MARBLE FALLS—Hill Country Memorial (HCM) is pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas Bening has joined the HCM Medical Group. He will be treating patients at the HCM Medical Clinic at 2511 N. U.S. Hwy 281, Ste. 800 and performing outpatient surgeries at the HCM Ambulatory Surgery Center at 204 Gateway North in Marble Falls, TX.
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In the early 20th century, while people clustered in isolated villages in the Texas Hill Country, the outside world came as a voice through the air.
Old-time radio was an escape from war, economic depression, prohibition and mundane circumstances. Through the magic of radio a person could experience faraway places he or she could never hope to reach.
Radio was a buzzword long before the first wireless receiver appeared in Gillespie County.
The drama outside the Gillespie County Tax Office wasn’t a quarrel over assessed values, exemptions or tax rates. It wasn’t a political dispute between Democrats and Tea Party Republicans. It wasn’t followed by a fistfight, a duel, a letter to the editor or a tweet.
The citizens who gathered on that cool October morning weren’t upset about paying taxes.
By Rachel Lumpee
Judge Brett Bray called the Blanco County Commissioners Court meeting to order at 9 a.m. on Tue. December 10 with all four commissioners present.
First, public comments were heard from D’Anne and Ken Welch. Both addressed the court about public participation during government meetings which they felt was undermined.
Mrs.
Buffalo Cave, near Johnson City in Blanco County, has been a place of mystery since cattlemen first discovered its dark entrance while grazing their herds along the Pedernales River in the 1800s. Only a small number of people have been inside. For everyone else the underground wonders and the natural beauty of the cave remain hidden in a damp subterranean blackness that has never seen the light of day.
Buffalo Cave was known only locally until 1925 when the West Texas Guano Company leased t ...
Thirteen area songwriters gathered on Friday, November 22 in the basement of Liz on the Square in Blanco to perform original songs for the “Deep in the Dark of Texas ™” songwriting contest, sponsored by the Blanco County Friends of the Night Sky. The more than 70 attendees were treated to a real “Blanco Happening” as the mostly local performers wowed the audience with song after original song extolling the virtues of the night sky or lamenting the light pollution that threatens it.
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The writer O. Henry was naturally curious. Wherever he went he spent a lot of time soaking up the local flavor. His stories came from hotel lobbies, dance halls, saloons, park benches and lamp posts. Each story was a window into the world he was living in at the time.
Born William Sydney Porter in 1860, O.
Marble Falls– The Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce announces the official opening of the 29th annual Walkway of Lights hosted by the Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce. This year, the highly anticipated holiday attraction will be open from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., starting November 22 through New Year’s Day.
Hill Country Memorial (HCM) focuses on the full continuum of healthcare by keeping community members out of the hospital and by empowering them with programs and services that reinforce healthy living as a habit.
This year, to continue building a healthier community, HCM is launching the Give Wellness initiative to revitalize and expand the HCM Wellness Center.
AUSTIN– The Texas Access to Justice Commission (TAJC) has launched a digital resource called the Texas Transfer Toolkit to help Texans with limited means transfer their home, car, or money in a bank account to a beneficiary upon their death.
“This resource will empower people to plan ahead and ensure their family is taken care of after they pass,” Trish McAllister, TAJC executive director, said.
