Youth Show Starts Thursday, January 24 (Community News)
From the Blanco County Youth CouncilThe 75th Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Thursday, January 23rd at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City. This year there are more than 550...
View ArticleStrategic Plan Presented at ESD Meeting (Community News)
By Priscilla SealsA five-year plan for Blanco County Emergency Services District #2 was presented by ESD Commissioner Darwin Labarthe at the January 13 meeting. Many in attendance had also attended the...
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Blanco State Park to Install New Security Portal (Community News)
At the end of the Bindsiel Park trail, a sign that reads “State Park Boundary” is currently the only thing keeping out non-paying visitors.Thanks to a Grant from PEC, the Blanco State Park will be...
View ArticleA Topic for Our Time (Mustard Seeds)
Dallin H. Oaks has a particularly keen legal mind. A few years ago he addressed college students about our fragile religious freedoms. “The greatest infringements of religious freedom,” he declared,...
View ArticleThe Search is on for Texas’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer (Regional News)
From Home Instead Senior CareEvery day, Texas senior volunteers generously give their time and service to help others. Now here’s your chance to give back by nominating a deserving older adult in your...
View ArticleRobert Joseph Wetz (Obituaries)
Robert Joseph Wetz passed away on January 10, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in Wharton, Texas on February 10, 1956 to Albert Robert and Elizabeth (Peters) Wetz, who preceded him in death....
View ArticleDrought Proves Up Need for Additional Water Supplies (Regional News)
By Timothy Timmerman, Chair, LCRA Board of DirectorsWinter’s low temperatures and dormant yards may lull many people in the Colorado River basin into believing that the devastating drought that has...
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Engagement (Announcements)
Maria Olivia Uballe and Scott Allen Nunn along with their parents are happy to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The wedding will be held at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church on February...
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Snapshots of the Week (Features)
Butterfly Lights- Photo by Wanda Carole Wrinkle Ford. Wanda says, “This is one of my favorite photos. I love capturing God's creations and beauty. I got so excited when I saw this little Sulfer...
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Hunting Season (Features)
Kole Becker with his Grandfather, Terry. Kole recently took this fallow buck at the Dworaczyk Ranch Youth Hunt which was donated to the Wild Game Dinner in October benefitting local 4-H & FFA...
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Hunting Season (Features)
6 year old Blanco County Resident, Barret Myers, shot his first deer on the cold 25 degree morning of December 30th. His buck was a 9 pt and was killed on his Grandparent's San Saba County ranch- the...
View ArticleSpeakers and Exhibits Scheduled for January 18 San Saba County Quilt Show...
San Saba Texas will host the San Saba County Quilt Show on Saturday, January 18 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at various downtown locations. The 2014 theme is Texas, Our Texas and will showcase quilts from the...
View ArticleYour Blanco Volunteer Fire Department (Features)
From Blanco VFDThis past Saturday was a beautiful, spring-like, day. A great day for being outside…and that’s just what your BVFD, along with the Johnson City and Spring Branch volunteer fire...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: This Letter is written in Response to Eddy Rogers’s...
I write this as an ESD taxpayer. You asked, “Why does it make sense to create additional financial burdens like a new building and moving costs?” I can answer that question. EMS and fire are currently...
View ArticleKeep Blanco Beautiful (Keep Blanco Beautiful)
From Martha GosnellChristmas is coming down in Bindseil Park. Keep Blanco Beautiful volunteers worked hard to light up the park in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving Weekend. Now that the Christmas...
View ArticleLibrary Inspired by Year of the Horse (Community News)
By Crystal SpybuckThis is the Chinese Year of the Horse! Come check out our special book display on horses. We have information about horses for kids and adults, from beginning riders to advanced...
View ArticleThe Devil Can Even Use A Woodpecker (Focus on Faith)
By John Kinslow, minister, Blanco church of ChristThe story is told about a man who woke up at 5:00 a.m. to a terrible knocking on his roof. Still in his pajamas and groggy from just waking up, he...
View ArticleRenewing Covenant Relationships (Focus on Faith)
By Pastor J.D. Link, Agf-blanco.comPlease read Eph 5:22-33. In these verses, the apostle Paul uses the marriage covenant as an example, or a type of the Believers covenant relationship with Jesus....
View ArticleKnowing Jesus is Something to Shout About! (Focus on Faith)
By Mrs. Lawrence CoffeeDid you know: We’re justified (declared “righteous”)! Romans 3:24 “24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” No condemnation awaits...
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Lady Panthers Stay Undefeated in District (Sports)
By Diana SchwindThe Blanco High School Panther girls team remains undefeated in District 27-AA after blasting the Johnson City Lady Eagles, 66-37, on Tuesday, January 7 and outscoring the Ingram Lady...
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