Blanco County News

Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers presented a framed Certificate of Appreciation and photos of longtime Blanco County Sheriff William Elsbury to Mrs.

The political parties run the primary elections, with the county in charge of early voting.

Volunteer astronomers will guide visitors through the star clusters, constellations and galaxies that can be seen that night.

Three city ordinances were addressed at the May 8 meeting of the governing body of Blanco.

The Hye Post Office in Gillespie County was in danger of closure and is now on a list of locations being considered for reduced hours as the Postal Service tries to remain financially viable.

Round Mountain Volunteer Fire Department hosted an open house for residents of their service area in North Blanco County on Sunday, April 22, 2012.

"Across the nation, about 18,000 victims lost somewhere around $109 million to overseas criminals who used internet fraud and scams" stated a 2010 report from the Federal Trade Commission .

Working in teams made the job of cutting pieces for 40 bunk-beds faster and more accurate as the Blanco County Volunteers built bunk beds for a summer camp that burned in the Labor Day fires near Bastrop.

The program is 2 p.m. in the meeting room at the library, 100 E. Washington St., with refreshments served at 1:30 p.m. According to a news release, Rehder is the Edgar-nominated author of "Gun Shy" and other mysteries set in Blanco County.