Texas launches free 24/7 mental health support line
By Alex Copeland Texas Health and Human Services has implemented a free mental health support…
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Phoenix Center goes online with mental health services during pandemic
COVID-19 has not stopped the Phoenix Center in Marble Falls from providing mental health services…
Difference between COVID-19 and cold, flu, or allergies
A cough and fever could be signs of the common cold or an indication that…
That’s My Job: U.S. Census Field Supervisor Herb Krasner
On March 13, most Americans should have a survey form in their mailbox as the…
Texas horned lizards topic of Master Naturalists meeting
In collaboration with the Fort Worth Zoo and Texas Christian University (Go, Horned Frogs!), Texas…
Made in the Highland Lakes: Kinfolk Honey relocates bees and sells raw local honey
Rebecca and Mary Nunnally were first stung by the bee bug at a beekeepers seminar…
First Texas horned lizards bred in captivity could save declining species
Awaiting the warmth of spring, about 30 baby Texas horned lizards with radio tags glued…
Citizen-scientists on Texas horned lizard watch
If you spot a Texas horned lizard, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to…
Community projects a labor of love for Highland Lakes Service League
Helping one nonprofit is not enough for members of the Highland Lakes Service League, a…
Highland Lakes women help Texas rank No. 1 in female-owned businesses
The owner of J&J’s on Main in Marble Falls juggles running her downtown shop with…
STAFF TRADITIONS: It’s not Christmas without spiced pecans (recipe included) and the Griswolds
Daren Ottaway never knows exactly when the mood is going to strike, but when it…
Marble Falls couples mixes holiday tradition with masa for successful tamale business
Rachel King and her seven sisters and two brothers grew up in a North Texas…
New Mexico-style tamales deep in the heart of Texas
In August, Reyes Madrid begins preparations for making Christmas tamales with a trip from her…
Play Santa through U.S. Postal Service letter operation
Santa Claus has a few extra helpers this year — actually more than a half-million…
Holiday tradition: ‘Tis the seasonings for homemade deer jerky
For Stacee and Buster Hopkins and family, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays smell like deer…
REMEMBER WHEN: As the sheriff’s daughter, Vonnie Riddell Fox spent early years at home in jail
Vonnie Fox lived in the Burnet County Jail from the time she was 13 to…
REMEMBER WHEN: Jim Luther Jr. shares connection to Burnet’s past
A Burnet Telephone Company customer gave owner James Leslie Luther Sr. his worse chewing out…
PICAYUNE PEOPLE: When wood talks, Cottonwood Shores carpenter Ken McBride listens
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Carpenter Ken McBride spreads out the wood he uses for each…
REMEMBER WHEN: Sisters recall early Marble Falls
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Editor’s note: This issue of The Picayune Magazine takes a look…
ROCKY HISTORIES: Granite Mountain chipping away
More than 1.1 billion years ago, two different magma chambers were emplaced at nearly…
Steve Lilley new postmaster at Marble Falls Post Office
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN A new postmaster has arrived at the Marble Falls Post Office….
VETERANS DAY 2019: This is your American Legion
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Once a vibrant part of the community, American Legion Post #437…
VETERANS DAY 2019: Salute to Marble Falls VFW Post 10376
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Activity at the already busy VFW post in Marble Falls cranks…
Where to find Buddy Poppies to support veterans services
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Separating bundles of Buddy Poppies recently at VFW Post #10376 in…