The Varsity Lady Eagles - in the final week of pre-district competition - dropped a rare home decision over 4A Canyon Lake last Tuesday (16-25, 25-20, 16-25, 25-17, 9-15) and rebounded on Friday for the win at 3A San Antonio Cole (25-18, 25- 15, 25-22) to bring their record to 15-9.
Criminal activity concerning fraudulent checks has become common place. Easy access to checks in mailboxes as well as many other places has made this crime prevalent. Once a check is acquired, methods of copying it can be easily done, and the forged checks passed off as real for cash or services.
In January 2019 David W.
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.
STONEWALL—This year’s final “Movies Under the Stars” at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will take place on Saturday, September 7, with a special screening of “Apollo 11”. This fascinating documentary chronicles America’s mission to land on the moon, led by Commander Neil Armstrong and fellow astronauts Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Blanco County Association of Retired Educators (BCARE) hosted District 45 Texas State Representative The Honorable Erin Zwiener at its regular meeting on August 22nd. Rep. Zwiener spoke about the 86th legislative session which focused on education issues that affect both active and retired employees of the public education system.
Most importantly to retired educators, a bill was passed to gradually increase contributions from the state, school districts, and active educators to make the Te ...
New Texas Safety Commission Meets for First Time
AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 22 hosted the first meeting of the Texas Safety Commission, pulling together a group of lawmakers, educators, advocates, community leaders and public safety experts.
Created Aug. 19 by the governor, the commission is tasked with developing “an immediate action plan to provide community healing, combat the rise of extremist groups and hateful ideologies, keep guns out of the hands of deranged individuals, ...
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.
