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The National Rifle Association’s award-winning crime prevention and personal safety seminar, Refuse To Be A Victim®, comes to Blanco May 19, 2018 Developed in response to nationwide requests for crime prevention seminars, Refuse To Be A Victim teaches methods to avoid dangerous situations and prevent criminal confrontations. Seminar participants will be presented with a variety of common sense crime prevention and personal safety strategies and devices that may be integrated into their p ...

Four candidates vied for three two-year terms on the Blanco City Council. Current councilmembers Martin Sauceda (106 votes), Martha Gosnell (105 votes) and Tony Vela (100 votes) have been re-elected. Challenger Susan Moore received 99 votes. Voter turnout was significantly down from last year’s election for mayor and two councilmember seats, in which 226 residents voted.

Blanco County Emergency Services District No. 2 (BCESD2) met April 26, 2018 with city and county officials and retired ESD No. 2 commissioners to brief them on plans to build a new combined Blanco Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) and Blanco Emergency Medical Services (EMS) station adjacent to the Blanco Police station on the corner of Blanco Avenue and Jones Road. The new $2.5 million station will be 14,700 sq ft., with 6,341 sq.

Blanco voters will select three city councilmembers Saturday when the 2018 municipal election takes place. Candidates were asked a series of questions by the Blanco County News. Their responses follow. Current councilmember Martha Gosnell has been been a Blanco citizen at heart since the early 70s when she hung out at the river to escape Austin.

The Blanco Canoe Race, hosted by the Blanco Boy Scout Troop #497, brought 120 paddlers representing 14 Boy Scout troops from the central Texas region. Troops from Austin, Bastrop, Burnet, Hutto, Marble Falls, Pflugerville, San Marcos and Taylor joined the Blanco troop to camp Friday night, April 27 at Klepac Greenhouses by the Blanco River. Race heats started promptly at 9 a.m.

During his first year as superintendent, Clay Rosenbaum has brought many positive changes to he district, the latest being the Blanco Education Foundation. The Blanco Education Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt public corporation that will be independent from BISD and will have its own board to generate and disburse funds generated from a variety of fund-raising activities.

Parents and friends of the Blanco High School senior class filled Panther Stadium Friday night May 25, 2018, as the 69 members of the Class of 2018 received their HS diplomas. As the seniors entered the field, the Panther Band set the mood with a rendition of the traditional “Pomp and Circumstance.” Opening remarks and prayer were presented by senior class secretary David Struck, with senior Wade Robinson leading the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and the Panther Band performi ...

A forum for Blanco City Council Candidates on April 17, 2018 at the Old Blanco County Courthouse, with Chamber Executive Director Libbey Aly as moderator. Four candidates have filed for the three council positions, with the election to be held May 5, 2018. The candidates, who were all present, opened the evening with a five-minute introduction and explanation as to why they chose to run for city council.

David Langford, a seventh-generation rancher in Kendall County, was one of the photographers selected to capture the essence of the 5,500-acre Bamberger Ranch northwest of Blanco. The book, “Seasons of Selah, The Legacy of the Bamberger Ranch Preserve” is a coffee table photography book published by Texas A&M University. The book makes its debut at the annual Selah!

The Lady Panther softball team clinched the District 25 3-A championship with a 7-4 win over the Johnson City Lady Eagles on Tuesday, April 17 and a 13-9 win against the Florence Lady Buffalo on Friday, April 20. “I am proud of the team’s hard work throughout the year,” Coach Michael Seales said.