Veteran's Day Weekend Events (Community News)
The 6th annual Veterans parade in downtown Blanco will be Saturday, November 9. Veterans are invited to come out and ride on a float. Parade line-up will be at Blanco High School, at 9 a.m. The Texas...
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Panthers Defeat Rival Johnson City (Sports)
#1 Logan Dodd will get away from these Johnson City players for a few more Panther yards.By Jason MarekThe Panthers played a complete game this past Friday, rolling out 48 unanswered points and...
View ArticleBut I Am Only One (Mustard Seeds)
by Keith J McClellanMost of us have heard the story about the little boy who was tossing back into the sea a starfish he found stranded on the beach. A man asked him what he was doing. He replied that...
View ArticleAppeals Court Grants Stay in Abortion Law Case (Regional News)
By Ed SterlingAUSTIN — A three-judge panel of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 31 granted the state an emergency stay, allowing a certain contested portion of the Texas abortion law to...
View ArticleYour Blanco Volunteer Fire Department (Features)
From The BVFDThis is the beginning of a series of articles designed to let you, our citizens (and customers), know more about your Blanco Volunteer Fire Department. If you have specific questions you’d...
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Mary Jo Paske Liesmann (Obituaries)
Mary Jo Paske Liesmann, 65, of Austin, Texas, died at home on Friday, November 1, 2013. She was born October 25, 1948 in Albuquerque, NM, to Bill and Josephine Paske. A native of Waco, Mary Jo...
View ArticlePhilip Marshall Anderson (Obituaries)
Philip Marshall Anderson passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013. He was a beloved brother, uncle and friend to many. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert J. Anderson, Margery Hunt...
View ArticleDonald “Gene” Moore (Obituaries)
Donald “Gene” Moore, age 76 of Irving, died on November 3, 2013. He was born on August 25, 1937 in Austin, Texas to Raymond and Rose May Moore and worked as a machinist in the aircraft industry until...
View ArticleMethodist Church Baazar Raffles “Best of Show” Quilt (Community News)
The Methodist Church had a successful Bazaar on Saturday. It ended with a drawing for three quilts and several other items. The quilt that placed “Best in Show” at the Quilt Show went to Ruby Barnard....
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Leo Club Stays Busy with Community Outreach (Community News)
Leo Club Members attend the Historical Commission meeting at Twin Sisters.The Blanco High School Leo Club has been very active in the community since school has started. After every home football game...
View ArticleBlanco ISD to Honor Veterans in Veterans Day Events (Community News)
Blanco ISD would like to extend an invitation to veterans and their families to participate in Veterans Day activities on November 11, 2013. At 8:00 AM, the Middle School will conduct a flag raising...
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Hunting Season (Community News)
Avery Nance shot this 8 point buck on November 2, at the Weber ranch in Blanco County. Avery is 10 years old and in the 4th grade at Blanco Elementary. Read Article.1 photo attached to this...
View ArticleFirst Baptist Church, Joyful Noise for 154 years! (Focus on Faith)
By FBC History Committee C.A. Rust III, Samuel Lauren McDougall“Commit thy way unto the Lord; truth also in Him; and, He shall bring it to pass” Psalms 37:5 The chorus “ Lord, make me a living...
View ArticleNovember News from the Blanco Library (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckWe are giving away our 2013 calendars and our 2014 calendars go on sale November 8th for $5 each! Sample pictures of submissions are located in the back of the calendar so pick up a...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow? (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
By Judy DorsettContainers filled with fall colors is a good way to add interest to your landscape. Check the soil each day and keep it moist. Plant bulbs and perennials during this season. They will...
View ArticleWho’s Who in the Blanco Cemetery: #52 in a series (Features)
by Gail McClellanA heartfelt THANK YOU goes out to all of our veterans. You are our heroes. We are honored to have veterans in our cemetery who represent every war since the Civil War. We are deeply...
View ArticleLove Never Fails, Part 2 (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, agf-blanco.comI encourage you to read 1Thess 1:1-7 carefully. In a nutshell it says this: The Christians at Thessalonica followed the Apostles and The Lord Jesus Christ in great...
View ArticleThe Chicken and the Thumb (Focus on Faith)
By John Kinslow, minister, Blanco church of ChristA woman went to the butcher shop to buy a chicken for the Sunday meal. The butcher had only one scrawny chicken left. He put it on the scale. “Three...
View ArticleChoosing God (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeChoosing God is an every minute, every day option that we must choose, if we want to be guided by His Holy Spirit within us. When we put God second in our day to day events, it’s...
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Panther Volleyball Heads Into Playoffs (Sports)
#11 Reagan Rogers sends a kill over to Comfort.Photo by Diana Schwind.By Diana SchwindThe panther volleyball team completed District 27-2A play as Co-District Champions with the Comfort Deer. The two...
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