A Blanco County man has died of COVID-19.
The man, who was in his 60s, died unexpectedly at his home in the Johnson City zip code, according to the Blanco County Office of Emergency Management. It is the first reported death of the disease in the county.
All unattended deaths in the county are being screened for COVID-19 by authority of the local health authority.
A camera which contained radioactive material and went missing late last week has been found, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The department reported Monday morning that the camera, which was lost Friday after the truck it was in was swept away in floodwaters of the Pedernales River, was found intact east of North River Road near Stonewall.
Blanco County Farm Bureau joins Texas Farm Bureau to assist those who are in need of food, as well as those who provide that food, during these unprecedented times.
With COVID-19 Pandemic effecting everyday life, and unemployment being at an all time high, Farm Bureau understands families are facing challenging times.
Mayor Pro Tem Martin Sauceda called the Blanco City Council meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. on May 26 with council members Deda Devine, Matt Lewis, Keith McClellan and Mike Smith present.
There were no announcements or public comments. Will Daves,interim office manager/code enforcer, provided a brief budget report over city hall, water and sewer, and the police department.
The Old Blanco County Courthouse has a new look.
A group completed landscaping projects at the site on May 23, as approved by the Old Blanco County Courthouse Preservation Society. Those who completed the work were Jeff Harkinson, Sarah Harkinson, Hugo MonDragon, Linda MonDragon and Shirley Winslow. They were selected to be in charge of the landscaping.
“We have been wanting to do this for a long time, but we have never really had the funding available to do it.
After not missing a day of school for over two years, Carlie Waxler had a choice to make.
Would the then-second grade student at Blanco Elementary School go with her mother on a trip to Louisiana or would she stay in Blanco so she wouldn’t miss school? The young student chose Blanco and school, and she’s chosen it every day the doors have been open.
Waxler’s decision as a youngster continued a streak that hasn’t stopped.
“I wanted to see how long I could go,” she said.
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After weeks of being connected only in a virtual realm during the shut-down, one local church is reemerging from its coronavirus cocoon and experiencing fellowship once again.
“It was so exciting to get to fellowship with everyone at the live arena worship service, even if we had to sit 6 feet apart, do elbow bumps and blow kisses across the arena,” said Blanco Cowboy Church founder and associate pastor Arnella Calhoun.
Keitha St. Clair first became a principal when the Blanco High School Class of 2020 was in the sixth grade.
“They’re my babies. They’re special to me,” she said of the soon-to-be graduating class.
St. Clair was their middle school principal for three years, then moved with them for four years of high school, serving as BHS principal since the fall of 2016.
Now, she’ll leave campus with them.
Blanco senior Ashtyn Hunt recently signed a commitment to compete in high jump for the track and field team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida.
The Embry-Riddle Eagles participate in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports in the Peach Belt Conference. The 12-member conference is comprised of schools in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Hunt participated in the Blanco varsity track program all four years of high school.
Many people throughout the country have missed the crack of the bat and smell of the freshly cut grass at the old ballpark during the coronavirus pandemic.
Perhaps no one in Blanco County has missed it more than Kyle Gray.
The Blanco High School graduate and former West Virginia University Mountaineer was in the midst of spring training for the New York Yankees organization when the coronavirus hit and changed the world as everyone knew it.
