By Tricia Hartmann
The Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department conducted their monthly business meeting on April 28, 2021. President Ray Bible called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. In addition to Bible, those present included: Treasurer Orlando Ibanez, Vice President and Lieutenant Kemp Elliott, Captain and Secretary Chris Welch, Justin Kohner, Justin David, Reed Moore, Sam Richardson, Jeremy Petersma, Jed Felps, and Assistant Chief Whitney Liesmann who joined by phone.
The City Council held a special meeting to review and discuss several matters: approval of the 2019 FYE Annual Financial Report; renovations to the Johnson City Community Pool, and Resolution for the appropriation of Interest & Sinking Funds for replacement of three Police Department vehicles.
Mayor Rhonda Stell called the meeting to order at 3 p.m.
A local man’s new book, published by the University of Oklahoma Press, brings the Guadalupe River Basin in the 19th century into vivid focus for history lovers.
In “Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors,” author Thomas O. McDonald uses historical documents to tell the story of seven real families, including his own ancestors, pioneers James Hughes Callahan (1812-1856) and Sarah Day (1822-1856).
“I think they would be surprised there was a book written about them, because I’m su ...
Texas stands to gain two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after results of the 2020 census released last week show the state had the largest numerical gain of any state since the 2010 census
The population increased by nearly 4 million in the past decade, to 29.14 million. That’s a population increase of 15.9% in 10 years — third highest by percentage in the nation, behind Utah and Idaho.
Being a lifelong little brother myself I understand that big brothers and little brothers have a complicated relationship. Little brothers can be a pain to big brothers, especially if little brother is a free spirit and big brother is someone important – like president of the United States.
One of the more famous presidential little brothers was Billy Carter.
This is the week of spontaneous easels, poignant splatters of paint, and beautiful canvases as Paint the Town infiltrates the Highland Lakes area. Painters gather in the Texas Hill Country on to take part in the 14th Annual Paint the Town Event. Nearly 30 artists will participate in the Plein Air competition, charged with the assignment of capturing outdoor scenes in Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay, or anywhere in-between.
On Sunday, painters brought in canvases to be stamped with the Arts logo ...
It is a well-known fact that we are allowed to chew out the people we care about. Most recently, this came to mind when I gave my old friend, Andrew, a serious tongue-lashing.
Andrew is a lifelong bachelor, and a committed curmudgeon. He is better than most curmudgeons at being curmudgeonly because he started young.
Blanco Non-Profit Coalition (BNPC) announces applications are available for its second annual Giving Goddesses Grant Award. 2020 was the inaugural rollout of the new format created by the energetic and visionary volunteers who successfully ran Wild Woman Weekend.
$10,000 was granted to Blanco County Emergency Services Auxiliary for the purchase of additional protective equipment for first responders.
Last month, I was watching a herd of deer gathered around a feeding station where feed had apparently just been dispersed (a practice I don’t recommend). Then all of a sudden, the entire herd bounded off in one direction, tail flags up, clearly having been spooked by something. Then a few seconds later I saw a lone coyote trotting up from the opposite direction.
Rockin’ For CJ, a benefit concert for CJ Cluck, a seven year old Hill Country boy with Ewing Sarcoma, a rare and deadly form of bone cancer, will be held at Pecan Street Brewing in Johnson City, Texas on Sunday, May 23 2021 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. C.
