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Some folks in Blanco have gone back to basics during the coronavirus shut-down, and nothing is more basic than plunging your hands into the Earth, planting seedlings, nurturing them, watching them grow…and eventually eating them as a healthful supper.
Some local families have used the unforeseen downtime to start home gardens.
In the Faris family garden, cilantro, bell peppers, tomatoes and zucchini squash are basking in the Texas sun, unconcerned about a worldwide pandemic.
“We dec ...
The Blanco County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved several amendments to agreements with Kinder Morgan.
KM will now be in contact daily (excluding weekends) with Commissioners Tommy Weir and Paul Granberg in regards to project activity within Blanco County. County Judge Brett Bray will have a weekly conference call with Allen Fore, KM vice president for public relations, and/or another senior KM representative.
Allen Fore, vice president of public relations for Kinder Morgan, and Greg Neal, a consultant for Kinder Morgan presented, a check for $172,000 to Blanco County Emergency Services District No. 2 on May 6.
The check was part of the Blanco County Investment Agreement negotiated by Judge Brett Bray in November 2019 for eight entities within Blanco County, which would be most impacted by the increased population from Kinder Morgan workers, increased utilization of schools, and increased use of ...
The good news was negative.
Each of the 94 people who tested at the first mobile COVID-19 testing site in Blanco County came back with negative results, meaning they do not have the virus, the county’s emergency management reported last Friday.
The first mobile testing in the county was held May 2 in Johnson City.
As days go by, it’s always a blur, but bright things are ahead of us. Governor Greg Abbott says, ``Graduation outside are allowed.” Now personally, I’m not having hope for being able to graduate and walk the stage in front of my family and friends I grew up with.
Twelve years of hard work and dedication to one thing and one thing only -- the day you officially start your life as an adult on graduation day.
The Blanco County Commission Court was called to order at 9 a.m. on Tuesday by Judge Brett Bray with Commissioners: Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann and Paul Granberg.
Public comments were heard and limited to three minutes. First, D’Anne Welch spoke in regards to the updates of the “Rules of Procedure, Conduct and Decorum at Meetings of the Blanco County Commissioners Court.” She said,”...I am at a loss to understand why you believe it is necessary to amend the ‘Rules’ a ...
The May City of Blanco Planning and Zoning (P&Z) regular meeting was called to order by David Smith, chairman, on May 4 at 6:02 p.m. The meeting was held via Go To Meeting video with commissioners Chris Anderson, Mike Green, Susan Moore, Trey Prior and R.K. Seals present.
Smith announced that the May meeting would be his last, since he will be leave Blanco in June to move for graduate school.
The Blanco County Elections Commission regular meeting was called to order by Judge Brett Bray at 2:37 p.m. on May 11 through, Zoom with Laura Walla, county clerk; Kristen Spies, county tax assessor collector; Carlette Lewis, county Republican Party chair; Terry Casparis, county Democratic Party chair; and Kim Ashby, assistant county attorney, present.
The minutes were approved from the previous meeting.
Casparis moved to approve the resolution appointing Robert Sense as elections adminis ...
On May 9, 2020 Bobby J. Gamez, 37 years old, and a loving husband and father of two was, called home to be with the Lord. He was raised in Spring Branch and attended Smithson Valley high school. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, and riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family.
Dorothy N. McCall passed away the morning of April 29, 2020 at her home in Blanco, lovingly surrounded by her family.
Dorothy was born July 29, 1940 in San Antonio, to Iverson Randolph Boone and Floy Velma (Hawkins) Boone.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Gwendolyn Dose, and brother, Elman Boone.
She is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Robert “Bob” McCall; two daughters, Suzanne and Robin McCall Dallenbach.
