J.T. Morgan, who lives along the Blanco River on Lost Acres Loop south of FM 165 bridge crossing, says he saw the beginnings of an algae bloom there two weeks ago that has blossomed into a cover of slime. He submitted the photo at top right to the Blanco County News Thursday, March 21.
He contends that the algae is a result of discharge from the city of Blanco’s wastewater treatment plant just upstream.
Morgan is president of Protect Our Blanco, a coalition opposed to the city of Blanco ...
A full half hour before the funeral last week, the parking lot overflowed and the sanctuary was near capacity. Blanco became a virtual ghost town as residents, along with those who traveled from afar, flocked to the Baptist Church.
The mourners, who continued to arrive until nearly 500 were packed into a facility designed for 300, represented a vast diversity of race, status, education, age and wealth, united as one to commemorate the life of the dearly departed.
Speaker after speaker hon ...
Chili is often referred to as a Mexican dish. However, Mexican culture denies connections with it. The earliest record of chili comes through legends of a nun in Spain named Sister Mary of Agreda in the 1600s. It is said she never left her convent, but she would have out-of-body experiences coming to the new world to teach the Native Americans about Jesus.
The Blanco Rodeo Association will hold its first Ranch Rodeo rain or shine Saturay, Oct. 13 at Yett Park Arena. Their scheduled Playday is weather-dependent.
“We had to cancel the first Playday in September for safety reasons due to rain, and then the rain day was canceled” Jodie Fuchs, event organizer said.
Chris Harbach is a talented song writer with a love for Blanco. She writes about things she knows and experiences from her life. She feels that when she keeps her songs truthful so that each one will find its own finish. Her tunes tell stories that people will enjoy.
When asked about the lyrics of her new song, “Bury Me in Blanco,” Chris Harbach is quick to say she has a love for the beauty, peacefulness and slower small-town pace where everybody knows everyone that is uniquely Blanco.
BHS celebrated one of the most spirit-filled, jam-packed homecoming eeeks this past Monday through Friday. By dressing up for a daily theme, having a blast at Wednesday’s pep rally and parade, rallying for the Panthers at Friday’s football game to attending Saturday’s homecoming dance, students showed some true Panther pride.
This year’s daily themes included Captain America Monday (students wor red, white and blue); Fresh Prince Tuesday (neon, glitter and ‘90s attire); Disney Day ...
Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline (KMTP) is planning a $2 billion pipeline project to transport natural gas from the Permian Basin in west Texas to the Gulf Coast. The company’s current plan calls for the Permian Highway Pipeline project to cross Blanco County with a 42-inch diameter pipeline through a 19.5-mile path that crosses the county north of the city of Blanco and involves crossing the Blanco River east of the city before entering southwestern Hayes County.
The project is a joint ventu ...
Organizers of the Wild Game Dinner are looking forward to serving a delicious variety of game to a large crowd this Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City.
This year’s fare includes fried Axis, wild game chili, whole roasted hog, wild boar BBQ, alligator, gumbo, jambalaya, fresh homemade sausage, boiled and fried shrimp, fried pork, brisket, fried taters, along with bacon-wrapped dove and quail.
This past weekend the fourth annual Twin Sisters “Raise the Roof” fundraiser was packed with things to do, including an early screening of a documentary featuring the dancehall, a dance and more. Festivities began Friday night and continued into the night on Saturday.
The silent auction (where you could buy a shingle from the original Twin Sisters roof or a nostalgic Coke bottle to “share with Twin Sisters dance hall” among other things), BBQ and chili cook offs, horse and buggy rid ...
Twin Sisters treated patrons to a showing of the Dance Hall Days documentary that received the award for Best Texas Film at the Hill Country Festival in April. Erik McCowan, a documentary filmmaker from Gonzalez, was on hand to introduce the film and answer questions after the showing, which features the Twin Sisters Dance Hall as well as halls throughout the state include the Fischer, Kendalia, Albert and Sisterdale halls.
In a story titled “Dance Hall Dreaming,” McCowan, whose day job ...
