Flames return to the water
BURNET — Faith Academy’s swim season will start with its first meet Saturday at Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center, 1601 S. Water, with the Hoot ’n Hollar.
BURNET — Faith Academy’s swim season will start with its first meet Saturday at Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center, 1601 S. Water, with the Hoot ’n Hollar.
WIMBERLEY — Wimberley unleashed its four-headed monster — Katie Milam, Magen Buse, Laura Blab and Linsey Leinneweber — and devoured the Burnet High School volleyball team, 25-22, 25-12 and 25-12, in a District 8-3A playoff-affecting volleyball match Oct. 21.
MARBLE FALLS — Faith Academy sophomore standout Jordan Gray suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury Oct. 14 and appears to be out for the upcoming basketball season, according to girls head basketball coach Jerry English.

Faith Academy quarterback Ryan Roberts gets around a couple Austin Hill Country defenders last week.

Cameron Venghaus turns upfield as Justin Garcia moves out of the way.
GRANITE SHOALS — The discovery of a rabid fox has police urging residents to be wary of animals acting strangely.
LLANO — A battle of the bands fundraiser to benefit cancer patient Kimberlee Williams is from 9 a.m. to midnight Saturday at the Llano County Rodeo Arena.
MARBLE FALLS — Attorney Angela Pierce presents “Lock it Up: Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft and Fraud” at 11:30 a.m. today at the Marble Falls Public Library.
BERTRAM — The Order of the Eastern Star hosts its second annual Burnet Community Dinner and Dance 6-11 p.m. Saturday to raise funds and mark the chapter’s 100th birthday.

The women of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marble Falls had a good time raising money for their charitable projects at the annual bazaar earlier this month.
SPICEWOOD — Several adoptable pets offered by the Highland Lakes Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be on hand for viewing at the Spicewood Arts Society’s 6th Annual Arts Roundup.
BUCHANAN DAM — No one denies birds can fly. And that just makes them more interesting, a group of local conservationists heard this week.
BURNET — City officials say residents no longer need to boil their water before consumption, one day after the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued a mandatory boil-water notice following a water-pipe break.

Mustard Seed Ministries members Diane Cornelison (left) and her son Jacob sit in the worship center of the church, which recently moved to its new location off Starhorn Drive north of Marble Falls.

Lee and Nancy Kinard wore 1950s fashions during the ‘Back to the 50s Street Dance & Dinner’ Wednesday in Burnet, given in honor of 17 state tourism counselors visiting the area.

Marble Falls football players, coaches and fans celebrate a 1998 come-from-behind win over the Belton Tigers that earned the Mustangs a district championship.
The results of a pivotal public opinion survey about transportation issues are starting to come in, but one thing is for sure: Researchers need to hear more from families with children.

Marble Falls football players, coaches and fans celebrate a 1998 come-from-behind win over the Belton Tigers that earned the Mustangs a district championship.

Lee and Nancy Kinard wore 1950s fashions during the ‘Back to the 50s Street Dance & Dinner’ Wednesday in Burnet, given in honor of 17 state tourism counselors visiting the area.

Bradley Billac (left) and Jacob Caudle serenade fellow actor Elizabeth Hahn during a preview of ‘Phantom.’

Bradley Billac (left) and Jacob Caudle serenade fellow actor Elizabeth Hahn during a preview of ‘Phantom.’