The JCISD Board of Trustees met in the LBJ High School Commons on April 12, and Board President Shelly Wenmohs called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. All members were present, and there were no public comments.
Full-Day Pre-Kindergarten
“We have been discussing offering a Pre-K program for a few years.
City Council held a regular meeting on April 6, 2021 at City Hall, and Mayor Rhonda Stell called the meeting to order at 6 p.m. All members were present.
Public Hearing: Conditional Use Permit Application
Several citizens spoke regarding a Conditional Use Permit Application from Rock ‘em Right Brewing Company.
Resident Mark Liesmann spoke first.
On Tuesday morning, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a recommendation to health departments that were allocated doses of the J&J vaccine to pause administering this vaccine.
“The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has not been recalled; the CDC is asking that we pause vaccine rollouts with this vaccine while they investigate reports of blood clots.
The Johnson City Lady Eagle Varsity Softball team is proving the old adage “patience is a virtue” to be true – patience at the plate earned them consecutive “run-rule” three-inning victories last week to lead District 29-2A with a 9-1 record entering the final week. “That has been the biggest key to the last couple of wins - our patience at the plate,” according to Head Coach Jack Brown.
The Johnson City Athletic Boosters have made it their mission to help provide funding for meals for the JC Eagles during away games this year.
“Through the support of our JC Nation, we have had a tremendous amount of success this year and have paid out $9000 to the JC Athletics to feed our athletes,” JCABC said in a press release.
The club has also been able to pay an additional $1000 to each the girls’ softball and boy’s baseball to help supplement their costs, as well as purchas ...
The Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District (BPGCD) will have three director seats up for election this spring.
The positions on the ballot are director at large, director for precinct 1 and director for precinct 2. Tom Murrah, the incumbent, is running unopposed for director for precinct 1. Three candidates are running for director for precinct 2.
Johnson City resident Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Andrew Wilson of the David Lee “Tex” Hill Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Composite Squadron in San Marcos was recently accepted into the Cadet Wings Program. Cadet Wings provides funded training to selected Civil Air Patrol cadets to earn their Private Pilot Certificate in the Airplane (Single Engine Land-ASEL or otherwise known as powered), Glider, or Lighter-than-air (Balloon) categories and classes.
April is child abuse prevention and awareness month, and the Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center has added this display of blue to the Blanco County Courthouse lawn as a reminder. Eight blue pinwheels represent the eight children who were interviewed at HCCAC during 2020 from Blanco County. A total of 310 children from across the Hill Country were inteviewed at HCCAC that same year.
HCCAC will host a luncheon benefit on Thursday at the Van Brocklin Bistro in Burnet from 11:30 a.m.
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.
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.
