City hall has a new employee in the form of a High School Intern. Alyssa Rose started in the Public Works Department of City Hall through the new internship program sponsored by Lyndon B. Johnson High School.
LBJ High School Principal, Julie Storer reported that this is the first year the high school started offering internships through their Career Preparation and Ag Practicum classes.
Mikayla Frederick of Lyndon B. Johnson High School received her invitation to the National Society of High School Scholars back in July, just before beginning her senior year.
She was noticed by the NSHSS for her exceptional score on the US History STAAR Test. Her plans for after graduation is to go to San Antonio College to complete her core classes and transfer into University of Texas San Antonio to study criminology.
The Lady Eagle 7th and 8th grade girls traveled to Comfort for their first basketball game of the season Monday evening. The Lady Eagle 7th graders got off to a fast start, jumping out to a quick lead. Comfort quickly closed the gap and took the lead themselves. Comfort then went on to outscore the Lady Eagles 18-0 over the next two quarters.
Pedernales Electric Cooperative today announced it will distribute nearly $8.9 million in capital credits to members this year, raising the lifetime distribution to $99 million since 2007.
The 2016 distribution was approved in October after the PEC Board of Directors reviewed the cooperative’s fiscal health and determined the amount will not result in any adverse impact.
Because PEC is a cooperative owned by its members, it does not earn profits.
JOHNSON CITY, TEXAS – Gather the family and come out to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park to celebrate the holiday season at “Christmas Through the Years in LBJ Country” on Saturday, December 3, in Johnson City, Texas. This National Park Service centennial celebration will run from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Up and coming country music sensation Cameran Nelson lives in Blanco and is No. 1 in Texas.
The 33-year-old has a string of five consecutive songs reaching the top spot on the Texas Music Chart, including all four singles released from his second album, “Good Thing Going.”
“I love Blanco,” Nelson told the Blanco County News.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Llano County, will sponsor a CEU Conference on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Lyssy & Eckel Feeds, Inc. in Llano. This program will be for individuals who possess a valid private applicators license, a commercial applicators license, or a non-commercial applicators license, and need continuing education units (CEUs) to help with fulfilling their re-certification requirements.
On the morning of Monday, November 21 construction crews arrived at the Crider Motel on Avenue F and began demolition. The demolition of the building has been met with mixed reviews some welcome the change while others lament the loss of a historical building. The Crider Motel is widely known for housing those on staff with President Lyndon B.
History and fire safety were main topics at the November 22 meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners. Commissioner Granberg also gave a report on the recycling center for 2016.
They quickly finished their routine business items and went on to approve the Judge Bray or the Blanco County Sheriff to authorize the Sheriff Department’s enrollment in the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority’s exempt status system.
The Commissioners also voted to grant Judge Bray permission to sign a Memora ...
For more than 50 years, Christmas in the Hill Country has meant Johnson City First United Methodist Church’s Living Nativity Pageant.
In that time, the pageant has grown from a cluster of costumed characters trying to keep warm while waiting for a car to pass their static display, to today’s light-and-sound show with the covered basketball pavilion turned into a theater for a cast and crew of dozens...including live animals.
“Pulling together that many performers for five shows over four ...
