Everyone wants to be a General Contractor, why? (Debbie Vallone-Homeier)
By Debbie Vallone-Homeier, Paragon C&D Builders / Vallone Real EstateEveryone wants to be a General Contractor. Why? Well, there are several reasons for this. They think they can save money, lost...
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Lady Panthers Defeated by Vikings: Blanco Runner-up in District 27-2A (Sports)
Jamie McClinton races toward to the basket.Photo by Diana Schwind.By Diana SchwindThe Panthers battled the Lago Vista Vikings on Tuesday,, February 5 in their final district game. A Panther victory...
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Baseball, Softball Set to Start (Sports)
A Southwest High School player takes a spill after an unsuccessful attempt to steal second by the Blanco player.Photo by Diana Schwind.A Southwest High School player takes a spill after an unsuccessful...
View ArticleKBB Membership Drive (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
By Retta Martin The year 2013 has arrived and almost two months have passed without my thanking all of the volunteers who helped make 2012 such a success for KBB. As usual, Judy Dorsett and the...
View ArticleSales Tax Revenues Up, Down in Blanco County (Community News)
By Chelita C. RileyWhile January sales tax receipts, representing December sales revenues, to local taxing authorities were up 4.6% compared to last year’s figures, sales tax revenues received by local...
View ArticleBlanco County Joins Warrant Round Up (Community News)
Beginning March 2, 2013, the law enforcement agencies of over 100 entities across Texas will combine forces to search for those who have active warrants, and the person will be arrested and taken...
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City Council Hears Real Ale Brewery Treatment Plant Plans (Community News)
The Blanco Boy Scout Troop attended the City Council meeting on Tuesday, February 12, as a requirement for their Citizenship of the Community merit badge. This is one of the many badges they have to...
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Dean Myane Shares Carnival Cruise Experience (Community News)
Dean Myane (second from left) and friends on the Carnival Triumph cruise.By Priscilla SealsLocal resident Dean Myane had planned an all-girl vacation with her daughter-in-law, future daughter-in-law,...
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Panthers Capture Co-District Championship (Bye Position): Defeat Ingram for...
Senior boys – Quinn Dillard, Sam Isenberg, head coach Jeff Akin, and Colton Childress.Photo by Tracy Sauceda.By Diana SchwindThe Panthers defeated the Johnson City Eagles on Tuesday, February 12 in a...
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Dancing the Night Away (Community News)
Photo by Lisa Barnett.Blanco Daddy/Daughter Dance was held at the Second Mile Rec Center on February 16. It was a huge success, as measured by the great turnout of dads, grandpas, and father figures of...
View ArticleCacahuamilpa Caverns and the Dog Nobody Cared to Hear (Mustard Seeds)
By Keith J. McClellanOne of the most memorable of my Boy Scout adventures was when I, as an adult leader, along with others, took fifteen Scouts to explore an underground river deep in the heart of...
View ArticleTexas Press Association State Capital Highlights: Texas joins other states in...
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — Attorney General Greg Abbott on Feb. 13 announced Texas had joined 10 other states in a legal challenge to a federal law, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
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Program Uses Sewing Machines to Change Lives (Announcements)
Thanks to women in Blanco County, low-income women along the Mexican border are about to change their lives. Willie Berman is a United Methodist missionary on the Mexican side of the border in the...
View ArticleCornelia Pearl “Tucker” Lindeman (Obituaries)
Cornelia Pearl “Tucker” Lindeman, 97, passed away February 19, 2013 in Blanco. She was born in Blanco County on September 4, 1915 to Solomon James Wagner and Ethel Brooks Wagner. Mrs. Lindeman was...
View ArticleNews from the Blanco Library: Library Hosts Social Security Class (Community...
By Crystal SpybuckSpecial Announcement – The computer classes are canceled for February 25 and will resume February 27. '''Curtis is presenting a special Social Security Class on February 27 at 4:00pm....
View ArticleWho’s Who in the Blanco Cemetery: Annual Membership Meeting Set for February...
By Gail McClellanRemember the annual membership meeting scheduled for Feb. 23, 2013. That's this Saturday. The meeting is at 2:00 pm at the Blanco Library. 179 postcards have been mailed to members...
View ArticleTrash Talk (Blanco Blog)
By Martha GosnellBlanco has a beautiful cemetery! The flags snap proudly in the breeze. The grave sites are well-kept. It is one of the few trash-free public areas in town. We can all be proud of our...
View ArticleREVEL Plays to Packed House: Next BPA Concert Set for March 16 (Community News)
REVEL, the classical band composed of Carla McElhaney, pianist, Joel Becktell, cellist, and Carmelo de los Santos, violinist played to a packed Uptown Blanco Ballroom crowd on Saturday evening,...
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Boys Golf Team Places Third at Ingram Tournament (Sports)
Tyler Hardin, Kyle Gray, Lane Hoelting, James Leachman, Aaron Uballe.Photo by Scott Balmos.From Blanco ISDThe Blanco Boys golf team finished third out of twelve teams at the Ingram Warrior golf...
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Speakers Talk About Occupations at BHS Career Fair (School)
Featured speakers.Photo by Ellen Johnson.The Blanco High School Career Fair was held Friday, February 15. Read Article.2 photos attached to this article.More from School.
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