AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in collaboration with Blanco County and the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) is conducting a public survey to garner valuable information about community needs and transportation issues that will help draft a five-year transportation and economic development study for the county.
Not yet Halloween, and already Christmas lights are going up in Johnson City! The crew at the PEC campus has begun lighting trees there, and the Lights Spectacular elves are working on the courthouse. Last weekend, lights went up on the First United Methodist Church, too. Pastor Lee Romero said, ”It’s a church’s job to illumine its community, but we don’t always do it this literally."
JOHNSON CITY—VOTE411.org is a nonpartisan election resource offered by the League of Women Voters of the United States. This website provides the pros and cons for the ten proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. The League of Women Voters of the Hill Country Texas has added information on the Blanco County North District Library Board election.
Compiled by Ed Sterling, Texas Press Association
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 15 announced $61.2 million in Homeland Security Grant Program funding to support state and local efforts to prevent terrorism and prepare for threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of Texans.
The awards, released primarily to cities and counties across Texas, include 264 projects under the State Homeland Security Program and 136 projects through the Urban Area Security Initiative.
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HYE, TEXAS - Live music, food and laughter was present for the first time in a long time- fifty years, to be precise- in the Hye Community Hall on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. The celebration of the renovation and re-opening of the building was witnessed by dozens of visitors, many of whom shared a personal connection with the hall.
The Lost Sounds of a Texas Honky Tonk will play each Wednesday night through October, with dinner cooked by Chef Matt Church.
The Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 8:58 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray. All four commissioners were present: Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann, and Paul Granberg.
Public comments were heard after the pledge.
Donna Klaeger, senior vice president for community services, provided an update on the Community Resource Center (CRC) construction which is expected to open early December with a grand opening event scheduled for Dec.
The Blanco County Community Resource Center (CRC), located at 206 S. Highway 281 in Johnson City, is set to open on Monday, December 2. The CRC will provide office and meeting space for federal, state, and local nonprofit agencies providing services to Blanco County residents. Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.
State representative Erin Zwiener wasn’t happy with how House Bill 3 impacted school districts in Blanco County.
The first-term Democrat, who represents Banco and Hays counties in the state legislature, spoke to about 30 people at a town hall last Wednesday at the Johnson City Library. She said the bill touted as “the most significant reform of public education funding in a generation” had some good things, but added that significant changes will have to be made in the near future.
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October is National Friends of Libraries Month, and the Johnson City Library has three amazing events planned, as well as the Friends Annual Membership Drive.
Back by popular demand, on Tuesday, October 22, is the second Adult Science-Based book club. This month’s theme is transformation. Transformation means many things, and we’ll dive into what it means for a community as well as personally. Leading the conversation is the Science Mill’s Bob Elde and local author and licensed co ...
On October 11, 2019, Officer Michael Pavlov was sworn in as the newest Johnson City full time police officer. Officer Pavlov comes to us with a couple of years of experience from the Gillespie County Sheriff’s Office. Courtesy photo from the Johnson City Police Department.
