The Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater District board meeting was called to order Thursday, June 21, 2018 by chair Jimmy Klepac.
After the board read their minutes of May 17, 2018, the minutes were approved with one change.
General Manager Ron Fiesler gave the financial repot that the only thing of note was the credit card bill that was a little larger than normal.
AUSTIN, Texas – The Lower Colorado River Authority will accept grant applications for community projects in LCRA’s wholesale electric or water service areas in July. Grants of up to $50,000 are available.
Applications for the Community Development Partnership Program grants will be available at lcra.org/cdpp beginning July 1 and are due by July 31.
The grant program recently helped fund 22 projects, including providing emergency equipment to firefighters and other first responders, re ...
JUNE 20, 2018, JOHNSON CITY, TX—The Science Mill in Johnson City was recently selected as a recipient of a 2018 AIA Minneapolis Merit Award. The award recognizes projects that tell a story of excellence beyond design; emphasize public interest design; and embrace the varied forces that shape a building.
The Science Mill, which opened in 2015, re-imagines a community landmark – a historic feed mill built in 1880 as a steam gristmill and cotton gin – into a gathering place for the commu ...
Johnson City, Texas -- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park continues its popular outdoor “Movies Under the Stars” series on Saturday, June 30, with the screening of “Yellow Submarine.” This animated film features cartoon versions of The Beatles and their psychedelic adventures on the way to Pepperland. “Yellow Submarine” features a host of songs by the Fab Four, including “All You Need is Love,” “Nowhere Man,” and “All Together Now.” The film starts at dusk and ...
More than 50 representatives of local governments, service and non-profit organizations gathered Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the Methodist Church in Johnson City to learn about a new community resource center coming in early 2019 to Blanco County.
The meeting was hosted by the sponsors of the project, Community Resource Centers of Texas, Inc.
The Texas Department of Transportation gave a presentation on June 5 in Llano on its plans for the next few years.
Cathy Kratz and Michael Dutton of TxDOT were at a sparsely attended meeting at the Llano Library to receive comments on the Rural Transportation Program for fiscal years 2019-2022 for Llano, Blanco, Mason, Gillespie and Lee counties.
Those who did not attend the meeting can get more information online at https://www.txdot.gov/contact-us/form.html.
The Hill Country Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution was recognized for its ongoing efforts to honor and support National Flag Day and Week by the Blanco County Commission, which proclaimed the week of June 10-16 as “National Flag Week” in Blanco County.
Flag Day is June 14, 2018, which marks more than 241 years of displaying the American flag since the Second Continental Congress adopted the American flag on June 14, 1777.
The proclamation by t ...
By Billie Jean Kutzer
Johnson City Antique Tractor and Engine twelfth annual Tractor Pull will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23 at the Blanco County Fairgrounds at 619 U.S. Hwy 281 in Johnson City. There will be events for various size and age tractors from 1965 and older. Along with the tractor pull, there will be a Kiddie pull and lawnmower pull.
The event is a non-points Texas-style pull with weighted and unweighted rules like those used at Temple & Hamilton.
North Burnet County- Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers, and the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office need information of a hit and run accident that occurred April 12, 2018 at approximately 8:15 PM on Hwy 281 North. A white SUV exit a private drive North of County Road 112 headed north on Hwy 281 toward Lampasas driving very erratic.
The victim sped up to get away from the suspect and after passing the SUV it accelerated and rammed the victim’s vehicle to the rear of his vehicle causing approx ...
