This will be the last edition of the Blanco County News that current editor, Casie Kruppa, produces.
Kruppa, 22, plans to leave the paper to travel. Her first trip planned is a cross-country road trip to New Hampshire with stops in Nashville, Virginia, and Boston along the way.
“Leaving has been a really hard decision for me,” Kruppa said.
The Air Force’s Band of the West Top Flight Ensemble and the Hill Country Brass Quintet, will highlight the July 3rd afternoon entertainment during Blanco’s Independence Weekend Celebration. Brought to you by the City of Blanco and its Arts in the Park committee, both groups of professional musicians offer a variety of music from Classical, to R&B, to Country and Pop!
As previously reported, the weekend’s activities will begin with a parade around the historical square on Saturday mor ...
At their regular meeting on June 14, members of the governing body of Blanco re-elected council member Martin Sauceda to a second term as Mayor Pro Tempore. Prior to the regular meeting, a Public Hearing was held for citizens to ask any questions about the process by which the city applies for a Texas Community Development Block Grant.
The Blanco Chamber of Commerce is thrilled that the 12th Annual Lavender Festival was the most largely attended in quite some time. It was a banner year, with 111 arts and crafts vendors, 11 food vendors, eight Texas Made Specialty Packaged Foods vendors, three wineries and the addition of the Texas Craft Beer Tent featuring five regional craft brewers including Blanco’s own Real Ale Brewing Company.
The Blanco Chamber of Commerce and the Lavender Festival Steering Committee is excited to present the 12th Annual Blanco Lavender Festival, this weekend, June 10th – 12th. This year’s festival is expected to be more exciting than ever.
The 12th Annual Festival welcomes Lavender Lane Farms; a newly re-opened farm under new ownership will join Imagine Lavender Farm and Hill Country Lavender Farm to offer a total of three farms for touring during the festival.
Several Blanco High School Band Students Competed at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Competition on Sunday May 29th in Pflugerville, Tx. Blanco students ended up being awarded 18 Gold Division 1 Medals and 3 Division 2 Silver Medals. Percussion, Saxophone, and Clarinet Ensembles all received a Division 1 Rating for their performances.
The city is celebrating the Independence weekend this year in a big way! Beginning on Saturday morning, July 2nd, a parade from the Buggy Barn Museum through the Historical Square and back will kick off the weekend’s activities. After that, the Buggy Barn will be serving hot dogs and hamburgers to those attending.
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held Monday, May 9 to officially reopen the RM 165 Bridge over the Blanco River. Texas Department of Transportation joined officials from Blanco County as they celebrated the completion of the bridge.
The $1.3 million project replaced the RM 165 bridge after being destroyed in the 2015 Memorial Day floods.
At its regular meeting on May 2, members of Blanco’s Planning and Zoning Commission once again heard complaints from neighbors concerned about a proposed high-density housing development on Trainer Street. Resident Curtis Knutson said that the proposed 40-home development will produce serious drainage issues, as the slope of the property drains water down in to the property of neighbors.
The City of Blanco held a City Council, School Board, and a bond election that concluded when the polls closed at 7:00 Saturday, May 7.
Five candidates, Martha Gosnell, Tony Vela, Matt Lewis, Martin Sauceda, and Amit Patel, were running for three city council seats.
There were 39 early voters in the City Elections and 181 votes on general election day.
