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The Blanco County Wild Game Dinner has been canceled for 2020, the sale committee announced Saturday.
“At this time the sale committee has made the decision not to hold the event this year,” the Facebook announcement read. “We want to say a huge thank you to each and everyone of you for your support of our event.”
Though the annual event has been canceled for this year, fundraising efforts will continue.
Blanco County native Billie Jean (Beck) Kutzer grew up hearing stories of the Hill Country as told to her by her great grandmother Linda Wuest and grandmother Elsie Beck. They and many other families with roots in the Texas Hill Country during the 1800s have similar stories.
One of those stories led to her writing the screenplay “Legend,” which is in production and being presented to several studios.
Legend is based off the story of a mule train carrying gold through the Hill Country ...
Mike Smith is a new face on Blanco’s City Council, but he’s ready to help prepare the city for the future.
The new council member, who was elected to the position this spring, lived in Longview for over 65 years and served on multiple boards and commissions during 20 of those years.
Texas Heritage Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Hondo National Bank, and Medina Community Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Community National Bank, this week jointly announced signing a definitive agreement to combine the two holding companies into Texas Heritage Bancshares.
The merger agreement was unanimously approved by the board of directors of both bank holding companies.
The Blanco Masonic Lodge made the first of a series of donations on Aug. 17 to the Blanco Good Samaritan Center. The donation was made to help support Good Sam during the coronavirus pandemic. The center’s food pantry is currently open four days per week. The thrift store has been closed during the pandemic, but will reopen once the board feels it is safe to do so.
It’s a brand-new school year for Blanco High School seniors, who for the first time have parking spaces that they could paint as a way to express their individuality.
For one senior, who is working on his pilot’s license, the design in his parking space was a no-brainer.
With shades of blue and gray, an airplane in the center, Cole Meyer’s parking spot is his alone.
“We’ve been asking for a long time to have assigned parking spots, so I was glad when they decided to let us do ...
The first day of school can elicit a lot of different emotions. The Blanco County News asked for submissions of first day of school photos, and here are a few of our favorites. See this week's edition for plenty of additional photos. Thanks to everyone who helped us with this project.
The Blanco Lady Panthers finished this past week on a high note with two consecutive wins against the Johnson City Lady Eagles and the Davenport High School Wolves. Davenport is a new high school in Comal ISD located in Garden Ridge. The Panthers fell to the Boerne Greyhounds earlier in the week.
Paul N. Gennusa passed away at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston on Aug. 11, 2020.
He was born on July 31, 1943, and grew up in Port Arthur, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1961. He lived in Bridge City until he retired from Total Refinery after 30 years of service.
The Blanco Panthers look to rebound from a disappointing 4-6 campaign on the gridiron a year ago as the 2020 season starts Friday night. The Panthers return eight starters from a team which just missed the playoffs in 2019 as they open the season with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Yorktown.
Blanco football coach Bill Tesch emphasized that his team needs to stay healthy to have a successful 2020 campaign.
“We have great senior leadership, our juniors have size and our sophomores will have to co ...
The Blanco volleyball returns five starters from its district runner-up finish a season ago as it navigates a differently-scheduled season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Lady Panthers aren’t allowed to play in their normal pre-district tournaments, but will play more matches than normally allowed. Blanco has posted a 4-5 record through Saturday.
“I’m really very excited about my pre-season schedule.
Postseason experience from 2019 should greatly help the Blanco girls cross country team this year.
The Lady Panthers return seven lettermen from a squad that advanced to regionals a year ago.
“They are a young team, and I see awesome potential in them,” said coach Michael Seales.
Returning letter winners include Lauren Anderson, McKenna Clark, Riley Edmondson, Daryn Kirkland, Avery Nance, Ella West and Kendall Kramer.
