The Johnson City City Council held a Regular Meeting on May, 7, 2019.
The Johnson City Record Courier interviewed City Secretary Anthony Holland and learned that the Council unanimously passed a Resolution opposing the proposed Permian Highway Pipeline Route. The Resolution reads as follows:
“CITY OF JOHNSON CITY RESOLUTION #R19-032. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY IN OPPOSITION TO THE ROUTING OF THE PROPOSED PERMIAN HIGHWAY PIPELINE THROUGH BLANCO COUNTY RE ...
Coaches, athletes, family and friends gathered Monday evening at LBJ High School to honor the achievements of the Eagle and Lady Eagle athletic programs during the 2018-2019 school year. The annual ceremony – hosted by the Eagle Athletic Boosters – featured a hamburger dinner and a recap from coaches on each sports season.
School’s almost out — but don’t dump those leftover school supplies!
Yes, it’s a ritual of spring to trash the school supplies you have left over at the end of May. After all, mom will buy you new stuff in the fall, and that Black Panther binder is so…2018.
But every school in Johnson City will have a box to collect those remnants of notebook paper and ballpoints so they all can have a second life in the hands of someone who really needs them.
Along the border and into Mexico, ...
Burnet County Judge James Oakley has appealed the State Commission on Judicial Conduct's decision to sanction him for appearing in campaign material in support of a candidate for a directorship on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board Directors in 2018.
Oakley said Canon 2B of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct, the basis of the Commission's April 24, 2019 admonition against him, is too vague to be enforceable and violates a person's constitutional right of free speech.
A trip out to the lavender farm is a big part of Blanco’s annual Lavender Festival.
This year’s featured farm, Hill Country Lavender, is celebrating its fourteen year of operation with a new location at the intersection of FM 165 and FM 2325.
The young plants on the new farm have reached their first year of maturity to make the lovely lavender flowers enjoyed by many for their beauty and valued for their many uses as well.
“There is a second field nearby and we actually have our l ...
Prosecutors would have another sentencing option for first time drunk driving offenders under a bill approved by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee Wednesday. The current system, which focuses on punishment over treatment, doesn't serve the cause of public safety well, said the bill's sponsor San Antonio Senator José Menéndez. His bill would allow for deferred adjudication, a type of probation, for a first time DWI offense under some circumstances.
Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers, Inc. and the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office needs information on several cases of criminal mischief, burglary and theft. During the early morning of April 27, 2019, unknown suspects cut locks and caused damage to several gates along Ranch to Market 473 E. A silver-colored vehicle, possibly a pick-up, was used to commit these crimes.
Also in the same time frame, Anastazi Towing was broken into and a crossbow was taken.
Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers, and the Heart of Texas Auto Theft Task Force request any information of a theft of a truck and burglary of business at 320 Red Bluff Spicewood, Texas.
A white 2002 Flatbed FL60 Freightliner Texas tag/ CLD7149 with the Gilde Logo on both sides, along with numerous welding equipment and tools were taken in the early morning hours of May 7, 2019.
Anyone with information can contact Inv.
Johnson City Library was recently awarded two grants, one from the Tocker Foundation and one from the Blanco Non-Profit Coalition (the organization that produces Wild Woman Weekend). These grants will make it possible to move forward with plans for revitalizing the library with new furnishings and handicap accessible front doors.
The Tocker Grant, in the amount of $50,000, is awarded by the Tocker Foundation.
You couldn’t blame the guests at Sunday’s Bamberger Ranch Preserve Annual Family Picnic if they didn’t believe host J David Bamberger when he told them that there was no water on the 5,500-acre Selah property when he purchased it in 1969. After all, the 2.9-mile drive from the main gate to The Center where they were standing took them over or through five crystal clear streams and along the shores of Madrone Lake.
