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Brown to Transfer After 17 Years at Blanco Post Office (Community News)
Cathy Brown (left) will soon transfer to the Fisher Post Office. She asked for her photo to be taken here, behind the Blanco Post Office counter as, “This is how everyone knows me!”Merannda Button...
View ArticleNews from the Blanco Library (Community News)
By Crystal Spybuck, Blanco Library LibrarianHappy New Year Friends! We have had a wonderful holiday here at the library and we hope you all enjoyed the candy cane lanyard Ms. Anne Purpura made for the...
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Kari Graham Named FFA Student of the Month for November (School)
By Jason Marek, Blanco FFASenior FFA member Kari Graham has been named the FFA Student of the Month for November. Kari is currently the 2014-15 Blanco FFA Chapter Reporter and has served as a local...
View ArticleWork Days Set for Youth Show (Community News)
From Keitha Johnson, Blanco County Youth Council DirectorThe work day to set up pens, clean the show barn, and make other additional preparations for the upcoming 2015 Blanco County Youth Show is...
View ArticleDo you Make the Best Salsa in Blanco County? (School)
From Keitha Johnson, Blanco County Youth Council DirectorSaturday January 17, 2015 is the date for the 6th Annual Blanco County Youth Show Salsa Contest. Winner will have year-long bragging rights as...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow? (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
By Judy DorsettHappy New Year! It seems that December was much shorter than past years. Our weather in Texas is typical Texas. One day freezing, the next day 70-80 degrees. The “Snow Birds” that visit...
View ArticleThe weather in Texas.... (Fit Tips)
By Sally Windham-BlackburnSaturday, I basked in the sun beside Sleepy Creek, west of Blanco. It was warm and wonderful. My dear friend and I lay on a blanket, atop a flat-topped boulder and soaked in...
View ArticleFaith Lessons from the Bible, Part 4 (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.com 6 pm M-F AM630KSLRI encourage you to read Mt. 17:14-21. Verse 19-21 says, “Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? Jesus...
View ArticleGrowing in Christ (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence Coffee, Mt. Horeb Baptist ChurchIt’s funny how God works sometimes. Here I’ve been concentrating on planting my fertile ground with God’s Word, looking for ‘good’ Scriptures to speak...
View ArticleIs your home ready for the cold? (Putting the Pieces Together)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, A Paragon Builders / Vallone Real EstateWith the temperatures dropping, is your home winterized, ready for the cold? Here are some last minute things you can do to protect...
View ArticleBray Oversees First County Commissioners’ Meeting (Community News)
By Charles McClure, cmcclure@blanconews.comIt is said that everything has a beginning, and so it was for the administration of new Blanco County Judge Brett Bray, who presided over his first...
View ArticleIsaac Eyes Testing Reform (Regional News)
By Charles McClureWhen District 45 State Rep. Jason Isaac, R-Dripping Springs, sees Blanco State Park, it immediately transforms him back to when he was first elected. “I always think about that river...
View ArticleBISD Calls May School Board Vote (School)
By Charles McClure cmcclure@blanconews.com Blanco Independent School District (BISD) called an election for May 9 during regular session on Monday, Jan. 12 in the high school library. Places 3 and...
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School District Honors Panther Playoff Run (School)
The Blanco High School Varsity Football team and their coaches and administrators pose with their bronze medals awarded to state semi-finalists. (Diana Schwind photo.)By Charles McClure,...
View ArticleProposal Would Put Contracts Under Increased Scrutiny (Regional News)
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Signaling his intent to promote transparency and accountability in the 84th Texas Legislature, House Speaker Joe Straus on Jan. 9 announced that in the coming weeks the House...
View ArticleBecause I Didn’t Have an Apple (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J. McClellanThe other day I came across a six-inch by eight-inch board. Glued to it and coated over with varnish is a painting of a ship foundering in high seas. I remembered that it had been...
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Eastern Star to Hold School (Community News)
From Karen DyeThe six participating chapters of District 5, Section 3, Grand Chapter of Texas, Order of the Eastern Star will host the “Friends of the Abyss” Eastern Star School of Instruction at the...
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Madeleine Ellis Moss (Obituaries)
Madeleine Ellis Moss, 67, passed away on January 6, 2015 at home in Johnson City, TX. She was born on June 3, 1947 in Pasadena, TX to John and Catherine Ellis. Madeleine grew up in Pasadena and...
View ArticleCold Weather Tips for PEC Members (Community News)
From PECWinter weather has arrived, with unseasonably cold fronts working through the Hill Country and more on the way. Winter temperatures can result in higher consumption of electricity because the...
View ArticlePEC Offering $50,000 in Scholarships to 14 Graduating Seniors (Community News)
From PECPEC’s Scholarship Program is offering $50,000 in scholarships this year to local high school and home-schooled seniors in the Co-op’s service area, and applications for 2015 scholarships are...
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