A Blanco yearling quarter horse set a world record sale price of $800,000.00 at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale last Friday.
The colt, First Texas Flash, is sired by First Moon Flash and out of champion mare Stylish Jess BR. He was purchased by West Texas Racing Partners.
Julianna Hawn Holt of the Hawn Holt Cross Triangle Ranch in Blanco bred, raised and consigned the yearling colt.
“Best sale ever; I’m still in shock,” said Ruidoso Horse Sale general manager Lowell Neumayer.
An event planned for Saturday in Blanco will honor local law enforcement officials and first responders, as well as Texas Rangers.
The first-ever Law Enforcement and First Responders Appreciation Ceremony will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Buggy Barn Museum and Pine Moore Town in Blanco.
Don’t miss the 22nd Annual Blanco County Wild Game Dinner on Oct. 2 in Johnson City at the Blanco County Show Barn.
The Wild Game Dinner is sponsored by the Blanco County Sale Committee and all proceeds go to support Blanco County 4-H and FFA activities. Doors open at 4 p.m.
The City of Blanco’s interim city administrator is hitting the ground running to tackle challenges such as the two water shortages that have affected customers over the past year.
“Blanco faces challenges with the wastewater treatment plant but we’re slowly working on these issues,” said Kelly Kuenstler, MPA. “Having to use our backup water supply while the water treatment plant is undergoing renovation already has proven to be challenging; however, city staff members seem to ‘s ...
Among the first lessons the preservationist learns is the legitimate stewardship to help protect historic places, that lies chiefly with all local governments.
This is a lesson often learned the hard way, for many people assume that the federal government, being the “highest” level of government, is the strongest guardian of historic sites.
A shooting in Blanco County on Saturday night left an Army veteran and former Blanco County volunteer firefighter dead and his family in mourning.
Donald Boumans, 25, was allegedly shot and killed by his step-father, James “Jim” Mayer Harris Jr., 63, said Chief Deputy Neal Leonard with the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday.
“The case is still being investigated,” Leonard said.
With the start of the 2021 high school football season, the Blanco cheerleaders, football players, band and fans welcome the return of a different type of mask than the one we have all become so familiar with the past year and a half. The Panthers started their 2021 campaign at Comal ISD’s Davenport High School in Garden Ridge Friday, Aug.
Blanco County is closing in on 1,000 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began last year, and almost 100 of those have occurred just in the past few weeks, a county health official said on Tuesday.
“We’re definitely seeing a surge of COVID-19,” said Blanco County EMS Chief Ben Oakley, who is the county’s health authority.
Simon Ramirez was 10 years old when he started his career in scouting with the Cub Scout Pack 497 of Blanco. Two years, later he received his Arrow of Light and crossed over to the Boy Scout Troop. Today Simon is almost 18 and has just completed his Eagle Scout project that will grant him the Eagle Scout rank, the highest rank any boy or girl can achieve in Scouting.
Ramirez designed, fundraised for, and oversaw the construction of a bird and wildlife viewing station for the Gem of the Hill ...
Author Ben Rehder has released the 14th book in his Blanco County series.
The book, Boom Town, is available online and in print through Amazon.
The description of the book is as follows: “Lonnie Blair was sitting comfortably in a deer blind on a crisp January afternoon when his life came to a sudden, violent end.
