THANK YOU to all the emergency responders who worked the accident on Main Street in front of the Farm Bureau office. It was inspiring to watch how efficiently and professionally all of the different responding “teams” worked together. We appreciate everything you do and your dedication to the community.
Sincerely,
Blanco County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, Agents and Staff
Fall is for planting! If you plan to add plants to your landscape such as trees, shrubs, flowers and garden and flower bed, September is the month to begin. September is a good month to prepare soil for all spring gardens and flower beds.
This is also time to plant wildflowers.
The special meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m. with roll call following. All were present except for councilmember Martha Gosnell, who was absent with permission.
The mayor expressed her thanks to all the emergency responders who assisted with the tank truck accident in town Sept. 3. The mayor said she looked up the meaning of Labor Day and there are several meanings.
The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received 327 calls for service from 9/03/2018 through 9/09/2018. The Blanco County Communications Center received the following call types during the seven-day period:
6 = Arrests
153 = Traffic Stops
19 = Reckless Drivers
30 = Medical Aid Calls/Medical Alarm
29 = 911 Hang up Calls, Mis-dials, Open line or Abuse calls
12 = Fire Calls/Fire Alarms
09 = Motor Vehicle Accidents
02 = Disturbance Calls
12 = Animal Complaints/Loose Live Stock Cal ...
State School Safety Planning
Just before Labor Day weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott released a School Safety Action Plan Summary that lists actions taken by school districts to harden campuses in the wake of the deadly Santa Fe Independent School District shooting in May.
Highlights from the summary include developments such as:
- 1,705 public school employees attended Mental Health First Aid training courses during June and July;
- The Texas Department of Public Safety expanded its “iWatc ...
“How would you like to visit for a little while? It might be nice to take a couple of minutes now and then for that. To ask, ‘How are you?’ and mean it, share some memories and maybe pass along the news of the day. Let me be the first to say that I don’t know a lot to talk about but maybe something will turn up.
The Blanco County Emergency Services District No. 2 public hearing was called to order by board president Ann Hall Wednesday, Sept. 5. All commissioners, were present.
The hearing that opened the meeting was to hear public comment on the proposed tax rate of $0.10 per $100 of taxable value of property to support emergency services in south Blanco County.
“The ESD Board believes it is necessary to maintain the previous year’s rates in the interest of the health and safety or residents ...
The Blanco Pioneers’ Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas was originally inspired by Sarah Jane Page.
Sarah Jane Page was born November 13, 1842, in Lockhart, Texas, to John and Susan Ann Page. Her father was a prosperous miller. He died of consumption in November 1949. Her mother remarried Hugh McLaurin in 1850, and he brought Susan Ann and the family to Blanco in 1853.
By Michael Hancock, American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas, reprinted with permission
A tragedy in Genoa Italy made international headlines. At least 39 people are dead after a highway bridge collapsed – a bridge that had been on officials’ radar as dangerous for years.
For years, there have been warnings about our own crumbling infrastructure and the need for repairs on bridges and overpasses we use every day.
