DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — Two former Llano County jailers now face time behind bars after pleading no contest to misdemeanor deadly conduct charges in the August 2011 death of an inmate.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Voters in Burnet and Llano counties can get a head start on the May 11 elections by casting their ballots during the early voting period from April 29 to May 7.

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR LLANO — The recent slayings of a Texas district attorney and his wife in their home has reminded local law enforcement officials of the dangers of their jobs.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Some of the most important elected positions in the lives of people isn’t in Washington, D.C. or even Austin, but much closer to home. Local municipal elections scheduled for May 11 give people a chance to play a role in how their communities face the future. City councils effect [...]

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LLANO — Two candidates vying for the Llano County Precinct 1 commissioner’s seat say the most important issues facing the area involve maintaining a balanced budget and a low property tax rate. Tom Engler, 65, and Peter Jones, 64, both of Horseshoe Bay, will go head-to-head in the Tuesday runoff. Both are Republicans; no Democrats [...]

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HORSESHOE BAY — A development re-zoning request has at least one councilman raising concerns about potential high-rise buildings in the city. The City Council June 19 on a 3-0 vote with one abstention approved re-zoning a 1,500-acre development known as Summit Rock, formerly Skywater Over Horseshoe Bay, for growth that could include multi-level buildings. “That’s [...]

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KINGSLAND — When Llano County officials told Sharon Hawley to quarantine her four dogs for 45 days after one of them had a run-in with a skunk, she was relieved. It meant they didn’t have to be put down. But it was also more evidence that rabies cases are on the rise in Llano County, [...]

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HORSESHOE BAY — For all it’s rustic charm and rural culture, Llano County has become one of the most popular places to live for the country’s wealthy, a national business magazine reports.

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