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Commissioners to Consider Amending Regulations Regarding Fire Suppression...
Ron Fiesler of the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District addresses County Commissioners and Judge Bill Guthrie regarding water quality of the Vistas at Round Mountain Subdivision....
View ArticleBlanco VFD Passes New Bylaws, Appoints Additional Board Members and Interim...
By Priscilla SealsAt a special called meeting of the Blanco Volunteer Fire Department on July 18, a number of measures were voted on to ensure that the department is in compliance with Emergency...
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Electronic Sign Installed at the Library (Community News)
Workers were spotted installing the Blanco Library’s new sign on Tuesday, July 23. Librarian Crystal Spybuck detailed the news in her article two weeks ago, “Our current Blanco Library books sign will...
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Two Wrecks on 281 Leave Five Injured (Community News)
In the afternoon of Sunday July 21, three automobiles were involved in this wreck at 9th Street and US Hwy 281. At the time of this writing, Blanco Police Department was still investigating the cause...
View ArticleWhere Were You When the Eagle Landed? (Mustard Seeds)
by Keith J McClellanAfter viewing a black and white science fiction movie about the first men to the moon, I asked my oldest brother if he thought man would ever really set foot there. He quickly...
View ArticlePerry Signs House Bill 2 (Regional News)
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN —The Texas House and Senate, closing in on the end of the second 30-day special session, postponed floor debates on the future funding of transportation projects until July 25....
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Valdemar Mungia, Jr (Obituaries)
Valdemar Mungia, Jr, loving son, brother, dad and grandpa, entered rest on July 6, 2013 at the age of 47. A native of San Antonio, he was born on August 20, 1965. He is survived by his mother, Dolores...
View ArticleEsther B Salinas (Obituaries)
Long time Wimberley residence Esther B. Salinas born on February 3, 1944 in Houston,Texas entered into Eternal Glory on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Esther is preceded in death by her...
View ArticleRodeo Trailblazer Lawrence Coffee to be Inducted into Museum’s Hall of Fame...
The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum will honor eight legendary Cowboys and two Cowgirls, including Blanco’s own Lawrence Coffee, during its annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and...
View ArticleHarleigh Klepac to Quote Cicero at National Convention (Community News)
Submitted by April KlepacHeritage School eighth grader, Harleigh Klepac, will be going to the National Junior Classical League Convention in Las Vegas Nevada as a Latin oratory speaker during July 22...
View ArticleCard of Thanks (Announcements)
Thank You for thinking of our family during this difficult time. The flowers, food, cards and donations were greatly appreciated. the overwhelming response of kindness, love and support meant a great...
View ArticleBlanco Library’s Summer Reading Program Ends Soon (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckWe would like to say thank you to the kind gentleman who gave us a beautiful purple orchid last Thursday. It is very beautiful and the library received a blessing. Kids, this Friday...
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Sex Offender Receives 23 Life Sentences (Community News)
A Burnet County man was sentenced to 23 consecutive life sentences following a jury trial in the courtroom of 424th District Judge Dan Mills last Thursday, July 18. The jury found Robert Michael...
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Arline Cathey celebrates 89th birthday (Announcements)
Arline Cathey celebrated her 89th birthday July 23rd at the Gem of the Hills with her bridge club. Arline and her husband, Dr. Ken Cathey (deceased), were original supporters of the Gem of the Hills...
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New Winery Entices Visitors to Mason (Regional News)
Mason’s Compass Rose Cellars Celebrates Chamber of Commerce Ribbon-Cutting. Back Row: Kim Jackson, Mark Weber, Levi Craft, Lee Ferrell, Sebastian Lesny, Clint Thomas & Chris Brundrett. Middle Row:...
View ArticlePedernales Electric Celebrates 75th Anniversary by Looking Forward (Community...
By Dr. Patrick Cox, PEC Board PresidentThe electric utility landscape is shifting - and the change is remarkable. New technologies are dramatically affecting how electricity is generated, distributed...
View ArticleRevelations, Part 28; My Thoughts of Chapter 21 (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeIs YOUR NAME written in the “Lamb’s Book of Life”? It is something to consider and work on, if you’re bored and looking for something to do, why not look into God’s Word and do...
View ArticleReality Check (Focus on Faith)
By John Kinslow, minister, Blanco church of ChristWhen flying in weather with very poor visibility a pilot can experience a sensation know as “vertigo.” They cannot tell by looking out the cockpit...
View ArticleGod Created Marriage (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comMat 19:4-6 “And he (Jesus) answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause...
View ArticleAll Sports Booster Club Gears Up For 2013-14 School Year (Sports)
By Heather Wagner, PresidentThe Blanco All Sports Booster Club held its first meeting on Thursday, July 18 at the Blanco Library to discuss the upcoming school year; the BASBC Board is excited about...
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