The regular meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 9 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray. Commissioners: Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann, and Paul Granberg were present. Public comments have been moved to the beginning of the agenda and comments were limited to three minutes.
A win on the road in District 25-3A Volleyball is hard to come by and the Lady Eagles Varsity got a big one last Tuesday when they rolled into Lago Vista and rolled back out with a four-set victory. Lago Vista took the advantage early winning the first set 21-25 and seemed poised to take Set 2 as they put together a 4-point run at 21-19 to take a 21-23 lead.
JCISD held a Regular Board Meeting on September 9, 2019. Board President Shelly Wenmohs called the meeting to order at 6 pm. Former Trustee Kip Thompson gave the Invocation.
Jennifer Black of Sledge Engineering and Kimberly Thompson of Reliance Architecture gave the Bond Update and Bond Financial Update. Black said, “Negotiations are still in progress with Technology Consultant True.North Technologies, Reliance Architecture has the Tennis Package bid, and Package 2 is 100% is in review by ...
On Saturday, Sept. 14, the 1st Annual Brews and Cruise Car Show was held in Johnson City, and the cars on display were hotter than the weather.
With more than 130 cars registered in the competition, whether you were interested in the appearance of the car’s exterior or what was under the hood, there was something for everyone.
Listening to the live music and the revving of engines made it easy to daydream of what it must have been like to go cruising around town in these cars in their h ...
The Lady Eagles opened District 25-3A play with a commanding three-team sweep of the visiting Jarrell Lady Cougars last Tuesday in front of the home crowd at LBJHS Gym. The Freshmen fought off a late challenge by Jarrell to win the two-set match 25-18, 25-23. After a Set 1 25-22 win the JV dropped Set 2 16-25, then bounced back to take Set 3 25-20 for the win.
The Varsity match was well worth the price of admission and closer than the 3-0 final tally.
Sometimes, when things can't get any worse, they do anyway.
Mission: Border Hope, the Eagle Pass mission assisting asylum-seekers with support from Blanco County, was running low on fresh clothes to give the migrants, who often arrived wearing the same clothes they’d had on for days, if not weeks.
After processing and release by the Border Patrol, they were taken to Mission: Border Hope’s center for showers, fresh clothes, meals, and a chance to buy bus tickets to their US destinati ...
LBJHS and LBJMS Cross Country teams were on the road early Saturday morning for the short trip to Llano to take on area teams on the 2- and 3-mile courses. Freshman Lydia White had her second Varsity Girls top ten finish with a 12:59 on the 2-mile course to place 7th.
Judge Brett Bray called the special meeting of the Commissioners Court to order at 9:02 a.m. and all four commissioners were present.
The second public hearing on the proposed budget took place after the Pledge of Allegiance.
Judge Bray pointed out that a second public hearing on the budget was not required but the proposed tax rate did require two public hearings.
Terry Casparis voiced his concerns over the early voting poll sites.
The LBJMS Lady Eagles spoiled the Volleyball season opener for the Blanco Lady Panthers winning four matches Thursday night on the Panthers home court. The 7th Grade B team opened up with a two-set win (25-8, 25-17). They looked strong for the early season with excellent serving led by Aleah Malone.
Freshman Lydia White opened her high school Cross Country career in high style, placing third in the 4A-and-below Varsity Girls Division at Lockhart on Saturday. White finished the 1.89 mile course in 12:22. Claire White finished second in the 8th Grade Girls Division with a 8:42 time in the 1.25 mile course.
