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…
Suzanne Freeman
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…
Spark of life at Inks Lake State Park year after wildfire
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN A major wildfire in August 2018 that blackened 600 acres of…
New land management program promotes good stewardship
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Water, wildlife, topsoil. Property owners who cultivate these three elements on…
THAT’S MY JOB: When we’re playing, Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens are working
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Game wardens are conservation officers for the Texas Parks and Wildlife…
Wringing water from rocks at Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN This is a story about water and how one man squeezed…
TPWD seeks public comment on proposed trot line rules
From Staff Reports Texas Parks and Wildlife Department commissioners are asking for public comment on…
Burnet and Marble Falls cross country compete at McNeil
The Marble Falls and Burnet high school cross country teams competed at the Round Rock…
Blue Bonnet Cafe hosts fish fry for Marble Falls Area EMS
From Staff Reports Twice a year, the staff and crew of the Blue Bonnet Cafe…
U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway’s town hall in Llano postponed
Editor’s Note: According to Congressman Conaway’s office, the October 4 Llano Town Hall meeting…
Magic the Gathering enthusiasts build decks and friendships
STAFF WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Two of them are Marines. One’s a former truck driver. Another…
The games people play improve logic and lives; join them
STAFF WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN It’s easy to get in the game in the Highland Lakes,…