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The Blanco County Commissioners Court approved three agreements regarding pipelines in Blanco County at Tuesday’s meeting. All commissioners were present at the meeting.
Public comments were heard next and each person was limited to three minutes. Comments were heard from Terry Casparis, Deda Divine, Andrea Dowlearn, Brenda Freed, Matt Lewis, D’Anne Welch and Ken Welch.
A float full of local veterans head through downtown Blanco on Saturday morning during the annual Veterans Parade. This year’s Veterans Float was sponsored by Mike Ethridge.
Blanco veterans were honored at a breakfast reception and ceremony at Blanco High School on Veterans Day. There were a large number of veterans on hand to enjoy the ceremony, representing various branches of the U.S. military.
Liza Struck, sergeant-at-arms of American Legion Memorial Highway Post 352 in Blanco, told the Blanco County News, “Every year, the Veterans Day program seems to grow in the number of veterans who come out to participate and the program is just a little different ev ...
The Blanco County Rotary Club hosted a human trafficking panel at the high school cafeteria last Wednesday.
Clay Rosenbaum, Blanco ISD Superintendent, welcomed everyone to the presentation and explained the importance of keeping kids safe. New requirements have been added to the school’s curriculum. Tracy Barr, Rotary of Blanco County Project Chair for Human Trafficking, took the floor next and started by introducing the panel members.
After the official artwork for the annual Blanco Lavender Festival was posted on Facebook last year, the first commenter wanted to know how to purchase the dreamlike painting of three colorful bouquets. Now it’s time for artists to submit their “lavender-esque” creations for consideration by the steering committee and festival board for next year’s festival.
The winning artwork will appear on posters, advertisements, brochures and T-shirts for the 16th annual Blanco Lavender Festiva ...
For the last game of the regular season, the Panthers headed north to take on the Johnson City Eagles for an intra-county rivalry matchup. They fell 31-14, and Blanco finished the season with in a three-way tie for the final playoff spot but didn’t make it in due to a coin toss.
The captains were Walton Daves, Marshal Symons, Brandt Wagner and Josh Hogan.
The junior varsity Panther football team may have struggled some with their pre-district opponents posting a 1-4 record, but they finished strong flipping the win-loss column with a 4-1 district record and a Co-District Championship.
The final game of the season against Johnson City was key to clinch a share of the title with Sonora.
eam posted an 8-0-1 season record and a 5-0 district record to clinch the district championship.
The Panthers secured district wins against Sonora, Comfort and Brady earlier in October. The tie was against Mason in a non-district game. Blanco finished its district schedule with shutouts against Ingram and Johnson City.
On a short road trip to Johnson City Thursday, Nov.
The Blanco 7th grade football team finished the season strong with a 40-0 shut out over the Johnson City Eagles Thursday, Nov. 7.
Wyatt Martinez got the scoring started with back-to-back touchdowns. Michael Serrano recovered an Eagle fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. Colby Murphree scored the two-point conversion.
Kathleen Mae Brannon Inglish died in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 4, 2019, at the age of 104, just six weeks short of her December birthday. She was one of the early woman attorneys, licensed to practice in Texas on December 15, 1936, at the age of 21.
Kathleen was born in 1914 at Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Mark and Betty Brannon.
J.W. (Jake) White, age 93 of Blanco, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at his residence. He was born Feb. 16, 1926, in his parent’s home in Echert, Texas, which lies in Gillespie County. His parents were Lettie Palmer and Stanford White.
Jake was the oldest of five children. When Jake was six, his family moved to Kerr County and was enrolled in school at Turtle Creek and finished at Tivy High School.
James Power Heard, Jr. passed away at his home, in Kendall County, near Blanco, Texas, on Nov. 7, 2019. He was 69 years old.
Jim was born on Oct. 9, 1950, in New Orleans, Louisiana and later moved to Houston, where he began elementary school. His family moved to Beeville in 1959, where Jim attended St.
Shirley Mae Smith, 84, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 in Lafayette, Colorado.
Mrs. Smith was born February 20, 1935 in Comfort, Texas to Wilhelm and Florence Bierman. She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her husband of 63 years, Val Smith.
Shirley lived a full and happy life.