The Blanco County Office of Emergency Management and the National Weather Service are sponsoring a SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training session on March 22, 2016, from 7 to 9 PM at the Blanco EMS Station, 607 Chandler St., Blanco. The training is free and open to anyone interested, and no registration is required.
The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans.
Congratulations to the Blanco County 4-H Shooting Education shooters who participated in the Texas State BB Gun Championship that was held in New Caney, Texas on March 12. 15 shooters and coaches represented Blanco County including: Back Row Left to Right: Donnie Sprouse (Coach), Shannon Sultemeier (Coach), Chris Welch (Coach), Dakota Metcalf, Reid Sultemeier, Degan Roy, Cody Sprouse, Keen Linson, Adrianna Mayes and Heath Eckenrode.
Full 5th Circuit to hear Texas voter ID case
AUSTIN — The entire U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will review Texas’ controversial voter identification law.
A majority of the judges of the Fifth Circuit on March 9 voted in support of an “en banc” rehearing of oral arguments in Veasey v.
When I was a kid my some of my best summer evenings were spent chasing lightening bugs and when tired of bug chasing, lying in the grass looking for the Big Dipper, Little Dipper and simply counting stars. Now my grandkids stay inside playing MineCraft and watching “stars” on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
An All-Church Community Easter Son-Rise Service will be held at 7:00A.M. at Whittington's Hill. Everyone is invited to hear the message of the Resurrection given by Pastor Steve Sanchez and to sing special traditional songs commemorating this spectacular day played by Beverly Voron, both from Community Church of the Hills.
Bill Martineau was a happy man. Jobs were scarce in Utah during the summer of 1963 and he was elated at having found work as a lumber jack in the High Uintah Mountains. He worked very hard during the week and commuted back to Provo on the weekends. That commute took him through the beautiful dairy farming community of Heber City nestled in a green valley in the shadow of snow capped Mount Timpanogas.
One day while passing through the town in his dilapidated used car, he ran into a little jersey ...
Along with regular leadership reports, the Johnson City School board and administration reviewed the School District’s funding for the previous fiscal year and for the future at their regular meeting on Monday, November 14, 2016.
Financial Summaries and Strategies
Johnson City Independent School District received a superior rating from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas.
The JCISD School Board met on March 7, 2016 for their regularly scheduled meeting and all board members were present. No one spoke during open forum.
Dr. Noel Landuyt from the Institute for Organizational Excellence at UT Austin was present to provide the Board information on the Survey of Employee Engagement that was sent to all JCISD staff in the fall of 2015.
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site staff and volunteers invite everyone to join the fun Saturday, March 12, 2016 for the Annual LBJ Kite Day – Kites with Courtney. The park staff encourages children of all ages to share in the wonderful experience. Come out and fly a handmade kite or you may bring your own favorite kite and spend the day outdoors in the Texas Hill Country.
The event will be held at the LBJ State Park Baseball Field on Coronet Street starting at 1:00 P.M.
On Saturday, March 26th, the Youth Municipal Advisory Council will be breaking ground on the new community garden. The garden will be placed to the left and in front of the public softball fields in the Johnson City park. Produce such as squash, tomatoes, peppers and more will be planted as the first crops in the community garden.
The garden will be a 30 by 70 foot space, with various rows running length wise.
