This issue of Johnson City Record Courier is available to read with an online subscription. See the same pages as in the print edition with all the stories, photos, and more.
An account and online subscription is needed to read the eEdition.
Board members of the Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department held a regular business meeting on last Wednesday, March 24. President Ray Bible called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m., and a quorum was established. Members present were: Jeremiah Petersma, Sam Richardson, Justin Davis, Danny Alba, Justin Kohner, Reed Moore, Thomas Monaghan, Kemp Elliott, Jed Felps, with Whitney Liesman joining by phone.
A Blanco County health official expects to see the county’s COVID-19 vaccine waiting list to swell as providers across the state were ordered last week to open inoculations to people who are at least 16 years of age.
Prior to the new rules that went into effect on Monday, March 29, only adults at least 50 years of age and people with certain medical conditions were eligible to receive the vaccine.
A Texas Senate committee on Friday passed an elections bill that would tighten the state’s voting rules by limiting extended early voting hours, requiring proof of disability to qualify for mail-in voting and prohibiting drive-thru voting. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is one of Gov. Gregg Abbott’s legislative priorities this session.
During testimony Friday, the committee received opposition testimony from AARP, the League of Women Voters, NAACP and other ...
In honor of the 100 Club’s mission to support families of first responders killed or critically injured in the line of duty, the South Central Texas McDonald’s Co-op will host its Annual Good Friday Fundraiser benefiting 100 Clubs of Central Texas and surrounding communities.
On Friday, April 2, from 11 a.m.
A while back I was giving a talk to a group of people about the condition of our Hill Country habitat when a woman, obviously peeved about my suggesting the overabundant population of deer was damaging the habitat and needed to be reduced, blurted out, “Well, you just like plants more than animals.” My initial thought was that it was just a reflex response to my suggestion that some of her beloved deer should be shot.
On further reflection, I think that at least part of her response was ...
Farmers and ranchers have until April 2, 2021, to apply for assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in response to the winter storms that hit Texas in February.
USDA NRCS is offering agricultural producers technical and financial assistance through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the recovery measures listed below:
Animal Mortality and Animal Mortality Facility
High Tunnel Systems
Irrigation System and Irrigation Pipeline
Livest ...
Discovery Academy is an after-school enrichment program that focuses on STEM education for 3rd-6th grade students.
“Our mission is to awaken, inspire and excite minds through hands-on experiences to inspire a life-long love of learning,” said Library Assistant Miranda Vega in a press release.
The upcoming session will focus on animal classifications through different activities involving arts and crafts.
The Eagle Varsity Baseball team wasted no time getting back into the “swing” of things, rattling pitchers from Mason and San Saba with hits and runs in double digits to open District 29-2A play. With their last contest before meeting Mason on the road last Tuesday, March 23 - a 10-2 pummeling of the Schulenburg Shorthorns on March 13th - Coach Steven Shipley and the Eagles could have come out lukewarm in their district opener.
If first-year Lady Eagle Head Coach Jack Brown was unsure of the resilience of this year’s squad he got his proof on Monday night as they didn’t just bounce back from last Friday’s setback – a 3-9 loss at Center Point – they bounded back with a decisive 17-9 victory over the Harper Lady Longhorns.
LBJ Middle brought home three championship plaques from the Harper Longhorn Relays on Friday. The 7th Grade Lady Eagles scored 187 points, edging runner-up Harper with 186. In the 8th Grade Girls’ Division the Lady Eagles had the Championship secured before the starting gun fired on the 4x400 Meter Relay finishing the night with 231 points to Harper’s 165.
Blanco and Johnson City were well represented on March 13, 2021 at the State BB Gun Competition held in Fredericksburg, Texas. Fourteen shooters from Blanco County participated in a field of approximately 76 shooters. The competition included individuals and teams from throughout the State. This competition consisted of shooting in four positions including prone, standing, sitting and kneeling.
Blanco County medalists included:
8 Year Old Division: Aaron Wessels – Prone Position 2 ...
Paige Dalland’s 37’9-1/2” heave in the Shot Put at Harper on Thursday marked a career best for the Lady Eagle Senior. She added another Gold Medal with her 105’11” throw in the Discus. Brent Bible completed the Varsity sweep in the Shot Put winning the Boys’ Division with a 48’1/2”.
Amid the celebration surrounding Opening Day for JCYSA, family and friends also celebrated the life of Beau Henderson. Beau was taken from his family and friends too soon, but his memory will continue to bring joy through the Memorial Plaque in his honor, the dedication of “Beau’s Alley” batting cages and the Beau Henderson Foundation.
Discovery Academy is an after-school enrichment program that focuses on STEM education for 3rd-6th grade students.
“Our mission is to awaken, inspire and excite minds through hands-on experiences to inspire a life-long love of learning,” said Library Assistant Miranda Vega in a press release.
The upcoming session will focus on animal classifications through different activities involving arts and crafts.
Johnny Raymond Martin passed away in his home March 20, 2021. Johnny was born February 26, 1954 to John Ray Martin and Mildred Robinson Martin in McAllen, Texas. He left behind sons, Jason Martin, Terrence Martin, and daughter, Shelby Martin; stepdaughter, Michelle Twa; granddaughters, Harper and Hope Martin, Lyssa Dorsey and Kaylee Blaylock; two sisters, Melinda Perez and Pam Martin-Harper.
He graduated from Mission High School.
The rule of law is one of the fundamental principles upon which a stable society is built. Unfortunately, the rule of law is oft-times ignored or mis-construed in order for one body politic or one philosophy to prevail over another. Things haven’t changed much in 2,000 years. Take for instance the trial, or set of trials, that sent Jesus Christ to the cross.
A Texas Senate committee on Friday passed an elections bill that would tighten the state’s voting rules by limiting extended early voting hours, requiring proof of disability to qualify for mail-in voting and prohibiting drive-thru voting. Senate Bill 7, sponsored by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, is one of Gov. Gregg Abbott’s legislative priorities this session.
During testimony Friday, the committee received opposition testimony from AARP, the League of Women Voters, NAACP and other ...
In honor of the 100 Club’s mission to support families of first responders killed or critically injured in the line of duty, the South Central Texas McDonald’s Co-op will host its Annual Good Friday Fundraiser benefiting 100 Clubs of Central Texas and surrounding communities.
On Friday, April 2, from 11 a.m.
March is winding down and my sister-in-law, Lori, is going with it.
There is too much food and too many flowers because that is what we do when someone is dying, when we don’t know what else to do as, gradually, the unthinkable becomes accepted and even ordinary. We make more food and bring more flowers.
A while back I was giving a talk to a group of people about the condition of our Hill Country habitat when a woman, obviously peeved about my suggesting the overabundant population of deer was damaging the habitat and needed to be reduced, blurted out, “Well, you just like plants more than animals.” My initial thought was that it was just a reflex response to my suggestion that some of her beloved deer should be shot.
On further reflection, I think that at least part of her response was ...
Farmers and ranchers have until April 2, 2021, to apply for assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in response to the winter storms that hit Texas in February.
USDA NRCS is offering agricultural producers technical and financial assistance through its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the recovery measures listed below:
Animal Mortality and Animal Mortality Facility
High Tunnel Systems
Irrigation System and Irrigation Pipeline
Livest ...
