To recap how 2020 unfolded for Johnson City, we complied this list of the top headlines printed in the past 52 issues of the Johnson City Record Courier. To access past issues from your home computer or smartphone, consider a digital subscription for $40 per year. You can active a subscription at jcrecordcourier.com, and the Record Courier appreciates your patronage. Print subscriptions are available online as well, and start at $44.00 per year.
January 1, 2020
• Kinder Morgan explains safety for pipeline
January 8, 2020
• Confirmed rabies case reported in Blanco County
January 15, 2020
• Science Mill to Host Snow Day
• The Pearl Wins Lights Spectacular Lighting Contest
• Folks get ready for Trail Ride tradition
January 22, 2020
• BSEACD joins lawsuit in hopes of stopping pipeline
• City Approves Donation to Johnson City VFD, Presents Donation of $5,000 to CRC
January 29, 2020
• Local business owners alarmed by city’s lack of financial audits, city responds
• Local nonproft set to top $250k in scholarship awards
• SAVOR III Brings Flavors of Hill Country Together
February 5, 2020
• Porter Named New Executive Director of Stonewall Head Start, Inc.
• 2020 Blanco County Youth Show a Success
• JCVFD Hires a Bookkeeper, Makes Plans for Annual Fish Fry
• Leeder and Davis Return for Forum
February 12, 2020
• Nonprofit aims to increase broadband internet in Blanco, Llano counties
• PEC to award $100,000 in scholarships to local students
• A Valentine Love Story
• Talley, Wymore, Issac, Respond At Republican Forum
February 19, 2020
• Ronnie spills the secrets
• JCISD Board of Trustees Receives District Annual Performance Report
• JC Youth Hoops shine in Marble Falls League
February 26, 2020
• City administrator responds to residents’ concerns about financial audits
• Local Residents Complete Unique Adventure
• Texas Independence Day
March 4, 2020
• JC Library Friends Host Silent Auction
• Johnson City VFD Plans Annual Fish Fry for May 9
March 11, 2020
• Texas Water Development Board Addresses City Council
• HCM issues statement on dealing with suspected cases of coronavirus
• TCEQ awards Meadows Center $350,000 for Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan
• Get to know your school board candidates
March 18, 2020
• Blanco County braces for Coronavirus
• COVID-19 Threat Causes Closings and Cancelations Locally
• JCISD Board of Trustees Awards Package 2 for Bond Project
March 25, 2020
• COVID-19 Changes Pace of Life in Blanco County; Commissioners Livestream Special Meeting; JCISD Plans To Continue Education in the Wake of School Closings
• Coaches keeping athletes positive, in shape amid changes
• City releases first delinquent financial audit, for 2016
April 1, 2020
• JCVFD Annual Fish Fry Postponed Amid COVID-19 Concerns
• Parks close to mitigate COVID-19 spread
• Manifold appointed as local health authority by commissioners
April 8, 2020
• Wildlife Team readies for another run at State – in 2021
• CARES Act to Assist People and Businesses
• Blanco County issues stay at home order
• Blanco County EMS community readies as coronavirus hits
• Water turns brown for at least 3 Blanco area properties
April 15, 2020
• 2 injured, 15 displaced from Sunday tornado
• JCISD Election Postponed until November 3
• Blanco County healthcare community readies as COVID-19 hits
April 22, 2020
• Blanco County lifts stay at home order, curfew
• Safety Improvements To US 281 Coming Sooner
• New plans for Class of 2020 graduation in the works
May 6, 2020
• New Brew in Town; Johnson City Coffee Co. opens drive-through window
• Planning for JCVFD Fish Fry continues, date TBD
• Texas PPP loans top $41 billion
• LBJHS students earn two silver, three gold medals at State VASE
May 13, 2020
• County amends agreements with Kinder Morgan
• Kinder Morgan donates $172K to 8 Blanco County agencies
• No positive test results from mobile COVID-19 testing
• “Keep Your Distance” Contest a success
May 20, 2020
• LBJHS Will Hold Graduation at Eagle Stadium on May 29
• City Council Installs Newly Elected Members, Reappoints Pat Dildine as Mayor Pro-Tem
• Store to Door Delivers Groceries to Homebound Neighbors
May 27, 2020
• ESD 1 Receives COVID-19 Update from Blanco County EMS
• Judge Bray Signs Coronavirus Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
• Hail Falls in Round Mountain, properties damaged
June 3, 2020
• First COVID-19 death hits Blanco County
• Radioactive camera found
• Sansom Selected to Lead Selah Bamberger Ranch
June 10, 2020
• LBJHS Seniors awarded $718,394 in scholarships and financial aid
• City Council Enacts Plans for Reopening of Parks, Pool
• City Council Approves Resolution to Apply for Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Grant
June 17, 2020
• County experiences slight increase in domestic violence during pandemic
• JCISD Board Approves Revised Academic Calendar
