How Does Your Garden Grow? (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
By Judy DorsettApril was a stormy, unpredictable and drier month than expected. The hail and wind damaged gardens, blooming fruit trees, landscapes, homes and automobiles. Many fruit trees bloomed,...
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Tejas Art Club ~ Artist of the Month (Features)
One of Martha Dickman’s daughter’s, Brenda Fry, is a Florist whose designs and arrangements for weddings, etc… have inspired her to start painting. Due to illness, Martha is unable to drive. Also,...
View ArticlePanthers Fall to Luling in Bi-District Playoff (Sports)
By Diana SchwindThe Blanco Panther baseball team played a best-of-three game series against the Luling Eagles in the Bi-District playoff round. Game one was played at Blanco on Thursday, May 1 with the...
View ArticleSoftball Season Ends at Area (Sports)
By Diana SchwindThe Blanco Panther softball team fell to the Boling Lady Bulldogs, 0-10, in an Area matchup at the Shiner Starplex on Thursday, May 1. The Panthers struggled at the plate with Abbie...
View ArticleIs Your Home Ready for the Summer Heat? (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builders / Vallone Real EstateAt each season change, there are things we need to do to prepare our home. So as we are approaching summer, here are some things you...
View ArticleCentral Texas, Hill Country Board of Realtors: A Special Message from, Candy...
Your Texas Realtor® can help you in selling and buying houses every day of the week. But they can’t make that house a home…That’s where Mom steps in… Thanks to all Mothers everywhere and everything...
View ArticleCounty Commissioners Do Not Reinstate Burn Ban (Community News)
By Tricia HartmannBlanco County Commissioners held a Regular meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The Commissioners Court met in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Blanco County Courthouse...
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Michele Skillman Remembered at Rose Planting Ceremony (School)
Senior Megan Wier commemorates counselor Michele Skillman at Rose Planting Ceremony Wednesday, May 7.From BISDHigh School counselor Michele Skillman, who lost her battle with cancer at the beginning of...
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Panthers Claim Regional Crown for Second Year in a Row (School)
Region IV UIL Academic Champs. (Front L to R) Patton Keutz, Mariah Ackerson, Vanessa Skillman, Colton Barrow, Drew Ritter, Thomas Kirkscey. (Back L to R) Kristin Watt, Breanna Collins, Moses Godinez,...
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Meaghen Seales Takes 3rd at State (Sports)
On Friday, May 9, at the Mike Myers Stadium in Austin, Meaghen Seales took 3rd place in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:17.97. 4. Bret Leigh Nance took 4th with a time of 2:18.12. 5. Both times were...
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Texas Ramp Project Builds in South Blanco (Community News)
These team members are, left to right, Pastor Lee Romero of the First United Methodist Church in Johnson City, Harry Conger, David Hamm and Samantha Jacks.Blanco County’s wheelchair ramp builders...
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Girl Scouts Plant Two Trees on BISD Campus (Community News)
Girl Scout Cadettes and 5th Grade Juniors from Blanco Troop 2104 recently spent an afternoon working hard at the Blanco Elementary Campus. The girls planted two trees on the campus to help improve...
View ArticleWhat is Sacrifice? (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J McClellanIn 1957 Mexico was in the midst of an unprecedented drought. People were being forced to flee their unproductive farms to seek almost non-existent jobs in the towns and cities. At...
View ArticleCity Council Election Results (Community News)
The three incumbents, Martin Sauceda, Robert "Bobby Mack" McClung, and Al Turner, were able to keep their seats on the City Council. A total of 46 voters participated in the election, and were allowed...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Decision Upholds Prayer in...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Governmental bodies’ right to begin meetings with a prayer — so long as the prayer does not favor a particular religious denomination — was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in a...
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Edith “Ann” Braly Jones (Obituaries)
Edith “Ann” Braly Jones went to be with the Lord, family and friends on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the age of 78. She was born in Brady, Texas on February 3, 1936 to Sam and Sybil Braly. She was preceded...
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Five Generations (Announcements)
Elizabeth Dechert Sorrell of Blanco welcomes her third Great, Great Granddaughter, Kinley Lynn, daughter of Curtis and Sarah Bohuslav of Austin. Kinley was born Easter Sunday Morning. Standing left to...
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Jennings Anderson Ford Awards Scholarship to Local FFA Member (Community News)
Pictured from L to R: Amy Berg, Alexandria Penshorn, Nancy and Tito Romero)Alexandria Penshorn, a 2014 graduate of Blanco, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Jennings Anderson Ford and Ford Motor...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
American Legion Memorial Highway Post 352 is grateful to our Blanco County supporters in our endeavor to save our Post. Although we must move from our current home, we are excited about our future....
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Class of 1954 Meets for Reunion (Community News)
The class of 1954 met at the Canyon Lake cabin of Merle Sewick, Saturday, May 10, with eleven of the original twenty-three members present. Joyce Page Torney and Merle Bonnet Sewick had prepared an...
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