MARBLE FALLS—Hill Country Memorial (HCM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Bening has joined the HCM Medical Group. He will be treating patients at the HCM Medical Clinic at 2511 N. U.S. Hwy 281, Ste. 800 and performing outpatient surgeries at the HCM Ambulatory Surgery Center at 204 Gateway North in Marble Falls, TX.
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By Keitha Johnson
The 81st Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Thursday, January 2 at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City. This year there are more than 390 entries. These leaders of tomorrow put in many hours, and often times, a lot their hard-earned money working towards a successful project and show.
President Scott Peters called the JCVFD Business Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. on December 18. There were no public comments.
Discussion and Action for Release of Four Vehicles Titles to the ESD
Peters begin the discussion by sharing a direct quote from ESD President David O’Bannon’s email: “The ESD board is proposing to assume the Bank note of the 4 trucks provided the 4 trucks are titles in the ESD’s name only.” Peters added, “If we accept this, there will be no further expe ...
The Hill Country is preparing for the Kinder Morgan Permian Highway Pipeline to begin construction.
Kinder Morgan is still waiting on the its federal permit approval, but expects to receive it in early 2020, according to Allen Fore, Kinder Morgan vice president of public affairs.
About 99 percent of the land has already been acquired and everything is ready to go for the PHP, Fore said.
On Monday, December 23, Al Poteet announced in a letter to Blanco County Republican Party members that he would be stepping aside from his position as the party’s chairman, a position which he has held for the last 16 months. He also announced in the same letter his successor, Carlette Lewis.
Lewis is from Blanco County, and lives in Johnson City with her family where she sells real estate.
The 81st Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Thursday, January 2 at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City. This year there are more than 390 entries. These leaders of tomorrow put in many hours, and often times, a lot their hard-earned money working towards a successful project and show.
By Maggie Goodman,
Library Director
The Johnson City Library will be debuting Ultra-High-Speed Internet- going from 50 Mbps to 500 Mbps. The library will host all-day events on December 30, 2019 and January 6, 2020, to show off the new internet capabilities and celebrate the New Year.
All ages are welcome and encouraged to come.
By Tricia Hartmann
President David O’Bannon called the regular meeting to order on December 16 at 7 p.m. and a quorum was established.
O’Bannon reminded the service providers that inventory is due in January. Consent Agenda was approved which included minutes of the November Regular Meeting and Treasurer’s Report. A motion to approve the minutes was given by Board Member Kirk McElhinney and seconded by Brandt Rayburn; motion carried.
Learn how to produce your own honey and help save the bees by attending the Twelfth Annual Central Texas Beekeepers School on Saturday, March 21 at Brenham High School in Brenham. The school is open to the public for anyone interested in keeping bees or who wants to learn about bees.
Provide your family with this natural sweetener, increase the number of bees to help pollinate our gardens and help the dwindling bee population by raising bees in your back yard, even in populated areas. Most ...
Community Resource Centers of Texas, Inc. received a donation of $1,000 from Pastor Steve Sanchez and Community Church of the Hills towards the new Blanco County CRC in Johnson City. Construction continues with a revised opening date of January 2020. If you would like more information, or to donate to this cause,
visit crctx.org/blancocrc/.