• Library Plans Saturday Parade to kick off summer reading
June 24, 2020
• Blanco County has region’s lowest unemployment rate
• Johnson City Bank Congratulates Haynes for 50 Years of Dedicated Service
• Blanco County Fair and Rodeo canceled for 2020
• ESD 1 Reports Good Progress on Round Mountain Fire Station Construction
July 1, 2020
• JCVFD Fish Fry scheduled for mid-September
• Science Mill re-opens with new exhibits, activities
• Continued rise in Blanco County COVID-19 cases
July 8, 2020
• Crawford graduates from Army Basic Training with honors
• COVID-19 cases increase county, state-wide
• Mayor’s order requires face coverings within businesses
• Early summer drying could indicate a severe wildfire season in Texas
July 15, 2020
• Active COVID-19 cases rise by 13 over past week in county
• Johnson City Council revokes all permits, approves new social media policy
• Burn ban enacted for Blanco County
• Call for volunteers to maintain beautification of Johnson City grows
July 22, 2020
• JCCEF receives $50K donation for scholarships
• JCISD Prepares for the Start of School with Approval of District Improvement Plan & Back to School Guidance Plan
July 29, 2020
• New County Auditor Sworn into Office
• Eagles return to action Monday
• JCISD Revises 2020-2021 Academic Calendar
• No water found contaminated in Gillespie County drilling incident
August 5, 2020
• Record turn-out for Lady Eagle Volleyball
• JCVFD Cancels Annual Fish Fry
• Johnson City Woman Dies of COVID-19; 112 total confirmed cases in county since March
August 12, 2020
• Local Teen Joins Fight against Lyme disease
• City, Chamber, and Lights Spectacular begin plans for holiday season
• Active COVID-19 cases in county drop for second week
August 19, 2020
• Commissioners Approve Proposed Tax Rate
• JCISD Sets Proposed 2020-2021 Tax Rate
August 26, 2020
• JCISD Adopts 2020-2021 Property Tax Rate
• A local ‘Legend’ comes to life in film
• Dry, warm weather predicted for fall
September 2, 2020
• JC City Council Budget Workshop Meeting
• Annual Fish Fry takes on a new look for 2020
• JCVFD to Order New Brush Truck, Welcomes New Member
September 9, 2020
• Chamber and City Council raise concerns, suggestions over use of HOT funds in COVID economic recovery efforts
• JCISD Board Amends 2019-2020 Budget
• City Hall Reopens as CAO/City Secretary position opens
September 16, 2020
• COVID concerns curb Homecoming festivities
• HCM recommends flu vaccinations
• Quit stealing campaign signs, county party chairs warn
September 23, 2020
• City Council Approves 2020-2021 Municipal Budget & Ad Valorem Tax Rate
• Proof and Cooper comes to Johnson City
• JCISD Board approves asynchronous instruction plan
September 30, 2020
• LBJHS campus reopens after two-day closure for COVID cleaning
• Ramp-builders emerge from COVID-19 delays
October 7, 2020
• Local Democrats and Republicans express enthusiasm about election
• 29 active COVID-19 cases present in county
• City Council Approves 2017 Audit
October 14, 2020
• Texas Water Development Board Addresses City Council Regarding Non-Compliance
• City Council Finds Candidate for CAO/City Secretary
October 21, 2020
• Sisters advance to Region 4-2A Championships in Corpus Christi
• Blanco County’s Household Waste Collection Event
October 28, 2020
• A Ghostly Halloween in Johnson City
• Round Mountain Fire Station Construction Nearing Completion
• Sophie Johnson serves nursing home residents for almost half a century
November 4, 2020
• County reports two more COVID-19 deaths
• JCISD Remote Instruction Suspended After Nov. 16
• Johnson City Celebrates Veterans
November 11, 2020
• Corpus wins JCISD Board Place 7 race by small margin
• Blanco County Burn Ban Reinstated
• Saving the Pearl in Johnson City
November 18, 2020
• Newly Hired CAO Shares Plans for City Financials
• County’s COVID-19 case count rises to 204; Neighbor BISD moves to remote learning
• Ibanez to run 5k for Lyme disease awareness, fundraising efforts
November 25, 2020
• EMS Staff prepares for possible holiday spike in COVID-19 cases
• Lights Spectacular shines on to close out 2020 on a brighter note
• Thanksgiving Through the Weekend at Johnson City
December 2, 2020
• Goodman starts a new chapter after library career
• Suspect Captured After Fleeing a Traffic Stop
• Active COVID-19 cases in Blanco County continue to climb \
• Choir to perform at Courthouse
December 9, 2020
• Fifth COVID-19 death hits Blanco County
• Sales of Restricted Fireworks Prohibited as Burn Ban is Extended
December 16, 2020
• Active COVID-19 cases in Blanco County holding steady
• City Council Approves CRF Spending Plan
• Crafters invited to Library’s new Makerspace
December 23, 2020
• JCISD Earns Superior Rating under School FIRST
• Round Mountain EMS Station Nearing Completion
• Active COVID-19 cases rise by 22 in county
