead. Finely shredded leaf mulch will protect you grass all winter and be useful for spring growth.
Do you know the difference in a light frost and a hard frost? A light frost is when the temperature lowers around 32 degrees for a few hours.
The 2019 Blanco Veterans Parade is getting closer and closer. The parade will be on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m.
This year I have a theme, it is SALUTE OUR VETERANS AND SALUTE THE USA!!
The parade will line up at the Blanco High School, proceed down to the square and wind through beautiful downtown Blanco and circle the Old Blanco County Courthouse.
Organizers of the Wild Game Dinner are looking forward to serving a delicious variety of game to a large crowd this Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City.
This year’s fare is fried Axis, wild game chili, whole roasted hog, wild boar BBQ, etouffee, fresh homemade sausage, fried shrimp, catfish, shrimp mac and cheese, salmon, pork cutlets, brisket, fried taters, along with bacon wrapped quail and quail legs.
Game wardens are searching for information in a poaching incident last week, and a hefty reward is being offered to help them solve the case.
Information is being sought for a poaching incident on RR 1320 outside Johnson City. Game wardens believe the incident happened late Thursday evening, Sept. 19, or early Friday morning, Sept.
