Members of the family of James Ross Leonard (Class of 1998) were on hand as coaches and students from JCISD dedicated a plaque in his honor in the LBJ High School gym where he spent countless Tuesday and Friday nights watching his beloved Lady Eagles. Leonard, who passed away April 9th, scored the go-ahead basket for the 1947 Johnson City Eagles in the Class B State Basketball Championship Game and went on to a successful coaching career in girls’ basketball and track.
Stonewall Motor Lodge is a historic motel located on the Hwy 290 Wine Trail between Fredericksburg and Johnson City. The retro motel has twelve rooms and five RV slots on three tree-filled acres in the Texas Hill Country.
Originally built to house the US Secret Service and Press Corp when Lyndon B Johnson became President, Stonewall Motor Lodge was purchased in 2019 by a group of friends and is undergoing renovations to be a premiere vacation destination in the heart of the Texas wine count ...
After a year of art walks, studio visits, and partnerships alongside fellow artists in historic downtown Johnson City, Catherine Massaro will be relocating her studio and gallery to Fredericksburg.
Previously, Massaro’s studio and gallery was located inside ECHO, across the street from where she had expanded into the white building at 106 E Main St.
Massaro shared some thoughts about the move and the time spent in Johnson City:
“It hardly seems like two years since I opened STUDIO M ...
Seventeen years ago, Redneck Jedi formed in the small Texas town, Johnson City. Tucked quietly between Fredericksburg, Dripping Springs and Marble Falls, what would become one of Texas’ premier touring bands found humble beginnings.
“The first break was our single “My Bud” got the first spin at KFAN in Fredericksburg, the song got heard by Texas Music Magazine and the next thing we knew Redneck Jedi was featured on a compilation CD with Robert Earl Keen and the Ely Young Band,” sa ...
Members of the 2019 Eagle Football team are prepping for the upcoming season with a summer of 7- on-7. The JC team won three games and lost one in the Falls City State Qualifying Tournament – “SQT” in 7-on-7 lingo – this past Friday. The Eagles rattled off the three wins with a 32-6 trouncing of Woodsboro, 13-7 decision over Runge and a 26-12 semifinal victory over Ganado.
Christ Lutheran Church will host their family-style Vacation Bible School June 10th – 14th from 9:30am to 11:30am. All ages, from babies to adults are invited to attend. The event is free to all who attend. Anyone interested in attending may register by calling the church (830-488-7896), or going online to the church’s website, ChristLutheranJC.org.
This year’s topic is “According to the Scriptures” which teaches how Christ is revealed in the Old Testament.
Dripping Springs— Hill Country Youth Orchestras, in partnership with the Arts Alliance of Central Texas, will host auditions at Dripping Springs High School on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Auditions are open to any string player with at least one-year of experience. Students should prepare one solo piece or excerpt of their choosing (minimum one-minute in length) and at least one scale (two octaves preferred).
More Texans could be prescribed a cannabis derivative to treat certain disorders under a bill approved by the Senate on Wednesday, May 22. Therapeutic use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil was first allowed in Texas under a bill passed two sessions ago but could only for the treatment of a particular seizure disorder that resists standard treatments.
FREDERICKSBURG— Hill Country Memorial Wellness Center is offering a series of classes and seminars throughout 2019 to provide education, tools and information to those wanting to take charge of their personal health and that of their family. To register for the classes and seminars, or for additional information, call the HCM Wellness Center at 830-997-1355 or visit the center at 1006 South State Hwy 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624.
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AUSTIN— For the second time in four years, the Legislature failed to pass a bill to establish basic standards of shelter and care for restrained dogs in Texas, the Texas Humane Legislation Network.
Senate Bill 295 by Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville would have improved basic standards for dogs and clarified the state’s current law, which law enforcement officers across the state have called unenforceable, said the organization’s executive director Laura Donahue.
The bill was kill ...
