At the regular meeting on March 6, 2017 the Johnson City School Board opened communication between them and their Blanco County Appraisal (BCAD) Board Trustees. They also conducted regular business and appointed election judges for the May 6 election.
BCAD Representatives
Janice Fox of the Blanco County Appraisal District Board spoke to the board about the recent developments at the Appraisal District.
She and Lanny Counts represent the School district at the BCAD Board meeting ...
agles opened district play Tuesday night with a huge victory over the Lady Vikings from Lago Vista.
The Eagles traveled to Lago Vista and wasted no time in jumping out to a first inning 2-0 lead. Emily Matjeka tripled in the two runs. Lago Vista answered scoring one run in the bottom of the opening inning.
The next three innings became a pitchers dual with neither team threatening until the top of the 4th inning when Skylar McKennis doubled and scored on a fielder’s choice.
Emily Matjeka cont ...
The hometown of the man credited with bringing electricity to the area is teaming up with Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) to bring solar power to the area.
PEC formally announced on February 27 they are partnering with the City of Johnson City to construct two one-megawatt solar facilities off of HWY 290 on City owned property.
At a Government Leaders Appreciation dinner in 2015, PEC CEO, John Hewa gave a presentation about the cooperative’s plans to launch several solar farms in their ...
The Blanco County Commissioners held their regular court session on the morning Tuesday, February 28. Along with routine business, they accepted art work donated by artist Patti Schermerhorn and Texcetera, and approved communication tower leases with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA).
Art Donation
Artist Patti Schermerhorn featured at Texcetera in Johnson City, decided to donate a painting she made of the Blanco County Courthouse to Blanco County.
“It’s her desire and commitment tha ...
Lyndon B. Johnson High School celebrated the recent scholarship signing of Payton Scott to play collegiate baseball for The University of the Southwest in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Payton started playing baseball at the age of 5 and played in Little League through the age of 8. When he was 9 he started playing tournament travel ball and was playing baseball 9 months out of the year.
Six Lyndon B. Johnson High School art students won top awards at Art Scholastic Awards
Over 300,000 students submitted work for the 2017 Scholastic Art Awards. Each year the Scholastic Awards are celebrated within their communities through local exhibitions and ceremonies such as the Fine Arts Evening at the LBJ High School.
This year, six Lyndon B.
At the regular meeting for February, the Johnson City School Board began the process to find a new Superintendent. They also reviewed agreements and policies and campus reports.
Superintendent Search
The School board hear presentations from two superintendent search firms.
First to speak was Jack Damron of Texas Association of School Board (TASB).
he Commissioners worked through a long agenda on Tuesday, February 14. Amongst the 24 agenda items, they took action regarding the Sheriff’s Office budget; approved the Blanco County Historical Commission; and addressed other funding issues.
Historical Commission
The Blanco County Historical Commission now has a full roster. JoNell Hass is now the Historical Commission Vice President of South Blanco County with Beverly Voron as Vice President of North Blanco County.
Camille Swift is the Histo ...
Kaitlyn Arvesen, Lyndon B. Johnson High School Senior, has a perfect record when it comes to the Texas All-State Band. For the fourth year in a row, she has advanced to the State level in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) band competition and earned a spot in the All-State Band.
Kaitlyn’s father, Ralph Arvesen reported that the long process starts with more than 9,000 high school band students from across Texas, in 22 different regions auditioning for a place in their respective al ...
Coach Lewis Jenkins knew the task at hand last week would be a difficult one, having to face a hot Blanco team in Blanco and hosting a Comfort team just one game behind the Eagles in district standings.
The Eagles split claiming one win and a defeat, but remain on top of the district standings.
