Trinity Lutheran Church is holding its Vacation Bible School this week Monday, July 26 through Friday, July 30. The theme for the VBS is Serengeti Safari - Where Kids Are Wild about God’s Kingdom!
The Blanco County Commissioners made changes to voting at Tuesday morning’s meeting.
The commissioners voted 4-1 to implement the countywide voting program and eliminate voting precinct 304. Precinct 3 Commissioner Chris Liesmann was the lone vote against the proposal.
The countywide voting program would allow any registered voter in the county to vote at any precinct on election day.
The City of Blanco has hired an interim city administrator.
The city council voted July 20 to hire Kelly Kuenstler as interim city administrator.
Councilors voted to enter into negotiations to name Kuenstler interim city administrator at a lengthy July 13 meeting. She has served as a consultant to the city since this summer.
Kuenstler opened her consultancy firm, City Hall Essentials, in January of this year.
The 12U Blanco Panthers finished ninth out of 16 teams in the South Zone Tournament at Deer Park. Pictured front row, from left, are: Santiago Castillo, Henry Pfluger, Rylan Gautreau, Aiden McCarthy and Noah Gallas. Back row, from left, are: Wyatt Allison, Jonathan Hernandez, Hunter Gonzales, Andrew Martinez, Langston Ponder and Chris Martinez.
In 1821, Stephen F. Austin, known as the “Father of Texas” made a contract to bring 300 families to the Spanish province, which now is Texas. By 1823, probably more than 600 to 700 people were in Texas, hardy colonists from the various portions of the United States at that time, who settled not far from the Gulf of Mexico.
There was no regular army to protect them, so Austin called the citizens together and organized a group to provide the needed protection.
COVID-19 cases are creeping back up in Central Texas, including Blanco County, according to data from the state.
Blanco County has 648 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 21 reported fatalities, according to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. There are 11 estimated active cases as of Monday.
It is not known if any of the active cases are of the especially insidious “Delta variant,” which now accounts for more than half of all COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
Blanco County’s lev ...
Texas conservation guru J. David Bamberger is coming to Marble Falls Sunday, Aug. 1, from 3-6 p.m. for a book signing event hosted by Museo Benini.
The event features three books about Bamberger’s epic life and work as an activist, entrepreneur and founder of Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve.
The newest publication, My Stories, All True: J.
Blanco could soon have an interim city administrator.
Councilors voted to enter into negotiations to name Kelly Kuenstler interim city administrator at a lengthy July 13 meeting. She has served as a consultant to the city since this summer. Kuentsler opened her consultancy firm, City Hall Essentials, in January of this year.
Unemployment rates are up throughout the region, including in Blanco County.
Blanco County unemployment rose from 3.4 percent in May to 4.1 percent in June according to figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission. Even though the county’s unemployment rate went up 0.7 percent, it still leads the nine-county Rural Capital Area of Central Texas region.
The unemployment rate in the region rose from 4.3 percent in May to 4.9 percent in June.
The Community Resource Center (CRC) is the hub for people who need a fan to keep cool as summer heat settles in and for people who want to make donations to support Family Eldercare’s Summer Fan Drive.
To qualify for a free fan, applicants must live in a low-income household and meet one of these additional conditions: live with children, be age 55 or older, or receive disability benefits.
“Getting a free fan is critical for our neighbors who do not have, or cannot afford, air conditi ...
