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The coronavirus has officially arrived in Blanco County.
It was confirmed Monday afternoon that a female in her 60s was tested positive for the virus. A press release from the county stated the woman went through a drive-through testing site Saturday after having symptoms of the virus. She is in self-quarantine at home and the case is travel-related, the press release said.
Much has changed in just a week.
An oncoming driver in a pickup truck raised a hand in salute as Terry Cox cruised south on McKinney Loop in his dark blue 1969 El Camino.
“Everyone knows my vehicle in Blanco,” Cox said, waving in return. “But 90 percent of the time, I don’t know who they are because they’ve had three or four cars in all the time that I’ve had this one.”
For nearly 31 years, Cox–who’s lived in Blanco since 1981–and the iconic truck he calls Blue have been an item.
As I started interviewing people in Blanco for this story, I took some comfort in the fact that we had no confirmed COVID-19 cases in Blanco County. That is no longer the case.
The Blanco County Emergency Management is reported a confirmed case of COVID-19 Monday afternoon in Blanco County. It is travel related, and she is recovering.
The Blanco County Emergency Services District No. 2 decided to cancel a pair of fundraising events at its March 17 meeting.
The board discussed whether to proceed with two upcoming events: the fish fry on April 4 and a 5K Fun Run scheduled for May 2. These events not only act as fundraisers for BCESD 2, but they also provide an opportunity for them to interact with the community.
After much consideration, the board voted to cancel both events.
The Blanco Commissioners Court special meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. by Judge Brett Bray. A live stream was available because no more than 10 people can gather at this time. The commissioners and the judge practiced social separation and had six feet between them.
The commissioners authorized the judge to sign a proclamation extending the current disaster declaration last week.
The special city council meeting was called to order by Mayor Martha Herden at 6:01 p.m. on March 17 at the Byars Building. The seats were spread out across the room for the audience members for social distancing.
The council was composed of Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda, and council members Matt Lewis, Keith McClellan and Martha Gosnell; Council member Tony Vela had an excused absence.
A public comment was heard from Rachel Lumpee on behalf of Retta Martin, Keep Blanco Beautiful (KBB) exe ...
The Lady Panther basketball team wrapped up their season with a 25-8 season record and a 10-2 District 25-3A record. Blanco lost in the Area round of playoffs to the state-ranked Schulenburg Lady Horns, 41-32, Feb. 21. Schulenburg lost in the state semi-finals to the eventual state champion, Shallowater.
“I thought we really came a long way this season,” said head coach Matt Karnes.
