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Kim Porter, of the Johnson City Community Preschool, has been named the new Executive Director of Stonewall Head Start, Inc., which serves young children in Johnson City, Harper and Fredericksburg. Stonewall Head Start, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, and to clarify is not a government agency. The program is inspired by a collective passion to engage preschool children in highly interactive learning experiences preparing them for academic and life success.

The 2020 Blanco County Youth Show turned out to be a great success and meaningful experience for the youth of Blanco County due to the help of countless volunteers and the Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Council Board. Exhibitors, parents and other volunteers showed up for a workday on December 7 at 8 a.m.

JCVFD held a Regular Meeting on January 22. President Ray Bible called the meeting to order at 6:39 p.m. following an emergency call for the Department. There were no public comments, and the minutes were approved following motion from Captain Chris Welch and second by Vice President Kemp Elliot. No financial update was given due to the recent flooding of the fire station which damaged two computers. Old Business and Committee Updates The Vehicle Committee consisting of Sam Richardson, ...

We are all familiar with the tales of the Underground Railroad, how enslaved people in the South risked life and limb to escape to the Northern States before and during the Civil War. Some of us may be surprised to learn that there was an Underground Railroad network in Texas. Maria Hammack, whose research on this subject is coming to light in a doctoral thesis at the University of Texas in Austin, estimates that before the Civil War between 5,000 to 10,000 slaves escaped to Mexico to obtai ...

The Johnson City Community Education Foundation (JCCEF) – coming off their largest fundraising total in a calendar year in 2019 - hopes to raise the bar even higher this year to the benefit of deserving graduates of the LBJ High School Class of 2020. The foundation – established in 2006 – hosts their 3rd Annual Valentine Gala on Saturday, February 8th which in a short time has become the primary fundraiser for the scholarship fund.

Under the “Financial Transparency” tab on the City of Johnson City’s website, the annual financial audits that are required by state law are not there for the last four fiscal years. Only the audits from fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 2012, Sept. 30, 2014, and Sept. 30, 2015 are available online, although Texas law requires them to be published every year. The Record Courier has requested audits for the last four fiscal years, for years ending in September of 2016, 2017, 2018 and 201 ...

North Blanco County ESD 1 held a Regular meeting on January 20, 2020. President David O’Bannon called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m., and a quorum was established. Minutes of the December regular meeting were approved following motion from Board Member Kirk McElhinney and second from Board Secretary-Treasurer Kay Odiorne.

They originally met at the house of a friend. The young man entered the kitchen as the young woman was making a cup of hot chocolate, and it was love at first sight. It sounds so old fashioned and cozy. It makes it hard to believe that was the meeting of Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow, better known as Bonnie and Clyde. She had just lost her job because the restaurant she waitressed at was closed due to the depression.

A group from a neighboring county has joined a lawsuit in an effort to stop the Permian Highway Pipeline from going through the Hill Country. Citing environmental concerns, the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District announced last week that it would join a lawsuit against Kinder Morgan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.

At 8:58 a.m. Judge Brett Bray called the Blanco County Commissioners Court meeting to order on Jan. 14 with all commissioners present. The public comments were heard from Ken Welch who spoke in favor of the Kofile contract. “It looks like this project is financially feasible and it could help to make this county more transparent when interacting with the Blanco County citizens concerning public information,” said Welch. The minutes of the previous meetings were approved. Commissio ...