True summer arrives with heat dome
A heat dome moving into Texas from western Colorado is bringing typical triple-digit temperatures to…
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Cyberattack disrupts 911 service
A reported cyberattack disrupted 9-1-1 service at dispatch centers in the Highland Lakes and across…
Robotics academy opens in Burnet
HACK Robotics Academy opened its doors at 516 Buchanan Drive in Burnet on July 27….
Granite Shoals inks 40-year LCRA water deal with drought stipulations
The Granite Shoals City Council on July 23 approved a new 40-year contract with the…
Small Granite Shoals park gets big boost from land sale
About $46,000 will go toward the improvement of Timberhill Park in Granite Shoals with the…
Mystery donor leaves 1,500 pounds of snacks at Marble Falls food pantry
The Helping Center of Marble Falls opened on July 27 to almost a literal ton…
Marble Falls brewery wins gold, bronze at U.S. championship
Save the World Brewing Co. in Marble Falls has one of the best beers in…
20-year-old man dead following Kingsland house party brawl
David Michael Justus, 20, of Lakeway died from injuries sustained during a July 14 party-turned-brawl…
Tractor Supply store in Burnet could open by October
A Tractor Supply Co. store under construction in Burnet could be completed in September and…
City of Llano apologizes for throwing away gravesite decorations
The city of Llano issued an apology July 26 after a large number of gravesite…
Granite Shoals street paving ahead
Granite Shoals will pave roughly 2 miles of city streets in August, and, if everything…
Free flood debris drop-off for Granite Shoals residents
Granite Shoals residents can drop off their flood debris at City Hall, 2221 N. Phillips…
Marble Falls wants feedback on proposed wildlife feeding ban
The city of Marble Falls is asking for input on a proposed wildlife feeding ban…
Burnet County eyes big raises for electeds and employees
Burnet County’s 2024-25 fiscal year budget might include raises of at least 6 percent and,…
Lake Travis rises 6-plus feet in 4 days
Lake Travis is up 6.77 feet as of 9 a.m. Friday, July 26, due to…
Granite Shoals halts public comments from online meeting attendees
The Granite Shoals City Council voted to halt online public comments at council and commission…
Llano River floods Highland Lakes
The Llano River reached its highest level since the destructive flood of October 2018 in…
Burnet County lands potentially lucrative spot in broadband program
Burnet County was accepted into the Texas Broadband Development Office’s Technical Assistance Program, which could…
DPS cites rain and speed in fatal US 281 collision
An unidentified motorist was killed in an accident on Sunday, July 21, after reportedly hydroplaning…
Llano mourns lineman, father who died after high-voltage accident
Llano native Bradley Tatsch died July 19 from injuries sustained a few days earlier while…
Rainy July an unusual treat
An unseasonable summer cold front is bringing rain and cooler temperatures to the Highland Lakes…
Horseshoe Bay firefighters demonstrate escape equipment
The Horseshoe Bay Fire Department held a public demonstration on Thursday, July 18, of recently…
Friends give $40K to Burnet library
The Friends of the Herman Brown Free Library donated $40,000 to Burnet County to purchase…
Environmental study to pave way for Llano County criminal justice center
The Llano County Commissioners Court approved a $10,000 environmental study that could greenlight about $4.8…