Officials from the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park are still assessing the damage done to the porch of Withers and Spaulding building at the corner or Main St. and Nugent Ave. after a truck pulling a tractor trailer jackknifed and collided with the structure last Thursday morning.
At approximately 6:25 a.m.
When staff at the Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve came to the Blanco State Park to help remove debris following the Memorial Day flood of 2015, they saw big pecan logs in piles destined for the city landfill.
Colleen Gardner, executive director of the Ranch, located at 2341 Blue Ridge Dr., Johnson City, ranch manager Steven Fulton and ranch biologist Jared Holmes were among the volunteers.
Although the Texas Game Wardens have not yet identified a suspect in a poaching incident that occurred the second week of January near Cypress Mill Road in northeast Blanco County, some information has been reported to Operation Game Thief, the Texas wildlife crime-stoppers program.
Operation Game Thief program is offering at reward of up to $1,000 for information regarding the incident.
“A landowner has just donated an additional $3,000 that adds to a $2,000 contribution already receiv ...
Commissioners met on Tuesday morning for their first regular meeting of February. The Blanco County Historical Commission gave a presentation on their plans to improve the county’s historical sites and displays. Commissioners also approved a proclamation to name Feb. 22 George Washington Day.
Blanco County Historical Commission
Linda Howard gave a presentation on the Blanco County Historical Commission.
After taking a leadership role in the commission, Howard completed a yearly survey ...
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND HOURS
HOURS AND LOCATIONS:
Johnson City Courthouse Annex
101 E. Cypress
Johnson City, TX 78636
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - Friday, February 23, 2018
REGULAR COUNTY CLERK BUSINESS HOURS - 8:00am – 4:30pm
Monday, February 26, 2018 – Friday March 2, 2018
EXTENDED HOURS 7:00AM – 7:00PM
WEEKEND HOURS:
Saturday, February 24, 2018 - 8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, February 25, 2018 – 11:00am-3:00pm
NEW LOCATION –
SOUTH BLANCO ANNEX – 402 BLANCO ...
By Paul Granberg, Blanco County Recycling Center Coordinator
“This year, we saw more utilization of the Recycling Center,” Granberg said. “Every year it grows in use.”
Granberg noted that some of the commodities change in amount recycled and value, but overall utilization continues to increase year-over-year.
2017 Regional Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling Report
Total amount of material diverted: 559.09 tons
Amount of glass diverted: 181.64 tons
Amount of metal diverted: 85.72 tons
Amount of plastic diverted: 28.92 tons
Amount of ...
The City Council met Tuesday for their regular session for February 2018. During the meeting, they distributed funds to other agencies in the community and approved the general municipal election coming up in May.
Outside Agency Funding
City of Johnson City had a $15 thousand budget item in order to fund other local agencies that serve the community.
The City received five requests for funding.
Effective March 1, Pedernales Electric Cooperative's transmission cost of Service (TCOS) will increase by $0.00098 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to $0.01256 per kWh, a less than 1 percent increase on an average member’s bill. Residential members with average energy use of 1,000 kWh should expect to see an increase of about 98 cents per month on their PEC bill.
The TCOS recoups the cost of transporting electricity on the statewide transmission system.
Adam Russell, Texas A&M AgriLife. JCRC Staff Reports.
Wildfire season has arrived earlier than usual due to high fuel availability, drought and other environmental conditions, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Blanco County is currently in moderate drought conditions according to United States Drought Monitor.
Dr. Andy Vestal, AgriLife Extension director for emergency management at Texas A&M University, College Station, said the Energy Release Component, which measures how hot and long available fuel can burn if sparked, is a ...
Blanco County voters crowded into the Hoppe Room of the Blanco County Annex to meet the candidates for the 2018 republican primary election. Population growth and county resources were the main topics on voters’ and commissioners’ minds at the forum.
Speakers at the forum were, in order of appearance, incumbent Blanco County Judge, Brett Bray Precinct 2 Commissioner Candidates, Lance Odiorne, Roy W.
