Blanco County crews worked overnight Tuesday, July 11 and through Wednesday, July 12 to oversee cleanup operations and extinguish hot spots of a vegetation fire that consumed over 350 acres in rural Blanco County and injured none.
The fire began early afternoon on Tuesday when reports say a resident near FM 1323 and Trails End Road was barbecuing.
Embers got away from the barbecue pit and caught surrounding grass on fire.
Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department an ...
Due to a financial oversight caught by a recent audit of the City of Blanco’s finances, the current contract with the newly-formed Blanco Visitors’ Bureau must be terminated. Members of the board and the director, Anthony Fasano, received the word at a special city council meeting on June 28.
In a divided vote, council voted to terminate the contract after learning that money from Hotel-Motel taxes which should have been put in a special visitors’ bureau account were acciden ...
By Kellie Bucy
Blanco County Commissioners met for a budget workshop on Wednesday, July 5. Elected officials and other county funded entities were represented to present their concerns and budgetary requests.
The workshop’s purpose was to discuss budget concerns and answer any questions Commissioners may have had before formulating the final draft of the 2017 budget.
The special meeting opened with a moment of silence for the death of a former Blanco County Com ...
Members of Blanco’s Planning and Zoning Commission met on July 3 with two members absent—David Smith and Jon Brieger. The first agenda item was a request by Bobby McClung to change zoning at 206 4th Street from its general Residential designation to Mixed Use. As McClung explained, a potential buyer for the 1.8 acre-tract had expressed a desire to use the site for a commercial venture such as a restaurant, gift shop, or country store.
On June 24 a Confederate battle flag flew briefly over the Blanco Cemetery as veterans of the War Between the States were honored.
The impressive ceremony was organized by Hood’s Texas Brigade Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #153 of San Antonio. Camp Commander Joe Owen said that “honoring all veterans who honorably served our country is a pleasure and it is what we do.”
“From cemetery ceremonies throughout the Hill Country and Central Texas, to being Flag Bearer ...
At 10pm on July 11, Blanco County Office of Emergency Management announced that the fire was 100% contained at about 8:45pm.
"Fire crews remain on scene conducting mop-up operations, and extinguishing hot spots," the announcement reads. "There were no injuries or transports as a result of this fire. Multiple firefighters underwent standard rehab assessments by EMS, but no firefighters were injured or tr ...
Clay comes to the Blanco ISD with years of teaching and supervisory experience. He taught math and coached for 28 years. He was an assistant principal for a high school for two years, and a principal at an intermediate school for three years. He has six years of assistant superintendent experience, and six years of superintendent experience.
His last position was at Floresville ISD as an assistant superintendent.
There were two fatalities in a crash that shut down HWY 281 for most of the day, Monday, July 3.
According to a news release from North Blanco County EMS, on Monday, shortly before 11:30 a.m, a southbound DPS trooper spotted a Honda sedan traveling north on HWY 281 swerving into the oncoming traffic.
Joe Garcia is starting a satellite Rotary Club in Blanco.
Garcia is currently a member of The Rotary Club of Fair Oaks Ranch which is the ‘mother club’ of the satellite in Blanco. Rotary is where neighbors, friends and problem-solvers share ideas, join leaders, and take action to create lasting change.
The principal aims of rotary are to encourage friendship, fellowship and mutual assistance.
Ally and her husband Jason took on a labor of love when buying the Deutsch Apple in Blanco. Ally was born in Houston but lived all her life in San Antonio. Her grandfather had a ranch in Blanco, and the family spent every holiday there. “Such fond memories as kids,” Ally remembers.
