The Lady Panther volleyball team started their season with a win in five sets over the San Antonio Christian School Lady Lions on Tuesday, August 8. In a match played in the SACS gym, set scores were 16-25, 25-19, 25-22, 14-25,15-9. Senior Kendall Brock fired in ten kills to lead the Panthers.
The first day of school is fast approaching, Tuesday, August 29. There are children in the Blanco school district, who for several reasons, will start school without their needed supplies. Here is your chance to help your community grow with pride.
On Saturday, August 19, The Blanco Lions Club will sponsor “Stuff the Bus” from 9am-2pm This a community wide effort to help those kids in need of school supplies.
A Public Hearing was held prior to the August 7 meeting of Blanco’s Planning and Zoning Commission. A request for rezoning property at 206 Fourth Street from Residential to Mixed Use was submitted by Bobby McClung. Property owner J. D. Sherlock, who lives on Fifth Street, behind the property in question, urged commissioners and the city to “look hard” at the possible dangers of flooding on that property.
Mark your calendars for free and fun family entertainment in Blanco! The city’s Arts in the Park committee announced its fall series concerts last week. They include 5 concerts featuring a variety of musical genres plus an Art Walk with local artists exhibiting their art. Each concert will be held in Bindseil Park beginning at 3 p.m.
All the Commissioners were present at July 25 Court Session in which they imposed a burn ban and discussed ongoing budget concerns for next fiscal year.
General Business
Despite not being in drought conditions, Commissioners decided to enact a burn ban for two weeks, to be reconsidered at the next Commissioners’ Court.
Commissioner Weir expressed his concern that despite not being in drought conditions the high heat and dry environment does present a fire danger.
After approving the ...
Over the past several weeks passersby have watched with interest as the Old Blanco County Courthouse on Town Square has been getting a much needed roof upgrade.
The effort is made possible by the Old County Courthouse Preservation Society (OBCCPS). Founded in 1986 in order to purchase the historic edifice and to keep it from being relocated, its members have fought hard to keep it a viable and integral part of Blanco’s civic culture.
A couple of years ago, the Society determined that bo ...
Summer band began Monday, July 24, with music and marching clinics. The Blanco High School Marching Band will be lead by Clarissa Derby and Mitchell Barnett. BHS Cheerleaders also returned to work, painting signs and preparing for the 2017 season. BHS volleyball began its annual camp for young Blanco players.
Football and volleyball Two-a-Days will begin August 7.
Schedules for the upcoming season can be found on Blanco ISD’s website, blancoisd.com.
A couple of weeks ago FBC Blanco Student Ministry had the opportunity to serve at MissionLab in New Orleans, LA.
MissionLab allowed our students to share the Gospel with people in a very real way.
We spent our week in NOLA doing backyard Bible clubs, prayer walking, yard work in the 9th ward and working at a thrift store for a local recovery ministry.
At the July 11 meeting of the governing body of Blanco, council members voted to adopt a Proclamation honoring members of Blanco’s police, fire, and EMS departments. Because of a brush fire in progress north of Johnson City at the time of the meeting, only Police Chief Mike Ritchey was present to accept his certificate.
The Office of Inspector General would like to alert everyone to fraudulent automated calls being made to citizens in Texas and elsewhere by individuals posing as being with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inspector General’s Office. The caller states “your Social Security number has been flagged for fraud” and requests an immediate call back to (512) 937-2871.
