Don’t miss the 20th Anniversary of the Wild Game Dinner fundraiser scheduled for October 5th in Johnson City at the Blanco County Show Barn beginning at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are available for $20.00 per person. Included will be the best wild game you have ever eaten, door prize chance and dance until midnight to the Jesse Stratton Band.
By Rachel Lumpee
A special meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners’ Court on Aug. 22, 2019 was called to order by Judge Brett Bray with all commissioners present. Judge Bray asked the commissioners to consider rescheduling the next public hearing because it was scheduled to take place on a state holiday, LBJ’s birthday.
At 9 a.m. the commissioners court was called to order by Judge Brett Bray with all four commissioners present. Emil Uecker motioned to approve the minutes from prior meetings and Tommy Weir seconded; it carried.
Next, the line item transfers were discussed; there were three transfers requested and all by Weir.
The first line item was requested for patching and seal costs.
Hearings on property valuation as part of the condemnation administrative phase of eminent domain being exercised by Kinder Morgan for the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline project were held last week by Special Commissioners appointed by Judge Evan Stubbs, 424th Judicial District Court at the Old Blanco County Courthouse.
In accordance with Texas condemnation procedures, after Kinder Morgan’s offers to landowners were rejected and a condemnation petition against each landowner was filed ...
For 89 years, after the 4th of July, young and old have eagerly anticipated the upcoming fair and rodeo. In its early years, before the time of cell phones and internet, it was a time for family and friends to gather for fun, catching up on their lives, and make memories that lasted through the generations.
With the 89th Blanco County Fair & Rodeo drawing crowds this weekend the JC Eagles hope to draw a crowd of their own Thursday morning as they take the field against Geneva School of Boerne in a season-opening scrimmage for Varsity and JV at Eagle Field. Geneva - picked by Dave Campbell as the top team in TAPPS (Texas Association of Private Parochial Schools) Division III, District 3 - returns seven offensive and 5 defensive starters from a team that went 5-0 in district and lost to Houston - ...
Mayor Stell called the regular meeting of the Johnson City Council to order on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, followed by the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
In public comments, the pet coalition gave a report that as the first of August they have fixed 51 cats in Johnson City and 206 in the county.
A second comment was asked about the city audits being 3 years behind.
By Billie Jean Kutzer
In the early 1960’s Stonewall’s quiet country community became a beehive of activity when President Johnson would visit his ranch. Secret Service and U.S. Press Corps would swoop into the area. Some to protect the president, while others hungry for the first grasp of a juicy story.
A problem arose when it was soon realized there were little, if any, accommodations for the newcomers in town.
Kermit and Tillie Hahne were good friends of President Johnson and Lady ...
August is here and brings with it familiar rites of passage for families with school-aged children - school shopping, a final trip to the beach, two-a-days, and Band Camp to name a few. For fans of Texas High School Football, it’s also time to check the newsstand for the inch-thick, glossy almanac of all things Football at the high school and collegiate level - Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine.
Seven buses carrying 182 teenagers from San Antonio were rolling down US 281 just north of Johnson City Thursday morning when those sleeping in the rear of one of the buses smelled smoke.
They alerted the driver, who pulled over to the shoulder and stopped, at which time, the teens said, dark smoke began to fill the bus.
