Every voice, every person matters to Bessie Jackson, Citizen of Note nominee
At 78, community activist Bessie Jackson could embrace a life of retirement, but it’s just…
Daniel Clifton
Back to School Blast returns with 1,500 free backpacks stuffed with supplies
Step one of getting ready for the first day of class is the annual Back…
Uptick in COVID-19 cases comparatively low, mostly unvaccinated people
With a return to some sense of pre-pandemic normalcy, Highland Lakes health officials have noticed…
Burnet High School FFA students earn Texas organization’s highest degree
Three Burnet High School FFA students attained the state organization’s highest degree of membership during…
SUMMER JOBS: Lifeguard Andy Urista of Burnet
Andy Urista found out quickly that being a lifeguard entails more than sitting on a…
Dispose of bulk trash, debris at Burnet’s Chunk Your Junk
Burnet residents can get rid of brush, old appliances, and other household junk for free…
Marble Falls students win Thespys
Marble Falls is now home to two of the top high school actors in the…
‘A life of dignity’ for rescue dogs and veterans
Highland Lakes Canine Rescue is known for giving dogs a second chance. Recently, one of…
Everyone can enjoy personal watercraft races at Llano Rock’n Riverfest
You don’t have to know much about personal watercraft racing to enjoy it, either as…
Kingsland man fights boat fire with WaveRunner after rescuing occupants
When Kingsland resident Kenny Dutcher heads onto Lake LBJ on his WaveRunner, it’s not just…
We need to look at the big picture, warns Highland Lakes advocate
Ten years after the Central Texas Water Coalition was founded, its volunteer members are still…
Burnet school district raises staff pay, secures low-interest rate for bonds
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District staff are getting pay raises after the board of trustees…
Scientists scope out Highland Lakes as possible livestream site for 2024 eclipse
The best place on earth to view a solar eclipse predicted to happen April 8,…
Mike Atkinson celebrates 40 years as Marble Falls State Farm agent
To celebrate the more than 40 years Mike Atkinson has spent as a State Farm…
Special legislative session to start July 8
Gov. Greg Abbott called a special legislative session to begin July 8, just over a…
EMT Basic course for adults starts June 28
Marble Falls Area EMS is offering an EMT Basic Initial Education Course for adults interested…
Kainon Baumer shapes fire and iron as blacksmith at Fort Croghan Museum
Sounds of metal on metal — clang, clang, clang — reverberated around Fort Croghan’s blacksmith…
GROWING PAINS: School districts prepare for increasing populations
Housing developments both large and small in the Highland Lakes are driving a population increase…
Old Burnet Bealls to be City Hall
The city of Burnet inked a deal to purchase the old Bealls building on Polk…
Rotary Club of Marble Falls accepting old electronics for recycling
The Rotary Club of Marble Falls is offering a solution to the old or unused…
Juneteenth now national holiday
One hundred and fifty-six years after U.S. Major Gen. Gordon Granger issued General Order No….
Pink Out set for Oct. 9 in Marble Falls
Pink Out Marble Falls returns Oct. 9 to celebrate cancer survivors and fighters. Marble Falls…
Illegal fentanyl use, ODs worry officials
Llano County law enforcement agencies are investigating an influx of illegally made synthetic drugs possibly…
Guadalupe bass, the state fish, returns from brink of extinction in Central Texas
Once on the brink of extinction, the Guadalupe bass — Texas’ state fish — is…