August 18, 2016 Issue

The Johnson City Eagles traveled to Leakey Friday night to officially start the Chris Cloninger era as the new head Football coach. The Eagles’ high octane offense did well scoring several times, but was not hitting on all cylinders yet. Coach Cloninger was pleased with the Eagles’ effort and hustle, but knows there is still much work to be done.

The City Council held a special meeting on Thursday, August 11 to discuss the general and system budgets with special focus on funding for Old Annex Office Solutions, the Johnson City visitor’s center and police department. After opening the meeting the Council quickly went into executive session to discuss granting funds to Deborah Burkhard for the Old County Annex project.

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Awards $2.1 Million in Texas Library Grants for FY2017 Science, technology, engineering, art and math take center stage alongside reading, writing, robots and more in the list of grant proposals recently approved by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Agency commissioners gave the green light to 73 library grant awards totaling $2.1 million for numerous Texas libraries, institutions of higher education, and related nonprofit organizations ...

This month we feature a guest column, authored by Jim Gilbert, noted naturalist and writer from Waconia, Minnesota. This column is reprinted, with permission, from the Star Tribune, Minneapolis. By July 4 this year much of the field corn in southern Minnesota was up 5 to 6 feet. Now many of the fields are pollinating so we see the tassels and silks, and it’s also time for the first locally grown sweet corn to be available. In Minnesota, corn is an annual, usually planted in May.

WEARING A MULTI-COLORED AFRO WIG AND HOLDING A JOHN 3:16 SIGN, Rock’n Rollen Stewart was a constant fixture at sporting events in the late 70s and early 80s. Have you ever heard of “The John 3:16 Guy” also known as “The Rainbow Man”? His goal was to be famous and he got his fifteen minutes by doing some highly unorthodox shenanigans. Carrying a battery-powered television to keep track of network broadcasting cameras, he would time his antics perfectly and jump into the frame giving a ...

Hill Country University Center to hold Open House Aug 22 Texas Tech University and Central Texas College are holding an open house at the Hill Country University Center in Fredericksburg on Monday, August 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Advisors will be on hand to explain the degree and program offerings that can be taken in Fredericksburg, along with information on tuition, credits, online classes, and transferability.