A total of 81 graduates crossed the stage Friday night and were declared graduates of Blanco High School.
Though the venue was changed from Panther Stadium to the BHS gym due to inclement weather, the smiles of the graduates-to-be were apparent as they marched to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance.
Salutatorian Raylee Faris told her fellow graduates that the experience was surreal.
“It’s always been my dream to speak at graduation, and now, I really don’t even know what to say.
Blanco Good Samaritan’s Thrift Store has reopened its doors.
As of Tuesday, the store will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week. Food pantry service will be available at the same times with a “walk in and order” format for picking up groceries during June.
Thrift store donations will not be received initially.
Editor’s note: In part two of this story, which will be in next week’s Blanco County News, hear from Kinder Morgan’s vice president about the ways in which the company responded to the drilling mishap and invested in the community.
It’s been 14 months since a pipeline drilling mishap turned some Blanco County residents’ well water brown, poisoned with carcinogenic heavy metals.
Blanco County Association of Retired Educators (BCARE) second vice president Mary Nabers and treasurer Jan Booth delivered goodie bags to Blanco campuses and central office on May 24.
Nabers was a teacher for over 35 years, 18 at Blanco High School. At each location former students greeted Nabers enthusiastically with love and respect.
Among the former students was Allison Dowdy, administrative assistant to Blanco Elementary school principal Jowie Walker.
On May 20, 2021, the City of Blanco Planning and Zoning Commission held its first of two town hall meetings to unveil the new proposed zoning map. The town hall took place at the Old Blanco County Courthouse. The next town hall will take place at the Gem of the Hills at 5:30 p.m.
A thesaurus full of adjectives could be used to describe what has been an interesting school year for all of Blanco High School’s seniors, but graduation means even more for one of those teens who is recovering from injuries caused by a major car accident that occurred last year.
“She shouldn’t be alive, so the fact that she’s been able to return to school and make good grades is remarkable,” said Christi Giese, mother of Madelynn Giese.
It was a bright and sunny Friday afternoo ...
Blanco County is in good financial shape, according to its annual audit issued by Neffendorf & Blocker, P.C. of Fredericksburg.
The county commissioners were told at Tuesday’s meeting that its audit received an unqualified opinion, which means the firm found that the county’s financial statements are fairly and accurately represented for the fiscal year ending Sept.
Blanco County’s unemployment rate continues to lead the nine-county Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area in numbers released late last week.
Blanco County’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent for April and is the only county in the region below 4 percent. The Blanco County unemployment rate was 4.1 percent for March.
The state’s unemployment rate for April was 6.3 percent, while it is 5.7 percent nationally.
Waylon Hall tries on his cap for the first time during the graduation practice. Members of the Class of 2021 will take their final walk as BHS students at the graduation ceremony Friday, May 28.
Blanco High School held its awards night May 20. These are the top four awards presented to each class. Additional photos will run on a space available basis.
