During the first weeks of school all Blanco and Johnson City school district employees received a “How SWEET it is to be TAUGHT by YOU” bag of treats as a welcome back gift from Blanco County Association of Retired Educators (BCARE). Five BCARE officers had a fun masked party to assemble three hundred bags of a mint candy, cookies, and lifesavers.
From experience BCARE members recognize that, although classroom teachers have the bulk of the responsibility, every district employee cares ...
The Johnson City Young Life had a big kick off for their fall club on Monday evening. Cars full of young people drove by The Barn on Ranch Road 1323 to grab sausage wraps, buy T-shirts and chalk their car windows with messages about Young Life Club beginning next week, September 14.
This year’s Johnson City YL shirts were designed by high school student leaders.
Trees are almost as old as dirt in the construction industry, but they’re new to Texas in the form of the state’s first mass timber office building.
The Texas project generating the buzz is The Soto, which opened last week at Eighth and Broadway streets in San Antonio. The six-story building, which will anchor the Cavender neighborhood, has 140,000 square feet of leasable office space and 6,000 square feet of retail on the first floor.
The cost of the project was not released, and BOK ...
AUSTIN— In an effort to expand broadband services in Blanco, Burnet, and Llano counties, Connected Nation, working with county officials and the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG), launched an initiative in late January to assess service needs and the type of internet services currently being provided to develop a plan to better meet demand.
The Hill Country CattleWomen’s regular September meeting will be cancelled. They will next meet on October 20, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. with a catered box lunch at Haverlah Ranch, 17900 CR 310, Cherokee, TX. No speaker is programmed as awards will be given and everyone will want time to visit!
“I am excited to host our October Meeting at our ranch and see everyone again!” shared HCCW member Lindsay Alexander.
Census takers in Central Texas are now following up with households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census.
While they do, only 49.4 percent of Blanco County residents have self-responded to the Census, well behind the state and area averages. Statewide, 60.7 percent of residents have self-responded. All the counties surrounding Blanco County, other than Llano County, have a higher response rate.
Respond now by completing and mailing back the paper questionnaire that you received, ...
There is no need to suffer chronic pain with the availability of treatments offered through Hill Country Memorial Medical Group, according to Ralph G. Menard, MD, Pain Management and Palliative Care.
“I don’t have a magic wand,” Menard said. “But there are a lot of interventional treatments we can do that can greatly lessen or eliminate pain.”
Menard generally treats chronic pain, which has been recently redefined by the Texas Medical Board as pain lasting longer than 30 days.
For several years, the Highland Lakes Area’s vibrant golfing community has helped children in need through the CASA for Kids Charity Golf Tournament. We invite you to step up to the green and take the swing that will make a difference in the life of a child! Join CASA in support of our vision of a trained volunteer advocate, a safe home and a promising future for every child in our community who’s been abused or neglected.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, no one’s life has change ...
Senior Reed Moore, Freshman Maura Cowsert and 8th Grader Jackie Earley earned medals in the FEAST Patriots Invitational Cross Country Meet in San Antonio on Saturday. Moore completed the 5,000 Meter course with a personal record (PR) time of 19:30.80 to finish 9th in the High School Boys’ Division. Cowsert raced through the High School Girls’ 2-Mile in 14:26.40 (PR) placing 7th.
To help support local communities, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) has launched Masks for Members — a program to collect face coverings on behalf of hospital partners that serve their members. But they need your help!
Sign up today to make or buy masks to donate, and PEC will arrange to collect and distribute them to hospitals in the Ascension Seton and Baylor Scott & White Health systems.
