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Community News ~ Joppa and Neighboring Communities

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General Information

Recently Opened:  BERTRAM COMMUNITY CUPBOARD at 112 Grande Street

Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1069072041806605

Resource for families in our community needing food assistance. Open Tuesdays 2 pm till 6 pm 

For more info, call 512-355-8070 or 512-635-6455 - Michelle Blake, Mgr. 


WE ARE IN A SEVERE DROUGHT - STAGE 4 CRITICAL DROUGHT

https://centraltexasgcd.org/drought-status-stage-4-critical-drought/ 


** BURN BAN IS IN EFFECT as of March 3, 2025

More at:  https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/page/environ.burn

Notify Burnet County Sheriffs Office of outdoor burns, 512-756-8080. 


NEED  TO BURN?  When not under Burn Ban, Remember to Notify Burnet County Sheriffs Office before  starting any outdoor burns, 512-756-8080.  See Guidelines at https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/page/environ.burn


Farmers Almanac since 1818     https://www.farmersalmanac.com/long-range-weather-forecast 


 Our Burnet County Courthouse south lawn has a new addition:  Lieutenant Colonel William Barrett Travis ‘Victory or Death’ plaque commemorating the sacrifices made at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Read about  Alamo Letter Society. Press Release 


View the Presentation from recent Apr 22 Meeting on Groundwater in NE Burnet County

https://centraltexasgcd.org/groundwater-management/briggs-oakalla/


The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District now offers a newsletter

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/newsletters/

Drought Stage Status  https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/

Visit our WATER CRISIS Page for more information


Northeast Burnet County Fire Rescue near Briggs  https://www.nebcfirerescue.org/


Burnet County ESDs - Emergency Services Districts

Link:  https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/page/esd.home


CAMPO Northeast Burnet County Transportation  (Scroll down) 

SCROLL DOWN for more information on Proposed Improvements, Short Term and Long Term


2025  Spring and Fall   -  Burnet County household hazardous waste drop off  

9:00am until 1:00pm  Burnet County Reuse & Recycle Center, 2411 E FM 963 north of Burnet.  

CLICK HERE for Details & Guidelines (PDF)

New!

Joppa Community News & Calendar

Join Our Joppa Community (private) Email Group for periodic news and announcements.   

To be added to the list, please contact ourjoppacommunity@outlook.com 

It is the policy of the "Our Community" email group not to promote products or services, 


First Saturday of each Month - Coffee on the Bridge - Joppa Bridge

8:00am till ?    


Did you know that a handful of local ladies JOPPA CRAFT GROUP meet regularly at Joppa Fellowship Hall, to work on their Craft projects, and visit.  Whatever your craft is, come join in.


Did you know that our area has a new book club?  JOPPA BOOK CLUB.   next meeting is Sunday June 8 at 3:00pm.  Novel is "The Labors of Hercules Beal", by Gary Schmidt 

Contact Michelle for details at thecookiedtherapist@gmail.com


Historic Joppa Bridge - check the Bridge page for status of the rehab of our bridge

FRIENDS of JOPPA COMMUNITY, INC

FRIENDS OF JOPPA COMMUNITY, INC. a future Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Corporation


CLICK HERE to Visit our Web Page for more information 


We are forming a 501c3 organization/association of Joppa neighbors, residents, owners, friends of the bridge - the purpose of such organization being considered:

1. To preserve the Joppa Community.

2.    To preserve the HISTORY of Joppa Community

3.   To be an active community group who provides a social connection to those living in the area.

4. To work with Burnet County leadership and Burnet County Historical Commission in maintaining and restoring the historic iron bridges of Burnet County.

5. To be a group who is respectful of it's neighbors, other organizations, churches, etc.

Mahomet Community News

Join us for a casual hour of community singing on Sunday, March 2nd, from 4 PM to 5 PM

Peace Christian Church @ Mahomet - 10451 East FM 243, Bertram, TX 78605

about 11 miles east of Bertram and 3 miles west of US 183


"Singing in Community"  Peace Christian Church @ Mahomet

First Sunday each month at 4PM

There is something special that happens when hymns are sung 'in community.' There is a voice contributed by each person that rises up from each person, and yet when music is good, another element begins to swirl in the mix. Something shifts, and the song becomes more than just me, more than the individuals singing. The song becomes itself, alive and real and more than the sum of its parts. At the heart of a good song, we still see and recognize something shared and human in one another, which gives us hope.


Carrie Newcomer, a music making friend, sent an email (link in NOTES) that reminds us that:

"We can’t do everything, but we are required by love to do something." 

Her activity was to work at a Soup Bowl Benefit started by her church to raise funds for her local foodbank.


Donations appreciated for the Lacare Food Pantry (if ya can't come, just take a moment to send them a check - PO Box 1115, Burnet, TX 78611)


NOTES:

https://open.substack.com/pub/carrienewcomer/p/sunday-post-peace-love-and-soup-bowls?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=pngow


Peace Christian Church at Mahomet 

10845 East FM 243 Between Bertram & Briggs 


August 12, 2024, A note from Robert Noland: 

A lot has happened since you were last at the church in Mahomet!

