The lady Eagles defended their winning streak on home court this week as they played Comfort High School on Friday, September 30, and against Lago Vista on Tuesday, October 4. The Varsity Volleyball team is ranked 11 in the Texas Girls’ Coaches Poll amongst 3A teams.
Last Friday, Comfort was taken in three games.
The City Council had their regular meeting earlier this week to discuss growing pains in city utilities, updates to Johnson City’s fire hydrants and where to allocate outside funds for child and public interest.
During the time for public comments and announcements Brian Vickers from the National Park Service announced an event being held at the Lyndon B.
A change of ownership has taken place at Johnson City’s Pecan Street Brewing as Tim and Patty Elliott have passed the keys to Don and Crystal Tamillo September 28, 2016. A celebration to “Pass the Pecan” is Scheduled for November 5 with “Zydeco Blanco.”
“The success of Pecan Street Brewing is due largely to our hard-working and devoted staff, our loyal local patrons, and our tourists who come from near and far to enjoy the Hill Country.
Another week, another win. Lady Eagles traveled two games in a row to face the Florence Buffalo and Gateway Prep Gators. Both matches were won decidedly in three games. Johnson City still holds their district ranking as well as individual stat rankings held by players.
Friday, October 7, LBJ High School Volleyball teams traveled to Florence.
The first October session of the Commissioners’ Court took place on Tuesday morning, October 11. The short meeting regarded the Blanco County Hazard Mitigation Plan, the old Blanco County Jail building, and inmate transfer agreements with other counties, as well as routine county business.
Commissioners approved the minutes, October payroll and official reports.
ened district play Friday night at Eagle Field and lost a close contest to the visiting Florence Buffaloes. Penalties and turnovers proved to be the difference in this ballgame.
Florence won the toss and gave the Eagles the opening kickoff. Johnson City was able to pick up 2 first downs, but a penalty and a sack brought an early end to the drive.
Haley Stehling, a 2013 graduate of Lydon B. Johnson High School and a May 2016 graduate of Texas A&M University with a major in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, recently began a fall 2016 internship in Washington, D.C. Haley will spend the fall as an integral part of the office of Congressman Pete Sessions.
Haley is one of 14 students selected for a policy internship through the Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy (ANRP) Internship Program at Texas A&M University.
The Tenth Annual Johnson City Open Championship Golf Tournament was held this past week-end at “Vaaler Creek Golf Club” in Blanco. Local golfers from the Johnson City area participated in the event. Founders of the event felt that it would be a great way for local residents to “get to know” who in JC actually plays the game since they do not have a local course to gather and play.
All families are invited to the JC Library Saturday Sept 24th to kick off “1000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN”. 1000 Books goal is to to promote reading to newborns, infants and toddlers and seeks to encourage parent-child bonding through reading. Literacy is the most important skill that a student can have for academic success, and children should be introduced to books as early as possible.
The Junior High cross country teams ran at the Harper meet this weekend. All athletes competed as 8th graders so that we could compete as a team. The boys were led by Joey Smith who medaled by finishing 21 out of 55 runners. Jerald Brothers was 33rd, Hayden Ledger 36th and Colin Linsey 41st.
