Johnson City News

The last day to file to be included on the ballot for the March 2, 2010 Primary Election was Monday, January 4. The General Election will be held in November 2010.

The 72nd Blanco County 4-H and FFA Youth Show begins Thursday, January 14 at the Blanco County Show Barn in Johnson City.

By way of comparison, I drove a tractor-trailer for a much shorter length of time than I've been a newspaperman, but longer than I worked construction on Denver, or on a ranch near Johnson City, Texas.

Burglaries at Super S and the Shell station within the past week, together with over 20 vehicle burglaries since mid-November, highlight the need for more police officers on patrol round the clock.

Christmas is spectacular in Johnson City, Texas , with the Blanco County Courthouse being the centerpiece of the fabulous show of lights.

For Sale: 105-acre hilltop parcel southwest of town with great views for $785,500. Includes former monastery notorious for sexual abuse and phony weeping icon.

Harvest House in Johnson City celebrated its Grand Opening on December 12 from 12 to 5. Nancy Thompson and her son, Kip Thompson, are the new owners.

The Texas Hill Country communities of Boerne, Burnet, Dripping Springs, Fredericksburg, Goldwaite, Johnson City, Llano, Marble Falls, New Braunfels, Round Mountain and Wimberley are all part of the Hill Country Regional Lighting Trail.

Several Blanco FFA and Blanco Jr. FFA members did extremely well with their animals at the annual Dripping Springs Fall Classic Livestock Show held in Johnson City at the Blanco County Show Barn on Saturday, November 21.

Johnson City, TX Kelly Carper Polden, a local author and communications consultant, will hold a book signing on Tuesday, December 15 from 3-5pm at the Closer Walk Christian bookstore, 316 E. Austin St.

The Blanco County Extension Office will sponsor a Private Applicator License training and testing program on Tuesday December 15 in Johnson City.

Panther Pep Rally: Starts at 6:00pm on Thursday, December 3 in the football stadium parking lot.

The Blue Moon Dinner Theatre is bringing back the madcap holiday favorite, "A Tuna Christmas." Performances will run through Jan.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park invites everyone to experience "Timeless Christmas at the LBJ Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement" on Saturday, November 28.

Highway 290 flirts with the Pedernales River for 40 miles in the Hill Country, offering a taste of the oak-studded landscape and the wines for which Texas is becoming famous.

Police said three people suspected of robbing Cattleman's National Bank in the town of Round Mountain have been taken into custody.

Holiday photography at dusk provides color to the scene, helping create depth to the image.

The Texas Hill Country, with its limestone bluffs and undulating landscape of live oaks and cedars, bears some resemblance to the Mediterranean countryside.

UPDATE: Blanco County deputies reportedly have one man in custody and continued their search for two others in connection with an armed robbery this morning of the Cattleman's National Bank just off U.S. 281 in Round Mountain, north of Johnson City.

Posted on November 17th, 2009 2:12pm by Candy Evans Filed under Celebrity Homes , Real Estate Married 75 years ago today in Johnson City, Texas , where - full disclosure - I own property.