February 22, 2018 Issue

Officials from the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park are still assessing the damage done to the porch of Withers and Spaulding building at the corner or Main St. and Nugent Ave. after a truck pulling a tractor trailer jackknifed and collided with the structure last Thursday morning. At approximately 6:25 a.m.

When staff at the Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve came to the Blanco State Park to help remove debris following the Memorial Day flood of 2015, they saw big pecan logs in piles destined for the city landfill. Colleen Gardner, executive director of the Ranch, located at 2341 Blue Ridge Dr., Johnson City, ranch manager Steven Fulton and ranch biologist Jared Holmes were among the volunteers.

Although the Texas Game Wardens have not yet identified a suspect in a poaching incident that occurred the second week of January near Cypress Mill Road in northeast Blanco County, some information has been reported to Operation Game Thief, the Texas wildlife crime-stoppers program. Operation Game Thief program is offering at reward of up to $1,000 for information regarding the incident. “A landowner has just donated an additional $3,000 that adds to a $2,000 contribution already receiv ...

Johnson City ISD P.E. Coach, Cindy Pocs is organizing an obstacle course that not will not only test physical agility and strength but will raise money for Johnson City P.E. classes. On Tuesday March 6, Pocs is hosting an Adventure Dash Fun Run. Adventure Dash is an organization that puts on community obstacle courses to raise money for schools.

Johnson City hosted the Gateway Preparatory Academy Gators Tuesday, Feb. 13 for the regular season finale. The Eagles won two of three games, as the Varsity finished 61 to 45, JV-B won 41 to 36, and the JV A-Team lost 27 to 46. Seniors Wells DeLeon, Brett Harris, Wythe Liesmann, Garrison Wood, and Marcus Storer were starters for their last ever home game, coming out hot with 20 points in the first quarter, trailing Gateway 20-21. An incredible defensive effort held the Gators to six point ...

Do thoughts about someone else’s behavior, due to drinking or substance abuse, tend to dominate your thoughts? Even if you are no longer living with an active drinker or abuser, the effects of having lived with one are long-term. You are not alone. There is an organization meeting in Blanco that welcomes friends and families of alcoholics and other substance abusers.

“WHEN I SEE GOD, I WILL TELL HIM THAT HE’S A NUT JOB!” said Rich the Atheist during a conversation I had with him on a college campus. Why would Rich utter such blasphemous words? Because he got so frustrated with the way I argued my points using what’s called “presuppositional apologetics.” Don’t be intimidated by that phrase, it simply means to defend the Christian faith (apologetics) by presupposing that God exists and that the Bible is valid, true and has the ability to ch ...

The Texas Legislature authorized counties to establish County Historical Commissions (CHC) to assist county commissioners courts and the Texas Historical Commission (THC) in the preservation of our historic and cultural resources--this is the mission of each CHC. The responsibilities of a CHC are set forth in the Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 318.

Your Home Network: Wired or Wireless – Which is better? The trend towards going wireless continues to grow. Studies show that nearly half of all US households are wireless only, and that 91 percent of the US population owns at least one wireless device. However, there are some viable reasons to remain wired.