Learn About Geocaching at Blanco State Park (Happenings at Blanco State Park)
With Halloween days away, it seems fitting that this is National Bat Week. Blanco State Park is a seasonal host to hundreds of bats, thanks in part to the bat house located near the parking lot for the...
View ArticleMaster Gardeners of Blanco County Offer Training Classes (Community News)
If you have ever wanted to know more about good gardening practices, the difference between good and bad insects, which grasses or plants to use in your particular location or why your efforts at...
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Two Homecoming Game Balls are Awarded (Community News)
Lion June Newhouse presents the two game balls to Ashtyn Hunt and Logan Gilbert at the Homecoming football game. Also pictured are Logan’s brother and grandmother. Read Article.1 photo attached to this...
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Blanco FFA Wins Area Championships (School)
Homesite TeamThe Blanco FFA Land, Range, Homesite and Plant ID teams recently competed in the Area VII FFA Fall Career Development Events at the Joshua Springs Park and Preserve in Kendall County. More...
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Lady Panther Volleyball Clinches District Championship, Sweeps Deer and...
District Champions!By Diana SchwindThis year there will be no district co-championship to share for the Blanco Lady Panthers as they secured the district title on Tuesday, October 21 with a 3-0 sweep...
View ArticlePanthers Remain Undefeated (Sports)
By Jason MarekOn paper, this past Friday’s district match-up of undefeated teams looked to be a tough game for Blanco as they traveled to Karnes City to face the Badgers in a game that proved to have...
View ArticleHow about some Built-In things? (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builders / Vallone Real EstateHave you ever considered adding built-in items to your home (new or remodel)? So many items can be done. I once listed and sold a...
View Article2014 General Election Official Results (Community News)
Federal United States Senator: John Cornyn United States Representative, District 21: Lamar Smith State Governor: Greg Abbott Lieutenant Governor: Dan Patrick Attorney General: Ken Paxton Comptroller...
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Lady Panthers Take Bi-District Championship (Sports)
Jamie McClinton blocks a Bengal kill in the Bi-District Playoff Game.Photo by Diana Schwind.By Diana SchwindThe Blanco Lady Panthers finished District 25-3A undefeated with a shutout victory over...
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Lady Panthers Cross Country Team, State Bound! (Sports)
The Blanco Lady Panther cross country team is headed for the State meet after placing 2nd on Saturday, November 1 at the Region IV Cross Country Meet sponsored by the University of Texas at San Antonio...
View ArticleVeterans Day at LBJ Ranch to Feature “Birddog” Plane Fly-In (Community News)
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will commemorate Veterans Day on Tuesday, November 11 with a fly-in of Vietnam era “Birddog” aircraft and a fee-free day for Texas White House tours. From...
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First Baptist Church Celebrates 155th Anniversary (Focus on Faith)
Baptist baptism at Red Bluff in the Blanco River from Mrs. Tilden Byler’s collection.Submitted by FBC History Committee: C.A. Rust III Chairman; Sam and Lauren McDougallThe First Baptist Church was...
View ArticleBlanco ISD to Honor Veterans in Veterans Day Events (School)
Blanco ISD would like to extend an invitation to veterans and their families to participate in Veterans Day activities on November 11, 2014. At 8:10 AM, the Middle School will conduct a flag raising...
View ArticleVeterans Parade Set for Saturday, November 8 (Community News)
The 7th Annual Blanco Veterans Parade is coming this Saturday Nov. 8, 2014 at 10:00am in beautiful downtown Blanco, Texas. Please come out and show your support patriotism and pride. Wear your Red,...
View ArticleUnity is Strength (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J. McClellanWhen my third grade teacher read us a story about the life of a giant redwood tree or sequoia, I was impressed. I was even more impressed many years later when I actually saw a...
View ArticleSecretary of State Posts Early Voting Turnout Numbers (Regional News)
AUSTIN — The Secretary of State’s Elections Division on Oct. 31 posted early voting turnouts for each of the state’s 15 highest-population counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin,...
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Frank Roosevelt Bushong (Obituaries)
Frank Roosevelt Bushong, 69, of Round Rock, Texas, passed away on October 28, 2014. He was born on August 25, 1945, in Temple, Texas, to James R. Bushong and Leona A. Pringle Bushong. He was raised in...
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3rd Annual Western Showcase is Just Around the Corner (Community News)
BlancoBarby will host Cousin Jerry who will broadcast live at 3rd Annual Blanco Western Showcase this Saturday. Jerry will be arriving about 1pm for the afternoon. Jerry is known for so much history of...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor (Opinion)
Dear Editor: Over the course of several years a great many people in Blanco worked very hard to create Blanco’s Comprehensive Master Plan, Historic Preservation Action Plan, and Unified Development...
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FFA Members Compete at Texas State LDE’s (School)
From Jason MarekAfter a very busy and successful start to the school year with land, range, homesite and plant ID teams all qualifying for state, the Blanco FFA competed in their first leadership...
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