Blanco News

Interim Blanco police chief Carl Bragg informed the Blanco County News that on July 4, two individuals were apprehended opening fire hydrants on Fulcher and Mesquite Streets between 3:00 and 4:00am. According to public works director Nathan Cantrell, over 200,000 gallons of water gushed out of the hydrants into the streets and down the hill into ...

Presenter: Jeffrey Pindelski This webcast will enable you to learn essential rapid intervention rope rescue concepts that can also be applied daily fireground survival.

Darrell Hartman had his popcorn popper cranked up and the folks who had gathered at the Ice House were nibbling on the salty treat as they drank beer, laughed, and cajoled each other.

Blanco police arrested two men over the weekend in connection with an incident in which fire hydrants in Blanco and Johnson City were opened in the early hours of July 4, causing the area's water supply to drop.

Uptown Blanco Art Center recently held an art camp for area children. The campers worked with clay, newspaper, and paint.

John Kublank became Youth Minister at Northern Hills United Methodist Church in San Antonio in January.

An amazing group of individuals participated in the 2009 Master Gardener training classes.

After reviewing declining water levels in District Monitor Wells, lower than normal rainfall, the lack of flow in local creeks and rivers, and future weather forecasts, the Blanco Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District Board of Directors has raised drought conditions in Blanco County to more severe stages.

Each year thousands of children from the San Antonio area go missing. Sadly, many of those children are never found.

Relatives say Jessica Jansen, 13, and Kassandra Blanco, 14, ran away from home this week after getting in trouble.

The Louis Bolieu family gathered in LaGrange at Yale and Jean Smitha s ranch on June 13, 2009.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martin of Corsicana are the proud parents of a baby girl, Lauri Lynn, who was born on June 4. The baby weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces.

" June 12, 2009 - " The Blanco Independent School District in Blanco, Texas, is implementing a comprehensive package of facility enhancements designed to improve operations, comfort and efficiency in its elementary, middle and high schools, and administrative facilities.

Austin Austinites of all ages can stop by AARP's community day to learn about the senior-oriented services available in Austin.

Herea s a question we find a lot in the Trouble Shooters email inbox... a oeI think that Sonic Drive In off of Blanco and Hildebrand should be inspected.

During the month of June, the town of Blanco, designated as the Lavender Capital of Texas, will celebrate all things lavender with festivities scheduled every weekend and highlighted by the fifth annual Blanco Lavender Festival on the grounds of the Old Blanco County Courthouse from June 12 to14, Friday through Sunday.

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It was a great kickoff weekend for Blanco Lavender Days. The opening reception for the Uptown Blanco Art Show set the tone with a packed house Friday evening.

A A Hermann Sons fraternal insurance agent from the Blanco area is among the 34 agents who have qualified for recognition based on their performance in 2008.

Alice J. Wickson, longtime resident of Del Rio, TX, passed away in a nursing home in Comfort, TX.