Johnson City Police are seeking information on two suspects caught on camera attaching and removing skimming devices to an ATM at Johnson City Bank. Skimmers are commonly used to steal credit and debit card information from card readers such as ATM’s and gas pumps.
Shortly after 6 a.m. on June 24, a male subject, now identified by Johnson City Police as a 17 year old already wanted for similar charges in other states, attached a skimming device to the ATM located at the Johnson City Bank driv ...
After swearing Cristol Corpus and Randy Rutherford into their school board positions, the Johnson City School Board began reviewing the upcoming budget at their regular meeting on Monday, June 12. They also got an update from Athletic Director Chris Cloninger on summer activities.
Budget Workshop: Chapter 41
Newly hired Superintendent, Richard Kolek and Assistant Superintendent Erin Fasel have been engineering the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The Blanco County Appraisal District Board approved the Appraisal office’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. They also enacted a no cash policy to be phased into this year’s tax collection.
2017 Budget
The board opened a public hearing in which no one from the public expressed questions or concerns with the proposed budget.
Fifteen boxes of snacks, Texas sauces and other treats went into the mail this week to soldiers from Ft Hood stationed overseas.
The boxes were packed by the children at the First United Methodist Church, who added hand-made thank-you cards and bags of trail mix, also bearing thank-you messages.
“They see pictures of fighting on television,” said Ronnie Birck, the church’s education director, “so they know there’s something going on somewhere, even if they don’t fully understand it.
Hill Country residents interested in taking non-credit graduate level art classes will have the opportunity to do so through Texas Tech University Fredericksburg this summer.
The Texas Tech University School of Art is partnering with TTU Fredericksburg to offer three community art courses at Hill Country University Center. For the first time ever, community members can attend graduate-level classes.
One day while I was substituting in a high school Spanish class a young lady came into the classroom sporting a very short, very tight skirt. Not being familiar with the school’s dress code, I decided the best policy on my part would be to ignore the situation—but her apparent discomfort made that difficult.
While she was standing, she was tugging at the hem of her skirt as if to lengthen it.
After Mayor Dawn Capra and the re-elected city council members took the oath of office for their new term, the council turned their attention towards a new lighting ordinance. They also heard a presentation about the Blanco County Veterans Memorial and denied an amendment to the land lease with Pedernales Solar LLC.
Dark Skies Ordinance
After multiple meetings of discussion on the proposed lighting ordinance, the city council approved an ordinance to reduce light pollution in J ...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative today announced the Hill Country Community Cupboard project to help address the Hill Country’s food insecurity through community-sponsored food cupboards. The project’s first cupboard has been installed at PEC’s Johnson City headquarters, on the corner of E. Ladybird Lane and S. Avenue F.
“These types of cupboards have been popping up in communities across the country, and we recognized a real opportunity to make a difference in the community we serve,” ...
The American Legion Post 352 is hard at work evaluating comments and suggestions from the public regarding the proposed Blanco County Veterans Memorial Park. At the suggestion of the Blanco City Council the post is actively seeking community input in the planning stage of the project and is taking action based on that input.
Since presenting the concept at the April meeting of the Blanco City Council, the Post has made formal presentations to the Blanco County Commissioners Court, the Blanco Co ...
John Hewa, chief executive officer for Pedernales Electric Cooperative officially announced his resignation to the board of directors at an emergency meeting called on May 25.
PEC and Hewa released a joint statement after the meeting which stated Hewa is returning to Virginia with his family to “pursue new career opportunities.”
Hewa also stated, “I’m proud of PEC’s accomplishments in the four years that I served the cooperative.
