The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce has been working since last summer to put together a fundraising event unlike any other they have hosted in the past.
SAVOR the Hill Country, scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, will showcase the Hill Country’s incredible culinary talent alongside an impressive collection of award winning wineries, breweries, and distilleries, with all proceeds benefiting Johnson City Chamber of Commerce community projects and the establishment of a scholarship fund. ...
Johnson City hosted the Comfort Bobcats last Tuesday, and sent all three Bobcat teams back home with a loss. The Varsity won in high-scoring fashion, JC 87, Comfort 77, and both JV teams secured a victory.
JC started strong against Comfort’s press, scoring a season high 31 points in the first quarter, and carried the attack into half-time, leading 49 to 38.
Since flu season started in October 2017, over three-thousand Texans are reported to have tested positive for influenza according to the Texas Department of State Health services. A high rate that is expected to increase as we get closer to peak flu season.
The Hill Country Memorial Primary Care Clinic in Johnson City reports cases of Flu A and B.
“The spirit of Christmas,” read their mission-trip t-shirts, and they were in Columbus the week between Christmas and New Year to repair homes flooded by Hurricane Harvey.
The team was sponsored by the Hill Country District of the United Methodist Church, led by the church in Johnson City, and included volunteers from Methodist churches in Bertram, Fredericksburg, Wimberley, and the North Shore of Canyon Lake.
“We picked Columbus because it is one of the hundreds of small rural town ...
The Johnson City Varsity Boys competed in the Annual Comfort Christmas Tournament, playing five games in three days. The Eagles finished fourth out of ten teams, with three wins and two losses.
Johnson City met Mason on Thursday to begin tournament play. The Eagles took control early, finishing the first half with the lead, score JC 37, Punchers 14.
Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, was the last day Democratic or Republican party candidates could file an application for a place on the state primary ballot.
Filing applications for a place on a local general election ballot starts Jan. 17, 2018, and ends Feb. 16, 2018.
The Secretary of State’s office is required to publish a list of candidates no later than Dec.
One-hundred-eight pounds of marijuana were found during a traffic stop in Johnson City on Wednesday, Dec. 21 resulting in the second degree felony arrests of three people from California.
Johnson City Police report that just before midnight on Dec. 20 two Johnson City officers stopped a black Chevrolet Cruze for an equipment violation.
For Johnson City, 2017 was a year of change and innovation. Local elections, retirement and investigations brought changes to Johnson City’s leadership. Natural disasters brought our community together to help another. Natural phenomena brought our community together to watch in wonder.
Police Chief on Leave
The biggest story of 2017 was one of the more recent changes to the Johnson City Police Department.
Thursday Dec. 21 was a joyful day for the Johnson City Library. President, Donna Cummings and Treasurer, Alan Dean, of the Board of Trustees presented a check to the Johnson City Bank’s loan officer Barbara Schmidt that paid the building loan in full.
This is the library’s ninth year in the building and much planning and fundraising was done before moving in.
Johnson City hosted the Florence Buffaloes on Tuesday, for the second district game of the year. All three boy’s teams finished victoriously, JV-B winning 58-31, JV-A winning 48-26, and the Varsity winning 58-53.
The Varsity boys were closely matched through all four periods, no team ever gaining a large lead. The Eagles finished the first half up by seven points, score 33-26, JC.
The Buffaloes did not let Johnson City get any easy rebounds, but even that was not enough to stop the Eagl ...
