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There are few moments during the holidays that are quite as endearing as watching military men and women running through an airport terminal to the open arms of family members. This Christmas, Johnson City’s monthly event, Music in the Park, will join these families in welcoming members of the military home.

Johnson City – As gears start grinding in preparation for the upcoming legislative session in Austin, good news has surfaced for rural Texans as it relates to the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC). Blanco County Farm Bureau S&T said Trans-Texas Corridor citizens’ advisory committee appointed to advise the Texas Transportation Commission on future transportation needs agrees with Texas Farm Bureau that the TTC needs to go back to the drawing board. A report issued Nov.

Johnson City’s traditional Living Nativity Christmas pageant set a new attendance record this month — 1,381 people — the most in it’s almost 50-year history at the First United Methodist Church. Guest-guides Dick and Janet Wiemers said it meant full bleachers at many shows, and occasionally standing room only, but they managed to get the cars parked and visitors squeezed in for all 20 performances. Show chairman Dale Hardy attributed the boost to the good weather and the spreading n

Fraud against Elderly/Cottonwood Cottonwood Police Department and Crime Stoppers are asking for the publics’ assistance with any information on a white male, 5’10”, medium build, middle age, who has been going door to door collecting money for Meals on Wheels. Sara Riley, coordinator of Meals on Wheels, says they do not go door to door to collect money.

Pedernales Electric’s 2009 Youth Tour Contest has concluded, and six excited students are packing for a trip to Washington, D.C. The winners are Luke Brown, Amanda Dickinson, Emily Gross and Lynn Nguyen of Dripping Springs High School, Kathlene Davis of Leander H.S. and Hillary Tidwell of Blanco H.S. This year’s contest was in honor of Lyndon B.

The Johnson City Volunteer Fire Department has a member who has been with them for many years. When they say many; they are talking about 60 years. He helped organize and build the fire department from the ground up. He has been here and seen the department grow. On May 10, 1949, George Byars, Sr., Mayor of Johnson City, called a much needed meeting of men from the community which included George Byars, Jr.

Stonewall, Texas – The Friends of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Western National Parks Association, Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and LBJ State Park and Historic Site invite everyone to a “Celebration of the Birthday and Legacy of Lady Bird Johnson” on Sunday, December 21 beginning at 2:30 p.m.

KERRVILLE, TX December 4, 2008 – The Red Cross has designated December 13 “National Day of Giving for the American Red Cross” as part of its efforts to reach the $100 million fundraising goal for the Campaign for Disaster Relief, which the organization launched in September. “We’ve made some incredible progress toward our goal in a short period of time,” said Jeffrey Towers, chief development officer of the Red Cross, “and we’re confident that the National Day of Giving for t

The weather this week has been crazy. We had our first wintery mix, as the weathermen call it, Tuesday night. I had numerous texts and phone call,s “Is it snowing at your house?”. The kids got a kick out of seeing the trampoline covered in what me and my 5 year old argued to be snow or ice.

Blanco County Chapter Habitat for Humanity On Saturday morning, December 6, faithful Habitat volunteers returned to work on the ABWK partner home south of Blanco. The team of David Hamm, Michael Young, Danny Campos, and Mike Kelley were back on site to complete as many of the remaining tasks as possible.