A candidate’s forum featuring individuals seeking city of Blanco councilmember positions has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2018. The event will take place at 6 p.m. upstairs in the Old Blanco County Courthouse Courtroom.
The moderator will be Libbey Aly, who will accept questions from attendees and monitor timed responses.
Incumbents Martha Gosnell, Martin Sauceda and Tony Vela, and resident Susan Moore are vying for three seats on the city council.
Improvement needed in criminal history reporting
Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton on April 11 sent a joint letter to eight state criminal justice agencies and associations, urging them to review their processes for reporting criminal history to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or “NICS.”
The NICS checks available records on persons who may be disqualified from receiving firearms.
4/8 45 Ft. Worth man for possession of marijuana
4/10 17 Spring Branch man for two counts of indecent exposure that occurred at Blanco High School
4/10 29 Blanco man on Bexar County warrant for assault family violence
4/12 23 Tennessee man for Poss Controlled Substance
4/12 24 Corpus Christi man for Resisting Arrest/Detention
Blanco Valley Homes debuted its Golf Course Series of new homes under construction at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Rockin’ J Thursday, April 12. The series start in the low $400,000s.
“We started out with 10 houses under construction in Unit 2 on or near the Vaaler Creek Golf Course,” David Anderson, manager said.
The builders will next open a less-expensive series near the golf course that start at a $380,000 price.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2018, the Blanco FFA chapter hosted a spring CDE contest at the Well Springs Retreat Center in Blanco. There were 10 high schools in attendance bringing in more than 100 FFA members.
FFA contests consisted of Land Evaluation, Homesite Evaluation and Range. The generous Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation awarded scholarships to the top three seniors in each of these events, with $3,000 for the top senior, $2,000 for the second-place senior and $1,000 for the third-place ...
On March 8, 2018, Interpretive Ranger Daniel Kellogg joined the staff of the Blanco State Park. This is Kellogg’s first assignment as a Park Ranger, and so far, he has really enjoyed the job.
“This Park is so beautiful, and the other employees here at the State Park have been so kind and helpful,” Kellogg commented.
“The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol, when they do the Bristol Stomp”.
That opening line to the first hit record for “The Dovells” (61’) was the beginning of a string of hits and a long career for Mark Stevens and partner of over 50 years, Jerry Gross.
“I couldn’t have written a better story of my life if I tried,” Stevens said.
The Blanco Woman’s Club held its April 2018 meeting last week in the home of Pat Ryan.
Diane Schaenert and Rhonda Carr, both master gardeners, presented a program about creating a bee, butterfly and bird-friendly backyard.
Bees need a water source, a place to nest and flowering plants. Carr said that almost half of North American birds live or pass through central Texas.
Providing plants for food and nesting is essential for maintaining their presence.
The Monarch Butterfly travels ...
3/30 arrested a 26-year-old Montgomery man for driving with a suspended license
3/31 arrested a 22-year-old Blanco woman for possession of a controlled substance
4/2 arrested a 36-year-old Blanco man for possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone
4/5 arrested a 32-year-old San Antonio man for failure to identify a fugitive from justice and a Bexar County warrant
4/7 arrested a 39-year-old San Antonio man for Bexar County warrants for assault family violence
The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office received 345 calls for service from 4/2/2018 through 4/9/2018. The Blanco County Communications Center received the following call types during the seven-day period:
14 = Arrest
164 = Traffic Stops
17 = Reckless Drivers
17 = Medical Aid Calls/Medical Alarm
14 = 911 Hang up Calls, Mis-dials, Open line or Abuse calls
4 = Fire Calls/Fire Alarms
4 = Motor Vehicle Accidents
8 = Disturbance Calls
14 = Animal Complaints/Loose Live Stock Calls
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