Community Comes Out to Support Rollins, Bell (Community News)
Jon Brieger and Jeff Harkinson auction off items at a fundraiser to help out Mable Rollins and Mike Bell. The event was held at the Old Blanco County Courthouse on Sunday, March 3. The old courtroom...
View ArticleHelfrich Joins Capital Farm Credit (Regional News)
From Capital Farm CreditCapital Farm Credit welcomes Jason Helfrich as vice president/ relationship manager. Helfrich offices out of the Fredericksburg Credit Office, serving the greater Hill Country...
View Article4th Graders Present Music and More (School)
Photo courtesy Blanco ISD.Brandon Aly leads 4th graders during the Musical Finesse concert at Blanco Elementary School. Read Article.1 photo attached to this article.More from School.
View ArticleNews from the Blanco Library (Community News)
Liz Waller enjoys some sushi.By Crystal SpybuckAnnouncing the Blanco Library Sealed Envelope Auction! Starting now through Friday, March 22, review our list of items for sale at our website at...
View ArticleBlanco County 4-H to Host BB-Gun State Match (Community News)
On Saturday, March 9, Blanco County 4H Shooting Education will be hosting the Texas State Rifle Association’s annual BB-Gun State Match. This is an event that has been ongoing for several years past....
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow? (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
By Judy DorsettMarch is the busiest month of the spring season. There is so much to be done. You should have finished the rose pruning, along with dead plants cut back and removed to the compost. This...
View ArticleOld Blanco County Courthouse Preservation Society Announces Annual Membership...
OBCCPS invites you to please join them for the annual meeting this year on Thursday, March 14. The evening will begin at 6:30pm with a wine and cheese social, followed by a presentation from Jenny...
View ArticleGroundwater District Office Gets Garden Makeover (Community News)
The lawn in front of the Blanco-Pedernales Conservation District office at 601 W. Main in Johnson City is being transformed by a group of Blanco County Master Gardeners from a patch of weeds into a...
View ArticleSuffering With Christ, Part 2 (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comLast week we started to look at the subject of Christian suffering, starting in Romans 8:17-18. We saw that Christians suffer with Jesus, more than for Him. He takes...
View ArticleRevelations Part 8: Chapter 4 (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeRevelation 4:1-11 (KJV) “1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which...
View ArticleOvercoming The Spin Cycle (Focus on Faith)
By John Kinslow, minister, Blanco church of ChristA boy entered a store and asked to purchase some soap. The clerk grinned and said, "And what are you going to do with this soap?" The boy said he...
View ArticleBlanco Panther Track Meet Results, Feb. 28 (Sports)
Abbie Culton springs from the blocks on a relay.Photo by Diana Schwind.Boys Results Varsity: Alex Palos, 4th, 100m. dash. John Hodge, 6th, 200m. dash. Rance Dollahite, 6th, mile run, 4x200 relay, 3rd...
View ArticleTennis Begins (Sports)
Joanna Delavan returns a fore hand in a doubles match.Photo by Diana Schwind.Blanco tennis players attended a practice meet in Canyon Lake. Read Article.2 photos attached to this article.More from Sports.
View ArticleBlanco Masonic Lodge #216 Hosts Take Time to Read Event (School)
Blanco Masonic Lodge #216 hosted a Take Time to Read awards ceremony on Tuesday, February 26. The event honored approximately 60 elementary students and their families. The program runs for six weeks,...
View ArticlePanther Baseball Wins Johnson City Tournament (Sports)
The Blanco Panther baseball team wins the championship at the Johnson City tournament.Photo by Bart Lassberg.By Diana SchwindIn their first game of the Johnson City tournament on Friday, March 1 the...
View ArticlePanther Softball Champs in Blanco Tournament: Season Begins With 9-0 Record...
The Panther softball team poses with their championship trophy after winning the 9th annual Blanco Softball Tournament.Photo by Diana Schwind.By Diana SchwindThe Panther softball team rallied back...
View ArticlePowerlifting Regional Qualifiers (Sports)
Photo by Diana Schwind.Mason LeBlanc, Phil Alvarado, and Hunter Goodman have all qualified for the regional powerlifting meet scheduled for 9am, Saturday, March 9, in Riesel, Texas. Read Article.1...
View ArticleRebecca Dowlearn Qualifies for State Solo and Ensemble Contest (School)
By Brian HecimovichThe Panther Band qualified another member to state. Rebecca Dowlearn competed at Wagner High School in San Antonio last Saturday, earning a Division 1 on her memorized piano solo....
View ArticleWallace Places at San Angelo Barrow Show (Announcements)
Blanco Middle School student Brenna Wallace recently competed in the San Angelo Market Barrow Show and placed 2nd and 7th with her Duroc barrows, both of which were bred and raised by the Wallace...
View ArticleLocal Youth Place at Southwestern Expo (Announcements)
Hanna Garrett, 10th Place Light OPB.Two local livestock exhibitors recently competed and placed animals at this year’s Southwestern Livestock Exposition in Ft. Worth. Blanco Jr. High students Brenna...
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