The Easter bunny arrives in appropriate fashion...on horseback, at the Twin Sisters Dance Hall Spring Fling Grand Re-Opening Saturday, April 3. The Easter bunny’s arrival signaled the start of the Easter egg hunt for three age groups of children. Following the egg hunt, families took pictures with the Easter bunny.
There are two new police officers patrolling the streets of Blanco, and their police chief said that community members have given them a warm welcome.
Officers Jazmine Salazar and Brynn Warrick officially started working at the Blanco Police Department on Feb. 1. Both officers are new to police work, although Warrick began her career as a first responder as a dispatcher.
“I’m excited they decided to apply with our department and chose, out of all the communities in Texas, ours to serv ...
With a large crowd of family, friends, coaches, classmates and teammates gathered in the Blanco High School cafetorium last Thursday, senior Tristan Schlinke signed a commitment to play basketball at Schreiner University in Kerrville. He had multiple offers to play college basketball and ultimately chose to sign to compete as a Mountaineer in the fall of 2021.
Schreiner participates in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District (BPGCD) will have three director seats up for election this spring.
The positions on the ballot are director at large, director for precinct 1 and director for precinct 2. Tom Murrah, the incumbent, is running unopposed for director for precinct 1. Three candidates are running for director for precinct 2.
The March Blanco Coalition of Awareness, Prevention, and Treatment of Substance Abuse (CoAPT) meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by project coordinator Amber Corder.
She provided an overview of the Texans for Safe and Drug Free Youth’s (TxSDY) advocacy day. There were four hot topics: alcohol excise tax, cannabis legalization, alcohol-to-go deliveries and tobacco/e-cigarette prevention.
A Blanco County health official expects to see the county’s COVID-19 vaccine waiting list to swell as providers across the state were ordered last week to open inoculations to people who are at least 16 years of age.
Prior to the new rules that went into effect on Monday, March 29, only adults at least 50 years of age and people with certain medical conditions were eligible to receive the vaccine.
Blanco residents were treated to a night of food, music and more at Bindseil Park. Candidates for city council and mayor were also on hand to visit with voters.
The Blanco City Council special meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda on March 23. Council members Keith McClellan, Mike Smith (via GoToMeeting), and Matt Lewis were present for the meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Sauceda informed the others that the bathroom in the Byars Building was temporarily closed due to a busted pipe from the storm.
Thanks to the hard work among Blanco County’s medical professionals and volunteers, the county has the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the area.
KXAN reported Friday that the county’s vaccination rate was 35.22 percent, which was the highest in its viewing area, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Gillespie County was second at 35 percent, followed by Mason County at 34.68 percent and Travis County at 30.3 percent.
Save the Date! The Giving Goddesses are planning their gathering for 2021. In keeping with the “Partying with a Purpose” theme, the board of directors for Blanco non-profit coalition has scheduled the giving event for Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at Old 300 Barbecue’s Back 40 Dance Hall (should COVID-19 pandemic conditions dictate, an outdoor venue will be made available).
Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss this fun event!
The plan is simple - 100 women each donate $100 then pool ...
