Last week, Blanco County First Responders along with numerous Hill Country agencies worked to contain a vegetation fire that started Tuesday, July 17, 2018 and scorched an estimated 680 acres of ranch land on Smith-West Ranch Road in Round Mountain.
Blanco County Office of Emergency Management reported last Tuesday at 5:20 p.m.
Miniature horses, although small in stature, have become quite popular as anyone can tell by just driving down U.S. Hwy. 281 south of Blanco. Today, these versatile animals are most often thought of as pets. However, their lives were not always so pleasant.
Jane Macon, a San Antonio attorney and owner of Alamo Miniatures at Twin Sisters, has been in the miniature horse business for nearly 30 years.
“With miniatures it is not a color breed, it is a height breed,” Macon said.
After reviewing water levels in District Monitor Wells last week, Ron Fieseler, general manager of the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District, has raised drought conditions in Blanco County from Stage 1 (mild drought) to Stage 2 (moderate drought). This declaration goes into effect on July 23, 2018 and will continue until further notice.
Off. Maverick, the Blanco Police Department K-9 dog, suffered a snake bite during a training exercise in New Braunfels during the weekend before the Fourth of July.
“We never saw it actually happen,” Officer Adam Johnson, Off. Maverick’s handler said. “The only time he ever acted differently was shortly after that training session.
On July 2, 2018 the Emergency Services District (ESD) No. 2 broke ground for its new facility located at the corner of Blanco Ave. and Jones Rd.
Right now, construction is at the excavation and dirt-working stage. The excavation stage in construction is defined as the process of moving earth, rock or other materials with tools or equipment.
Blanco Police officers responded to support the County Sheriff’s Office on a call in Monday, July 16, 2018, reporting that a convicted felon allegedly possessed narcotics, weapons and a potential explosive device. Officers arrived at the scene in the Lake of the Hills subdivision south of Blanco. BPD officers noted two vehicles leaving the area, including the suspect, and made a traffic stop on both vehicles on U.S.
The Blanco City Council meeting was called to order Tuesday July 10, 2018 by Mayor Martha Herden. After roll call Mayor Herden asked for any public comments.
Jan Roe, the public relations director of the Kologik Company, spoke on her company buying part of the COPSync technology as the company filed bankruptcy in September 2017.
“I am here to address your concerns about the bankruptcy of COPSync and the viability of the COPSync technology,” Roe said.
On May 1, 1718 the Alamo was founded as a mission named San Antonio de Valero. Days later, San Antonio de Bejar, a presidio, was established to protect the new mission, according to the Texas State Historical Association, in a new publication celebrating San Antonio’s “300 Years of History.”
In her 300-year history, the city has endured tremendous loss and great victories, always moving forward to become the great city she is today.
As a result of new tariffs imposed specifically on newsprint, the cost of newsprint has increased significantly. Our printers are passing along these costs to the paper, and we must ask the readership to share in the costs. As a result, effective Aug. 15, 2018, the price of a single copy of the paper will increase to $1 from $0.75.
The last time the cost of a single copy of the Blanco County News was raised was in 2006, when the price went from $0.50 to the current rate of $0.75.
The city of Blanco held a kick-off meeting for the start of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Asset Management Program for Small Systems Thursday, July 5, 2018.
In February, the city was selected as one of six towns in Texas to be a part of this pilot program being sponsored by the TWDB that provides comprehensive water and wastewater asset management planning.
“Blanco is excited to participate in this program in which the city has the opportunity to have our utility infrastructu ...
