While the numbers are not all in yet, it’s a safe bet that the 2009 Lavender Fest far exceeded those of all previous years. This weekend Blanco donned its Lavender suit again and demonstrated why it has earned the title “Lavender Capital of Texas.” From Friday through Sunday, downtown was bustling with activity.

In November 2001, 30-year-old Christina Stewart was shot once in the head and killed in Round Mountain. On Wednesday, June 3, Doyle Weeks, 44, of Blanco County turned himself in after being indicted for first-degree murder. The case, which was inactivated a year after Stewart was killed, was reopened after Sargeant Bob Shelton, the deputy in charge of the criminal investigations division for the Blanco County Sherriff’s Office, joined the sheriff’s office last year and started going throug ...

BLANCO – June 12, 2009 – The Blanco Independent School District (ISD) 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. TAC by Schneider Electric, the building management and energy services business of Schneider Electric, will complete the work as a performance contract with the district.

At its first regular meeting after the May election, the Blanco city council, led by newly-elected mayor Tina Gourley, voted to re-appoint several city officials. By a unanimous vote, Ron Houston was re-appointed mayor pro tem; Don Barnett was re-appointed municipal court judge; and Beverly Burris was re-appointed municipal court clerk.

The Peyton Colony Heritage Foundation will be hosting the Annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 20, 2009. It will begin at 11:00am, and the food will be served from 1:00pm until 3:00pm. Lawrence Coffee will be cooking the brisket, Patty Coffee will do the beans, Robert and Gary Lynn will be cooking chicken, sausage, pork, Esther and Joyce will do the potato salad, and many others will be cooking all the trimmings.