November 30, 2017 Issue
After three hours of deliberation in closed session, the City Council and Randy Holland came to a mutual agreement to end his employment as Johnson City Chief of Police at a special meeting held on Nov. 27 at Johnson City, City Hall.
Holland accepted voluntary administrative leave effective until June 13, 2018 on which date he will honorably retire from Johnson City Police Department.
Three more Eagles are headed to Camp Pendleton in San Diego after graduation. Cole Cowsert, Tony Medrano and Colt Kneese have joined the Marines and leave for San Diego shortly after they graduate.
Cole Cowsert, who graduates in December, will be the first of the three headed to bootcamp in February of 2018.
MY TATTOO WAS GOING TO BE A REALLY SMALL ONE that simply said, “Mt. 6:33,” the abbreviation for my life’s verse: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Matthew 6:33). I wanted to be reminded of it, forever—in ink!
Les Goates said that he would never forget the autumn of 1918, “that terribly climactic year of World War I during which more than 14 million people died of that awful scourge ‘the black plague,’ or Spanish influenza.
“Winter came early that year and froze much of the sugar beet crop in the ground.
Johnson City’s annual Thanksgiving weekend celebration kicked off with lunch at the First United Methodist Church for about 200 diners.
It was the now-traditional Free Community Thanksgiving Potluck Feast, and as usual it packed the church’s Activity Building with hungry celebrants.
“We had our loyal turkey cooks preparing a dozen birds, and three brought in hams, but the real backbone of the event is the participants themselves,” explained Pastor Lee Romero.
“Everyone has a d ...
Gather the family and come out to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park to celebrate the holiday season at “Christmas Through the Years in LBJ Country” on Saturday, December 2, in Johnson City, Texas. This National Park Service celebration will run from 6 to 9 p.m. and will be free and open to the public.
Join the Science Mill and paper airplane expert John Brooks to discover the many ways paper can fly, from simple folded sheets to elaborate cut, folded, and glued flying models. It’s part art project, part science!
The same forces that let an eagle soar or a huge 777 Dreamliner lift off the ground also act on a paper airplane.
Kim Olson, candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, visited Johnson City on Monday, Nov. 20. She started with a tour of Bamberger Ranch, where she visited with David Bamberger about water and land management challenges facing Hill Country landowners and ranchers.
Later, Olson attended a meet and greet at the 290 Vinery.
The Albert Community Club will meet at 4:00 on Sunday, December 3, 2017 in the Williams Creek School Building at 5501 S. Ranch Road 1623, Albert, Texas for their annual Christmas social.
Guests are invited and new members are always welcome. There will be no business meeting.
Everyone is asked to bring a party food and a gift for the Chinese gift exchange.
The work day to set up pens, clean the show barn and make other additional preparations for the upcoming 2018 Blanco County Youth Show is scheduled for SATURDAY DECEMBER 9, 2017 AT 8AM until 1PM at the Blanco County Livestock Show Barn in Johnson City. ALL PARENTS OF EXHIBITORS, 4-H & FFA MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO COME AND HELP GET THE BARN READY FOR THE 2018 SHOW.
For more than 50 years, the Living Nativity Pageant at the First United Methodist Church of Johnson City has returned the holiday to its religious roots for thousands of residents and visitors.
The free sound-and-light show uses music and narration to pull together the familiar elements of the familiar story of the birth of the Christ from the various books of the Bible, with live costumed characters (including a real baby Jesus) living out the story as it unfolds.
The show is repeated ev ...
