On September 8, 2020, the Rotary Club of Blanco County was honored to have as their guest speaker
Dr. April Samson, the Executive Director of the Selah Bamberger Ranch Preserve. The Preserve, located right here in Blanco County, is one of the best examples of private land preservation and ecological restoration.
AUSTIN– An unknown number of people appear to have been targeted with an email that asks them to validate their profile information with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. TDLR did not send the email, and the agency urges anyone who received it to delete the email without clicking on the link or confirming or providing any personal information.
A TDLR licensee alerted the agency to the scam email.
Mother Nature is so full of wonder and really amazing things that most of the time we just take them for granted and don’t give them any real thought. Here are just a few of the many things I marvel at in the natural world around me.
In the insect world, there are parasitic wasps as small as 0.025 mm or 0.01 inches, smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.
Mayor Rhonda Stell called the regular meeting of the Johnson City City Council to order at 6 p.m. on September 2, and a quorum was established with all members present. Pastor Steve Sanchez of Community Church of the Hills gave the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Comments
Methodist Church Trustee Blane Schwartz asked the Council about resolution of the church water bill.
The Blanco County Commissioners Court regular meeting was called to order by County Judge Brett Bray at 9 a.m. with all four commissioners present.
There were no public comments.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
The commissioners approved the estimated Sept. payroll of $314,210.79. All of the official reports were in and approved.
There were three line item transfers presented.
The JCISD Board held a special meeting on August 31, 2020. President Shelly Wenmohs called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., and a quorum was established with all Board trustees present. There were no public comments.
JCISD Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Scott Berry gave a presentation regarding the 2019-2020 Budget.
On Thursday, August 13, 2020, a fire consumed over 400 acres in the Trails and Blue Lake subdivisions of Horseshoe Bay. Firefighters from more than 17 Volunteer Fire Departments (VFDs) put their lives on the line to save two communities from this devastating fire. Horseshoe Bay Fire Chief Batla states that of the hundred firefighters working together on-site under his leadership, about 70% were from area VFDs and the Texas Forest Service.
The fundraiser is for the VFDs who ...
Community Church of the Hills prayed for 30 days for the Johnson City, Texas Police Department and delivered a book of prayers to Chief of Police Ross Allen. Three families have been praying for encouragement, protection and wisdom for each of the Law Enforcement agencies based in our city, including the Blanco County Sheriff’s Dept.
The Johnson City City Council held a regular meeting on September 1, 2020. Mayor Rhonda Stell called the meeting to order at 5 p.m., and a quorum was established. There were no Public Comments.
City Council Members adjourned into Executive Session to discuss possible action on several items. The first item was regarding the discussion and action for the solicitation, employment, and appointment of personnel for the positions of Chief Administrative Officer/City Secretary and Deputy City Sec ...
We started building our house in 2000, and at the time the Blackjack oak about 30 feet off the south end was not remarkable, although not quite as big as the other Blackjacks around us. A couple of years after we moved in, we noticed it was showing signs of hypoxylon with the bark sloughing off the upper branches.