The church burned down.

We have since re-purposed the Tabernacle into our “new” church building that is acoustically just right for a singing.

In the old days, the nearby churches would join us for our “Singings.” Perhaps you would like to join us for a Singing in our “new” facility. We hope to sing the First Thursday evening each month starting in September. 

Tommy Jones, the talented music teacher for the Killeen Public Schools will lead the singing.

Join us ... Bring your friends and let’s lift our spirits. With all going on in the world, perhaps a little spirit lifting is in order. (-:

Same 150+ year old church with a slightly updated name - expressing our hope for “Peace, Love and Happiness”

Peace Christian Church at Mahomet

10845 East FM 243 -   Between Bertram & Briggs

- Robert Noland - 512-576-8279

2019 before the fire and rebuild

Briggs Community News

 Did You Know .... 

"Local Spacecraft Makes Good"  (from Briggs Feb 2025 Newsletter)

On January 15th, Firefly launched its Blue Ghost Mission 1 lunar lander carrying ten NASA experiments. Nicknamed “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” the lander was carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the launch pad in Cape Canaveral into its Earth orbit where the two separated. Blue Ghost is on a 45-day trip to the moon, 25 of which will be spent orbiting Earth.  Several experiments will be  conducted during its Earth orbit, including measurements of solar wind particles in Earth’s magnetic field. After 16 days of orbiting the moon, Blue Ghost will land and spend one lunar day, which equals 14 Earth days, conducting experiments involving lunar subsurface drilling, dust mitigation, and x-ray imaging of Earth’s surface. Blue Ghost contains a number of components that were built and tested here at Firefly’s Rocket Ranch in Briggs. When it lands in early March on a large volcanic plain on the moon’s surface, we’ll all be able to say there’s a little bit of Briggs on the Moon. 


Briggs does not yet have an active website yet, however they do have a FACEBOOK PAGE where announcements and events are posted:   https://www.facebook.com/BriggsCommunity

Future website  www.inbriggstexas.com


Briggs Community Center, Inc. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.  Membership potluck meetings are held on the second Monday of Feburary, May, August, and November at 6:00pm, hosted at the Briggs Baptish Fellowship Hall.  All are welcome to attend the BCCI potluck.


Commissioner’s Corner- by Damon Bierle:  Lots of things are happening in the Precinct. I would like to highlight the new partnership between Burnet County and the Briggs Community Center Board of Directors.  A year of planning led to BCCI turning over the Community Center and Ag Building to Burnet County. We are excited about the future of the Community Center.  After the May 28 runoff election, maintenance crews will begin restoration to enhance and improve the building.


Work will include new windows, a solid roof, and reinforce beams so the second story can be used again. Various upgrades will be made while keeping the touches and charm of the building intact. Once restoration is complete the BCCI Board will be able to rent out the facility as was done in the past. Community events can use the building and the grounds for meetings, gatherings, reunions, and other functions. We look forward to a grand re-opening for everyone to attend.

Briggs Newsletters

2025_02 03 Briggs newsletter Print version feb 25 (pdf)

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2025_04 22 briggs groundwater letter (pdf)

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TXDOT & CAMPO Capital Area Metropolican Planning Organizatio

September 6, 2024 -   DEADLINE  to Submit Comments to TXDOT 

US 183 from SH 29 to FM 963 Schematic/Environmental Study

COMMENT FORM is due by September 6, 2024    LINK to Comment Form  CLICK HERE  

https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/get-involved/aus/us183-from-sh29/082124-comment-form.pdf

Aug 21 and 22 - TxDOT HELD a virtual public meeting with in-person options to identify and gather feedback on potential improvement concepts for the US 183 corridor from SH 29 to FM 963 that align with TxDOT’s mission and reflect community values.  Click for FACT SHEET   The public meeting materials are posted  AT THIS LINK to TxDOT


CAMPO

GROWTH IS COMING OUR WAY  - transportation will try to keep up

FM 243 to 4 lanes - to more safely accommodate 18 wheelers, construction trucks, heavier traffic

Capital Area Metropolican Planning Organization - Northeast Burnet County Transportation Study

2024 Online Materials - June 6th Open House in Bertram.  Materials available online

https://www.campotexas.org/open-house/northeast-burnet-county-transportation-study-open-house-2/      

For more info pls contact: Doise Miers doise.miers@campotexas.org 737-226-4840

View CAMPO Contacts below in photo gallery


CAMPO Regional Transportation Plans.. past and out to 2045 

https://www.campotexas.org/regional-transportation-plans/ 

CAMPO Proposals + Resources - scroll L-R to view

Signboards on display at the August 21, 2024 Public Meeting.  It was not actually a meeting, but rather a Presentation of Visual Displays, Handouts, Staff on hand to answer questions.


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