FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — An online fundraising project for the Globe Theatre now has the owners aiming to open the 78-year-old venue to a new generation of visitors by the end of the year.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — A vital service to homebound seniors in Bertram faces an uncertain future as a cut in federal funds has put an expiration date on the city’s Meals on Wheels route.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — Authorities arrested a 33-year-old man after finding methamphetamines at a residence across the street from a church-run day-care center, according to police.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — When the new owners of the long-closed Globe Theatre decide to resurrect the 78-year-old building, they went a very modern and high-tech way.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — Bertram City Council members were updated on the status of about 30 fire hydrants in need of repair during a regular meeting May 28.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — City of Burnet residents gave their support to three council candidates, Herve Derek Fortin, Mitlon Phair and Mary Jane Shanes.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — When voters head to the polls for the Highland Lakes elections May 11, they’ll find they have a lot of selections on the ballot, with a few exceptions. The filing date for the May elections closed March 1. Residents have until April 11 to register to vote if they [...]

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — The Texas Attorney General’s Office has closed a 10-month investigation into the City of Bertram and former Mayor Winnette Morris, according to officials. The Attorney General began investigating Morris and the city in May 2012 after a whistle-blower lawsuit against Bertram was made that alleged fiscal impropriety.

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A 24-year-old Bertram man faces felony forgery charges for allegedly changing $5 bills and $10 bills into $50 and $100 denominations and then passing them off in Marble Falls and possibly in Burnet.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — Municipal court payments in Bertram have a new way to be submitted. The city now takes online payments at www.bertramcourtpmts.com.

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — Drama rose like the needle on the thermostat as sirens blared at high noon, signaling the best prognosticator this side of the Pedernales.

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BERTRAM — The Bertram City Council reassigned duties for two city employees and set new police chief Tracy Weems’ salary during a special meeting Feb. 5.

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