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Joppa Community News & Calendar
VISIT OUR JOPPA HOME PAGE FOR THE MOST CURRENT SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Many thanks to Brian at Bertram Electric click here to read about how Brian assisted Joppa Church
Join our Joppa Community (private) Email Group for periodic news and announcements.
To be added to the list, please contact friendsofjoppa@gmail.com
It is the policy of the "Our Community" email group not to promote products or services,
First Saturday of every Month - Coffee at Joppa 8:00am till ?
Friends of Joppa Community, Inc, established in 2025, is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Quarterly Meetings Third Monday Jan Apr Jul Oct ABOUT US
Historic Joppa Bridges - go to SAVE OUR BRIDGES and OLD RUSTY BRIDGE pages
https://joppacommunity.com/save-our-bridges
Did you know that a handful of local ladies JOPPA CRAFT GROUP meet regularly at Joppa Church 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.
Contact Michelle for details at thecookiedtherapist@gmail.com
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Briggs Community News
Briggs Community Center, Inc Quarterly Meetings
April 13, July 13, October 19
6pm @ Briggs Baptist Fellowship Hall (our temporary meeting place). Everyone is invited to attend and find out what's new in our Briggs community!
Briggs Community Center, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Briggs Community Center, Inc. FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/BriggsCommunity
Website www.inbriggstexas.com
Briggs, Texas Community Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1868074236749120
An 80-acre recycling and reclamation facility in Briggs is expected to get a major operations expansion thanks to a sizable grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Read the story to learn more about the facility, its impacts, and the purpose behind the federal dollars: https://www.dailytrib.com/.../briggs-based-industrial.../
Kountry K9s Dog Training - A woman veteran owned business. Our top priority is helping people have the best relationship with their dogs. Serving Central Texas. We offer obedience training, trick dog training, boarding, and limited grooming.
Web: https://www.kountryk9s.dog/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kountryk9sdt
Contact Brandie - 254-566-4212 ~ brandie@kountryk9s.dog
Oakalla Community News
Oakalla Monthly Meetings/Potluck - Every FIRST MONDAY of each Month - All are welcome!
Oakalla Community Center, Oakalla, Texas
Facebook Public Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1999843866980648
Fab old Photos https://www.facebook.com/groups/1999843866980648/media
Oakalla Community Center is available for rent for your special events. Call or text me to check available dates. Sandra Cole 512-968-6188. We have a full kitchen, 2 other rooms, the larger room has 15, 8 foot tables and a Stage... We now have central heat and air conditioning. We do not have a cleaning service, so renters are responsible to clean and remove their trash. It is a beautiful Historic Building.
Oakalla Public Library is a branch of the Burnet County Library System proudly serving Oakalla, Texas and surrounding areas. 28981 FM 963 Oakalla, TX 78608
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064479864883
CTGCD GROUNDWATER Public Hearing
• When: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
• Where: District office located at 225 S Pierce St # 104, Burnet, Texas 78611,
More detailed information can be found at:
https://centraltexasgcd.org/groundwater-management/briggsoakalla
From the Notice of Public Hearing:
The Board of Directors of the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District will hold a public hearing on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM in the District office located at 225 S Pierce St # 104, Burnet, Texas 78611, to discuss, consider, receive public comment, and potentially act on the adoption of proposed amendments to the District Rules.
The proposed amendments to the District Rules include changes that reflect the establishment of the Northeast Burnet County Trinity Aquifer Management Zone (“NBCTAMZ”); the revision of permitting, well spacing, water meter, contiguous controlled acreage, and tract size requirements within the NBCTAMZ; the creation of requirements that address the waste of groundwater issues associated with stock tanks within the NBCTAMZ; the addition of a requirement for new wells for which an Operating Permit is required to have a meter or other form of production use estimate; and additional non-substantive changes.
All interested members of the public are invited to attend. Any person who wishes to present comments or other information at the hearing may do so in person, by counsel, or both. Comments may be presented verbally or in written form. Limits may be placed on the amount of time that each person can present verbal comments at the hearing. The hearing posted in this notice may be recessed from day to day or continued where appropriate. A copy of the proposed District Rules may be requested by email at sodek@centraltexasgcd.org or may be reviewed or copied at the District office, 225 S Pierce St # 104, Burnet, Texas 78611 or are available on the District’s website at https://centraltexasgcd.org/. Written comments may be submitted to the District email address or to the District mailing address provided above.
Oakalla Community Center
Available for events
Mahomet Community News
Peace Christian Church at Mahomet
10845 East FM 243 Between Bertram & Briggs
Robert Noland - 512-576-8279
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.
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)
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2019 before the fire and rebuild