By Tricia Hartmann
JCISD Trustees met in the LBJ High School Commons for a regular meeting on May 10. President Shelly Wenmohs called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., and all members were present.
Recognitions, Public Comments
Diane Hudson recognized several students for Visual Arts competitions. Hudson said that the Visual Arts program has performed very well at Regionals, and four students also won at Area and State.
Kaitlyn Arvesen, Valedictorian of LBJ’s class of 2017, will be graduating from UT Austin on Saturday May 22nd, 2021 with a 4.0 GPA and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering. For the past year she has had an internship with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and will continue to work there full time on the Europa Clipper project which is searching for signs of life on one of Jupiter’s moons.
Alton Moreland was recognized for 60 years of dedicated public service to the JCVFD at the City Council meeting last Tuesday, May 4. Mayor Rhonda Stell shared a proclamation thanking Moreland for his special gifts and dedication to the department.
Stell said, “Alton is known as a friendly, outgoing person who is always putting public safety first.”
The proclamation outlined Moreland’s service in chronological order, and his character as an important part of the department.
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Members of the City of Johnson City Council held a regular meeting last Tuesday. Mayor Rhonda Stell called the meeting to order at 6 pm. Pastor Steve Sanchez gave the Invocation. Retiring JCVFD firefighter Alton Moreland was recognized for his service of 60 years to the department. Also recognized was retiring Council member and Mayor Pro tem Pat Dildine, who has served on the City Council since 2013.
Public Hearings and Comments
Citizens addressed the Council about construction of a Plan ...
Blanco County is outpacing state and national vaccination rates, with nearly 40 percent of residents over the age of 16 fully vaccinated against COVID-19. As of May 9, just over 34 percent of Americans and 38 percent of Texans have been fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services.
In Blanco County, almost half of residents 16 years of age and older have had at least one dose of the vaccine, accordin ...
Blanco County Judge Brett Bray called the regular Blanco County Commissioners Court meeting to order at 9 a.m. with all four commissioners present.
All public comments were in regards to item 12 on the agenda, which focused on the consideration of de-annexation and cancellation of lots 1, 2, and 3, in the Live Oak Canyon subdivision.
On Saturday May 1st, the polls closed at 7 p.m. for a general election of two city council seats and mayor of Johnson City.
According to the unofficial results posted on the city’s website, a total of 391 voters participated.
Incumbent Mayor Rhonda Stell ran unopposed, and received 122 total votes. She has been mayor since first elected in 2019.
Incumbent Pat Dildine was defeated by Stephanie Fisher who received 97 votes.
By Tricia Hartmann
The Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department conducted their monthly business meeting on April 28, 2021. President Ray Bible called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. In addition to Bible, those present included: Treasurer Orlando Ibanez, Vice President and Lieutenant Kemp Elliott, Captain and Secretary Chris Welch, Justin Kohner, Justin David, Reed Moore, Sam Richardson, Jeremy Petersma, Jed Felps, and Assistant Chief Whitney Liesmann who joined by phone.
The City Council held a special meeting to review and discuss several matters: approval of the 2019 FYE Annual Financial Report; renovations to the Johnson City Community Pool, and Resolution for the appropriation of Interest & Sinking Funds for replacement of three Police Department vehicles.
Mayor Rhonda Stell called the meeting to order at 3 p.m.
A local man’s new book, published by the University of Oklahoma Press, brings the Guadalupe River Basin in the 19th century into vivid focus for history lovers.
In “Texas Rangers, Ranchers, and Realtors,” author Thomas O. McDonald uses historical documents to tell the story of seven real families, including his own ancestors, pioneers James Hughes Callahan (1812-1856) and Sarah Day (1822-1856).
“I think they would be surprised there was a book written about them, because I’m su ...
