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Blanco County News

April 8, 2020 Issue

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Teri Albright thought she found some clear water in her barn shower. She attempted to shower and wash her hair there, but it wasn’t long before the water turned brown, like the well water in her house. Days later, her hair remained thick and sticky, even after attempting to rinse it with bottled water and more shampoo. “It’s ridiculous,” said Albright, who lives along River Oaks Road, with her husband, Milton Shaw. Albright and Shaw are one of at least three Blanco-area property ...
Blanco County residents are now required to stay at home, barring certain exceptions. County Judge Brett Bray issued a stay at home order Monday that went into effect at midnight. Anyone living in Blanco County is restricted to stay at their place of residence. Exceptions include to perform essential activities, essential government functions, healthcare operations, operate essential business or uphold essential critical infrastructure.
Some might say it was inevitable, as COVID-19 has been sweeping through the Hill Country over the past weeks, with positive counties surrounding Blanco County. Blanco County held out as long as it could, but four cases of coronavirus have been confirmed as of Monday afternoon. One county official said that Blanco County residents should be concerned, which is why he issued a 12-page stay-in-place order on Monday.
As a community, Blanco has as yet to reach the crest of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are now four confirmed coronavirus cases in Blanco County, and the county has issued a shelter-in-place order. Outside of the medical professionals, perhaps the brightest glimmer of hope has been from local distilleries. And no, it’s not because you have been cooped up with your family all this time and would like a refreshing cocktail. Local distilleries are making hand sanitizer.
On Wednesday, 25 March, the finishing touches were put into place to make the front of the Blanco Masonic Lodge look just like new. Matt Lewis, Terry Miller, Brandon Aly and Russell Suggs did the long overdue work. Shawn Cole of Cole Landscaping helped by providing the powerwash and cherry-picker truck to get the job done.
The special meeting of the Blanco City Council was called to order at 6:17 p.m. on March 31 by Mayor Martha Herden. Council members Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda, Tony Vela, Matt Lewis and Martha Gosnell were present, and council member Keith McClellan arrived late. After reciting the pledge of allegiance, Lewis informed the others that a water well had been contaminated from drilling and encouraged the county officials and Kinder Morgan to cease operation and resolve this issue.
David Jerome Smiser, 75, entered the gates of heaven with joy and thanksgiving on Saturday, March 28, 2020. David was born on Sept. 16th, 1944 to Jerome Standley Smiser and Lucile Yeager Smiser in Houston. He graduated high school from San Marcos Baptist Academy, attended TCU and graduated from North Texas State University with a BBA in Banking and Finance.

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