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updated: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:25 pm

Blanco News

Local news for Blanco, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Austin American-Statesman

John Dromgoole does it naturally

For more than 30 years, Dromgoole has been the steady - and sometimes the lone - voice promoting the old, natural way of gardening without synthetic chemicals.

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Related Topix: Blanco County, TX, Agriculture, Science, Home Gardening, Home

Wed Jul 02, 2008

San Marcos Daily Record

The vanishing Blanco River

Perhaps Hays County Fire Marshal Carroll Czichos summed it up best last week. Speaking of the ongoing drought and restrictions on fireworks use, Czichos noted that in two years ago, someone could walk across ...

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Related Topix: Hays County, TX, San Marcos, TX, Weather

Blanco County News

Drenching Rain Soaks Parched Hill Country

June was a hot one, with a record-setting number of days with 100+ temperatures and the Hill Country region is in extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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Related Topix: Blanco County, TX, Weather

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Blanco County News

Citizens Asked To Clean Up

For the past several months, Blanco resident and City Council member Rebecca Howerton has been fighting an uphill battle in an effort to keep trash off the streets of Blanco.

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Blanco County News

Groundwater District Declares Stage One Drought Conditions

At the June 5, 2008 meeting of the Board of Directors, Ron Fieseler, General Manager of the Blanco-Pedernales Groundwater Conservation District briefed the Board on declining aquifer levels in District monitor ...

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Related Topix: Johnson City, TX, Blanco County, TX, Weather

Sat Jun 28, 2008

KEYE-TV Austin

Brush fire in the Texas Hill Country threatening homes

The Texas Forest Service and several area departments are fighting the fire. More Central Texas News Dozens of firefighters in Blanco County are battling the heat and winds, trying to extinguish a quickly ...

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Related Topix: Blanco County, TX, Round Mountain, TX

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Dallas Morning News

Much of Texas facing drought conditions after dry spring 3:08 PM CT

Texas is parched and hot. Again. On the heels of a very wet 2007, about 95 percent of Texas is now in some stage of drought, with a sliver of two northwestern Panhandle counties garnering the worst status - ...

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Related Topix: Panhandle, TX, Blanco County, TX, Kerrville, TX

News 8 Austin

Brush fire burns on Burnet-Blanco Co. line

A 175-acre brush fire threatened at least 20 homes on the Burnet-Blanco County line Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Blanco County, TX

Tue Jun 24, 2008

San Marcos Daily Record

Taking a Cool Cruise

Let me offer a modest suggestion for beating the oppressive heat now baking our area - take a boat ride down the Colorado River on lovely Lake Buchanan.

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Related Topix: Burnet, TX, Tow, TX, Cake, Baked Goods, Life, Dessert, Food, Wine, Drink

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Austin American Statesman

Pedernales co-op to get 5 new directors

In addition to the announcement of the winners of five of 17 board seats, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative annual meeting Saturday in Johnson City included the release of unaudited earnings results by Chief ...

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Related Topix: Dripping Springs, TX, Austin Metro, Energy, Wimberley, TX

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Blanco County News

Cattleman's National Bank Announces Construction Of New Bank Building

Chairman Will S. Moursund and President & CEO Gary Gruben are pleased to announce the construction of a new banking facility for Cattleman's National Bank in Blanco, Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas, Round Mountain, TX, Fredericksburg, TX, Horseshoe Bay, TX

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Blanco County News

Dr. Buck Ford Voted Interim Blanco ISD Superintendent

At their June 9 meeting, trustees of the Blanco Independent School District voted to appoint Blanco Middle School principal Dr.

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Sun Jun 15, 2008

KXAM-TV Austin

Blanco hosts the 4th Annual Lavender Festival this weekend

Newborn girl left at San Marcos fire station A newborn baby girl was left at San Marcos Fire Station #4 on Broadway Street about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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Related Topix: San Marcos, TX, Blanco County, TX, Austin Metro, Austin, TX

Fri Jun 13, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

Real Estate Briefcase

Magi Real Estate Services held a preview event May 21 of the Brass Funds' Gateway project off Interstate 10 across from the Dominion.

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Related Topix: Real Estate, Housing, Home, Mortgage, Texas, San Antonio Metro

Wed Jun 11, 2008

The Austin Chronicle

Blanco Lavender Festival

The Texas Hill Country's geographical resemblance to the South of France is responsible for the amazing growth of two agricultural industries long associated with the storied province of Provence wine grapes, ...

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Wine, Drink, Aromatherapy, Medicine

Mon Jun 09, 2008

San Antonio Express-News

SAHA targets mold at senior complex

The San Antonio Housing Authority's board of commissioners Thursday approved up to $3.6 million to remediate mold contamination at a near-North Side senior apartment complex.

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Related Topix: San Antonio, TX

Sat Jun 07, 2008

Blanco County News

Blanco State Park "Getting Better All The Time"

Blanco State Park is adding a new staff position and repairing facilities, thanks to increased funding provided by the Texas Legislature.

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Related Topix: Blanco County, TX

Thu Jun 05, 2008

Houston Chronicle

The death of innocence

Our fellow blogger king Michael make me reflect on the era his grandfather came from that I got to experience the tail end of.

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Sun Jun 01, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

Comal and Blanco adopt burn bans

Comal County commissioners reinstated the countywide burn ban Thursday after Fire Marshal Wayne Ellington told them that brush in the Hill Country is drying to critical levels.

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Related Topix: Comal County, TX, Weather, Blanco County, TX, Atascosa, TX

Fri May 30, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

Readers' Choice - Enchiladas: Blanco Cafe

It takes something special for a Mexican restaurant to stand out in a city known the world over for its delectable enchiladas.

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Related Topix: San Antonio, TX, Entertainment

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