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There are plenty of folks in Blanco and beyond who have a story to tell about an experience they’ve had at the historic Twin Sisters Dance Hall, but the coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on future of the longtime establishment.
Where once there was the hum of the fiddle and the happy tapping of feet, as of March nothing could be heard but the figurative squealing of brakes as the governor declared an emergency and shuttered the state--especially bars and dance halls.
“It’s a str ...
The mission of the Blanco Police Department is to be responsive to our community, through the proactive enforcement of laws, the protection of life, property, and the maintaining of order while affording dignity and respect to those we serve. As your newly appointed chief of police, I would like to introduce myself.
I first came to San Antonio in 1993 while stationed at the U.S.
A second death attributed to COVID-19 in Blanco County has been announced.
A woman in her 70s, who lived in the Johnson City zip code, died of the disease, the Blanco County Office of Emergency Management announced late last week. “She was exposed to COVID-19 and subsequently developed symptoms,” BCOEM reported.
Kinder Morgan presented a donation of $162,000 to the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday last week. The department plans to use the donation for transportation and other operational costs. Kinder Morgan has also made donations to ESD1, ESD2, and education foundations at both Blanco ISD and Johnson City ISD.
Blanco ISD will begin school a week later than planned.
The board of trustees voted last Tuesday night to start school Aug. 24. The move allows the school extra time to prepare for the 2020-21 school year amid coronavirus concerns.
In addition to pushing back the start of school by a week, 10 minutes was added to each school day to provide additional flexibility.
The school district has set 12 possible make up days, to be used in case school has to be closed at some point due to COVID-1 ...
By Rachel Lumpee
The special meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners Court was called to order at 9 a.m. on July 28 by Judge Brett Bray. Commissioners Tommy Weir, Emil Ray Uecker, Chris Liesmann and Paul Granberg were all present.
Masks were worn and social distancing took place. The meeting was simulcasted live online at the “Blanco County” YouTube channel.
Four citizens, D’Anne Welch, Kenneth Welch, Brenda Freed and Terry Casparis, took the floor during public comments to dis ...
There were 62 Panthers out for the first day of football practice Monday, Aug. 3. Also that day, a total of 35 Blanco volleyball players out who ran a mile at the track and continued with drills in the gym on the first day of athletic training allowed by the UIL since March 13, when the COVID-19 outbreak shut down all school-related activities.
Blanco High football and volleyball practice got underway Monday, while cheerleaders gathered to paint signs in anticipation of the upcoming fall sports seasons.
