Congratulations to Steven Meier & the Wildlife Team! They placed second in State on April 25th! Team members were Darren Sultemeier, Grey Grote, Colby Turner & Brett Sultemeier. Darren placed first & Grey tenth! Way to go, boys!
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The Kids’ Lunch Club has almost all the volunteers we need to serve lunches three days a week to children through the summer.
I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CALIFORNIA if I did what I did last Sunday night, yet there was a good turnout by the Johnson City community to encourage all the graduates being honored at the 2017 Baccalaureate held at H.O.M.E. church.
It was the first time I had ever spoken at something like that, to a mixed group of grads, some believers, some not, secular and religious together, government and ordinary citizens combined at a service that is Christian in nature and intended to recognize the ac ...
George Washington, unlike Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, and Hamilton, was not a learned man. He was not an intellectual. Nor was he a powerful speaker like Patrick Henry. What he was, above all, was a leader—he was a man people would follow. He was not chosen by his fellow members of the Continental Congress to be commander-in-chief because he was a great military leader.
The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Dripping Springs Friday night to take on 25AAA District Champion Gateway College Prep. They lost the series in two games and ended their playoff run.
The Gators came into the series with a record of 19-2, and two previous wins over the Eagles in district play.
Class of 2017 Continue Bell-Ringing Tradition
This Friday night the community will gather to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2017 in the LBJHS Gym. The ceremony – open to the public – begins at 7pm; doors open at 6pm. Floor seating is limited to the immediate family (parents, grandparents, siblings) of the graduates; accessible seating is also provided on the lowest row of the bleachers.
Heart health and sleep presentation June 6
Hill Country Memorial will host “Healthy Sleep-Rested Heart,” a free heart health presentation at the Westside Park Community Hall on Tues., June 6.
A complimentary lunch will be provided at 11:30 a.m. followed by a presentation on the connection between sleep disorders and heart health.
The presentation includes a question-and-answer session with HCM sleep technologist Theresa Cochran and cardiac rehabilitation nurse Patsy Glasscock.
The City Council held a heated Public Hearing at Monday night’s special meeting. Johnson City residents filled the City Park Building to express their disapproval at rezoning two residential lots into multi-family zones.
Two separate developers filed applications with the city to rezone two Johnson City properties into multi-family lots. One lot is located on the corner of W.
The district’s board of trustees met May 9, 2017, and named Richard Kolek as the lone finalist to take over the superintendent role for Johnson City ISD. Kolek has spent 24 years in education including teaching and administrative experience. He is currently the Deputy Superintendent for Taylor ISD, a title he has held for 5 years.
The votes have been tallied and Johnson City has spoken.
Dawn Capra has been selected for a third term as Mayor with 199 votes, defeating Tim Vasquez who had 143 votes according to tabulation totals posted by election officials.
Dawn Capra released the following statement to her voters.
“I want to thank the voters of Johnson City who re-elected me to serve as Mayor.” Mayor Dawn Capra Said.
Three candidates ran for two seats on the Johnson City ISD School Board. According to results posted by election officials, Cristol Carbary Corpus and Randy Rutherford secured the two positions up for election with 294 votes and 265 votes respectively., Jeffrey DeLeon did not get re-election for his seat and secured 196 votes.
Rutherford has been on the School Board for six-years while Corpus is a new member to the board.
Corpus expressed that she was impressed with the high voter turnout in th ...