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Since 2003, Texas A&M Forest Service has assisted the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA) with the Firewise USA® program.
“The Firewise USA program encourages residents to take responsibility for protecting their homes from wildfire,” said Kari Hines, Firewise coordinator at Texas A&M Forest Service. “By working together with their neighbors to become a Firewise USA® site, communities are increasing the protected area, which will make a great difference.”
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Toxic algae can sicken people, but it is especially harmful to animals. Small clusters of dog deaths have been reported for the past three summers after pets were exposed to toxic algae.
Increasing numbers of canine deaths have been reported in 2019 across the Eastern half of U.S.as temperatures reach record highs throughout the country.
Sisterdale resident Tamra Massey lost her three-year -old toy Australian shepherd, Fina just southwest of Blanco on Wednesday, July 31 in the Guadalupe R ...
“Make it go!” is a phrase cavers tell each other when exploring. It means to climb to or crawl into every lead no matter how high or small, descend every pit no matter how deep, slog through knee-deep mud and wade through waist-deep water - whatever it takes to ensure the cave passages keep on going.
John Jackson “J.J.” Seewald, 15, of Blanco passed from this earth on Sunday, August 4, 2019.
J.J. was born on June 30, 2004, in Austin, Texas to Gwynn Proske Seewald and John Eric Seewald. He attended Blanco High School where he had just completed his Freshman year. J.J. loved photography, Lego’s, playing video games, creating memes, doing YouTube videos, shopping at Target, Marvel movies, any movie that he saw with his family, and camping and walking through the park with his friends ...
Gloria Pearl Nance, 84, of Blanco passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg.
Gloria was born on Christmas Eve in 1934 in Blanco to Pearl Etta Bagby West and Henry Hiram West. She was a wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family dearly.
