Burnet County commissioners gear up for 2021-22 budget process
The 2021-22 Burnet County budget will soon take center stage at Commissioners Court meetings. Discussions…
Suzanne Freeman
SUMMER JOBS: Ice shaver Hayden Gasaway of Marble Falls
Hayden Gasaway joined a 10-year tradition of kids selling shaved ice from the Snow Cone…
PEC board to vote on solar policy changes
The cost of generating solar energy most likely will increase for about 6,000 Pedernales Electric…
GROWING PAINS: Highland Lakes residents reflect on effects of growth
Former Burnet County Judge Martin McLean remembers when Marble Falls had one red light and…
Meet Joel Burke, KBEY operations manager
The first radio listeners to ever hear Joel Burke’s voice over the airways lived in…
Highland Lakes pet sitters ensure creature comfort
Laverne and Shirley sleep all day, play all night, and love human companionship. The two…
Peach-perfect growing fields in the Highland Lakes
The pursuit of peachy goodness in Texas ultimately leads all pioneers of peach perfection to…
GROWING PAINS: 3 entities work to fill affordable housing gap in Highland Lakes
Local leaders in providing affordable housing in the Highland Lakes don’t call it that anymore….
GROWING PAINS: Post-COVID population shift centers on the Highland Lakes
Homebuilding in the Highland Lakes has never been busier, but it can’t keep up with…
Culver kids’ sweet creations find favor at Burnet County Area Fair
The six Culver kids start planning their Burnet County Area Fair projects months before the…
REMEMBER WHEN: Memories of McGill’s in Bertram
More than 116 years of history crumbled to the ground March 22 when a 75-mph…
Picayune People: Freddie Oakley creates ‘gourd-eous’ works of fine art
She’s known as “The Gourd Lady” among family and friends, a fact made evident as…
AAA Texas: Don’t panic at the gas pump
Gasoline to fuel your automobiles is not — and will not be — in short…
After census count, Texas gains 2 seats in U.S. House of Representatives
Texas gained two additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives due to a 15.9…
Inchworm invasion of the Highland Lakes
Small green caterpillar ‘drops’ in on unsuspecting nature lovers Walk through any park in the…
Rancher Bernadette Lingo is serious about her goats, especially the babies
The best time of the year for goat rancher Bernadette Lingo of Marble Falls was…
PEC deserves a nod on National Lineman Appreciation Day
Highland Lakes residents might have been shivering in their homes without power during the big…
Holland Ranch in Marble Falls rich in history and heritage
Ranching is “a heritage thing” to sisters Donna Holland Wilcox and Meredith Holland Clowdus of…
Burnet County first responders honor fallen DPS trooper from Mexia
At 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, about 20 first responder vehicles representing at least…
Remember When: Potts & Ater families leave lasting impact
Polly Krenek wakes up every morning in the same house she grew up in, although…
Baylor Scott & White seeks volunteers to help with vaccinations
The medical personnel administering about 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations a week in the Highland Lakes need…
An affair of the art: Highland Arts Guild turns 50
They just wanted to paint, so they got together and painted — and held meetings…
HIGHLAND LAKES HEALTH: Advice from local trainers on starting (and keeping) a workout routine
Gyms have fully adapted to the “new normal” after COVID-19 shut down much of the…
Third vaccine could be in Texas in March
A third COVID-19 vaccine — this one a single dose — could be available for…