March 22, 2018 Issue
Johnson City’s Market Days kick off for another year this weekend.
The 55 vendor spots sold out weeks ago with a growing waiting list and many already planning for April, May and the rest of the season.
“They do so well at Lights Spectacular – it’s a slam dunk – they come back,” said Frances Ann Giron from the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce.
With many repeat vendors including Texas Hill Country Olive Company in Dripping Springs and local artisans selling jewelry, home good ...
The Board of Directors for the Blanco County Appraisal District gathered for their quarterly meeting on Tuesday, March 20.
The board approved last quarter’s meeting minutes and financial reports for the months of December through February before moving into new business.
Paul Sumrall was approved to serve another year as the Annual Review Board Chairman.
Each year the Blanco County Pioneers Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas sponsors a Texas History Essay contest for fourth grade students. This year’s topic was “Stephen F. Austin”.
The essay written by Lauryn Boyer of LBJ Elementary School in Johnson City took first place honors in Blanco County and also won District honors.
The Johnson City Eagle baseball team began the district season with two games last week, losing 1-2 to Florence in the opener and defeating Gateway 14-12. The Eagles travel to Comfort on Tuesday, March 20 to take on the Bobcats and host the Blanco Panthers on Friday, March 23.
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“THERE IS NO GOD. I AM AN ATHEIST.” – STEPHEN HAWKING
Many Christians have the wishful notion that, perhaps, this brilliant theoretical physicist had a last-minute change of heart and turned to Jesus. At the risk of sounding harsh and insensitive, may I offer a contrary view?
Talking about, hoping for and anticipating a last-minute deathbed conversion does no justice to the fact that Hawking led a reprobate, unbelieving life marked by ridiculing the God who made him, sustained him, ...
It was my privilege to visit the little town of Tierra Blanca every two to three weeks as I made the rounds of “my” schools. Three of the ten schools I supervised were located in the beautiful gulf state of Veracruz, Mexico. The school in Tierra Blanca was the smallest and most rural of those I called upon.
Hill Country Memorial is now accepting applications for its Student Volunteer Summer Program. Individuals aged 16 years or older (as of June 1, 2018) must submit an application, two letters of recommendation and a parental release form by April 16. The program is open to 20 high school or college students.
“We are looking for independent and confident young people who may be considering a career in health care or who want explore this avenue of community service,” said Linda Simonsen, H ...
