If you’re thinking of buying your first home, you’ve undoubtedly got questions about how to get started and what the process entails. Here are answers to four common first-time homebuyer questions to help you make informed decisions. 1. Is it the right time for me to buy? You might hear conflicting ideas about whether or not it’s the right time to buy.

Introducing Varsity Mascot Kasie Dowdy. Kasie is a senior this year and will pump up the spirit at all Blanco High School events for the 2013-2014 school year.

Build favorable to the area. So what exactly does this mean? First off, it is just an opinion. What do you think when you are driving through a neighborhood and you see a house with a flat roof painted purple and all the other homes are hill country style in neutral colors and stone?

The BHS Cheerleaders held their annual BBQ fundraiser this past Sunday, June 9 to help offset the uniform and camp costs. It was a huge success! The cheerleaders send out a thanks to all the parents and the following sponsors: Bob Riley, HEB, Blanco National Bank, and Smokey Denmark.

The boys closed out their 2013 season on Friday May 31st playing against the other Blanco Junior Boys (Blue Team) with a tie. They had a good season and, for some, it was their last season for little league since they are moving up to High School. Thank you Coaches and our sponsor Pico Ranch. The girls closed out their 2013 season on Wednesday May 29th against Johnson City Major Girls with a win.

Life can be really tough. Sometimes we feel as though our life is shaken to its very foundation. It's then that we find out how deep we have dug. What everything is really built on. Who we really are. We find out how important it is to have a really good foundation. Just as there is a difference in building upon rock as opposed to sand, there is a difference in following our Lord and following the words of men.

Hebrews 10:10-14 “By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

Revelation 17: 1-18 “1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of n ...

Blanco Cowboy Church celebrated three baptisms on Sunday morning following the worship service. Tina Tresselt, Noah Tresselt and Shay Tresselt were baptized by Minister Darrel Ayres.

Marilyn and Lawrence Mikes went to Seguin on Saturday for their great-grandson, Brody’s, second birthday. There were 15 “little ones” to help him celebrate. The Mikes’ were treated that evening to a program “Tribute Show to Grorge Jones” at the old Palace Theater.

The Dig into Reading Summer Program started June 7th and we had a blast with archeology! All children are welcome to join in the fun with our reading logs and prizes! Our prizes include candy, PEC donations, DQ coupons, and more! Children ages 7 and under (Yes Mom, that means your child can earn prizes when you read to them!) keep track of the number of books they are reading, and get a prize for every 5 books read.

Artists Alliance of the Hill Country (AAHC) was established for all who engage in creative activities, or simply wish to support the arts, to inspire and be inspired, who willingly pool their talents to unite, foster, educate, discover, promote, and advance themselves and their community through the arts. Seventeen artists gathered for their first time, January 17, 2013 in Dripping Springs.

D&H Equipment, LTD continues to innovate and improve products for the modified asphalt industry. The majority of their work involves manufacturing of plants designed to mix asphalt with ground rubber, polymer, and an assortment of other materials/additives. D&H has produced and sold these plants, as well as other equipment, to more than twenty different countries across six continents. Sometimes however, new challenges appear.

The final Youth Play Day Buckle Series was held on Sunday, June 9 at Blanco Cowboy Church. The Lord sent a rain shower to water the arena during the morning service. Following worship service,three baptisms, and a covered dish lunch, the young cowboys and cowgirls competed for their awards and buckles. The buckle winner for the five age groups were: Chelsee Rust, Senior Champion; Colton Rust, Junior Champion; Shane Rust, Sub-Junior Champion; Kylene Kramer, Pee Wee Independent Champion; and Re ...

I still haven’t gotten a clue about an organization that existed in Blanco County called “Snearly Alliance No. 2904.” I do know that this organization existed due to minutes from its meetings, even though these minutes were very vague, sparse, or just a line in a small book, with dates in the late 1800s.