Two Blanco teenagers died Monday night as the result of a vehicle accident on U.S. Hwy. 281.
According to a Texas Department of Public Safety report, a 2013 Chevrolet driven by Jaley Brown, 16, of Blanco, was traveling northbound on U.S. Hwy. 281 when it left the roadway and struck an embankment at approximately 8:49 p.m., about 5 miles south of Johnson City.
The vehicle rolled several times.
Many in the county are in the process of recovering from the pain of a pandemic; but for others, another kind of suffering has remained.
“Our counselors have reported an increase in abuse with their existing clients, mostly because of employment loss, which leads to financial instability,” said Conny Steele, program director for the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center in Marble Falls.
Keep Blanco Beautiful (KBB) and the City of Blanco host an annual Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off event each spring, but this year has been different due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The city will be host the trash-off event July 6-11. The city yard will be open to the public for drop offs each weekday from July 6-10, from 8 a.m.
Kinder Morgan donated $172,000 to the North Blanco County EMS last Wednesday at the North Blanco County Emergency Station in Johnson City. Kinder Morgan representative Alan Fore said this was one of several donations planned for local organizations and services in Blanco County. “Judge Bray recommended many organizations, and the EMS and ESD was at the top of his list,” Fore said.
There’s been some talk of the “quarantine fifteen,” as some of us have packed on a few extra pounds during the pandemic. However, one group of Blanco boys wasn’t about to spend their downtime sitting around binge-watching TV shows.
Blanco High School students Jacob Gallas, 16, Jackson Cress, 17 and Mason Gilles, 18, started GCG Lawn Care almost as soon as the governor’s orders brought life as they knew it to a screeching halt.
“When the quarantine started, they all said, ‘We ...
Candy Cargill has been named to the Hall of Fame for the National Association of REALTORS® Political Action Committee.
Cargill, broker/owner of Hill Country Real Estate, is now a member of an elite and passionate group who have attained this status. Their investments help shape the political future of the real estate industry.
The Hall of Fame recognizes dedicated members who have made a significant commitment to RPAC over the years by investing an aggregate lifetime amount of at least $ ...
Monarch Butterflies are the “Guests of Honor” at Blanco Middle School’s student maintained garden.
The butterfly garden is lovely right now, and if you visit the garden you will see colorful pink and purple plants waving in the breeze as butterflies flutter and bees buzz.
According to Blanco Middle School 7th grade science teacher and 8th ecology teacher Pam Meier, “Maintaining a butterfly garden is very rewarding, and it is fascinating to find the tiny caterpillars on the milkwee ...
Blanco County Judge Brett Bray called the regular meeting of the Blanco County Commissioners Court to order at 9 a.m. Tuesday with commissioners Tommy Weir, Emil Uecker, Chris Liesmann and Paul Granberg present. The meeting was held through video conferencing platform, Zoom.
The minutes of the prior meeting were approved. The estimated June 2020 payroll of $305,383.32 was approved next.
The June Planning and Zoning Meeting was called to order by Susan Moore, chair, at 6:35 p.m. on June 1 with commissioners: Trey Priour, Mike Green, R.K. Seals, Loris Perkins and Christine Anderson present. The meeting was held at the Byars Building but also live broadcasted through MyMeeting.
Moore encouraged all Blanco citizens to participate in and attend the P&Z meetings.
The Blanco High School 2020 graduation ceremony was unlike any other.
First of all, it almost didn’t happen. When the first COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in March and schools were shuttered, one of the first questions was, what about graduation? BISD officials began working on COVID-19 compliant graduation contingency plans, and in early May the decision was made to hold an in-person ceremony in Panther Stadium, with certain guidelines.
Graduates were limited to five ticketed guest ...
