Thursday May 24 | Blanco County News
Certificate of Appreciation Presented to Sheriff Elsbury
Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers presented a framed Certificate of Appreciation and photos of longtime Blanco County Sheriff William Elsbury to Mrs.
Thursday May 24 | Blanco County News
Early Voting Continues: Election Day Set for May 29
The political parties run the primary elections, with the county in charge of early voting.
Stars, Cars, Bicycles, More This Weekend
Volunteer astronomers will guide visitors through the star clusters, constellations and galaxies that can be seen that night.
Council Adopts, Amends Ordinances
Three city ordinances were addressed at the May 8 meeting of the governing body of Blanco.
Postal Service to keep thousands of rural offices open, cut hours at many locations
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 VFD Hosts Open House
Round Mountain Volunteer Fire Department hosted an open house for residents of their service area in North Blanco County on Sunday, April 22, 2012.
Spikes in Internet Scams and Identity Theft in Blanco County Raises Concerns
"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 .
Blanco County Ramp-Builders Turn Hands to Bunk Beds
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.
Mystery writer presents Coffee Talks at Burnet Library May 10
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.
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