Ascension Seton offices still struggling with cyberattack
Ascension Seton offices in the Highland Lakes are still in recovery mode following a ransomware…
Suzanne Freeman
THAT’S MY JOB: Environmental Crimes Deputy Paul Kowalik
Burnet County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Kowalik has a desk with a computer and multiple screens,…
Burnet County History now half-price
Burnet County history books are on sale. The Burnet County Historical Commission cut the prices…
Legends of the Falls canceled; new organizer sought
After three successful years, the Legends of the Falls theatrical hayride in Cottonwood Shores is…
Mom group rebrands and expands but keeps supportive purpose
Contestants in the Mom Olympics hurry barefoot across a floor strewn with Legos, chug a…
How Mother’s Day was born
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12. Here’s how it came to be: Ann Maria Reeves…
Be like the Girl Scouts: ‘Do a good turn’ for summer food program
Two Girl Scouts troops in Kingsland recently assembled over 200 D-I-Y birthday cake kits to…
Historic Fuchs house to be demolished
Most of what’s left of the 150-year-old Conrad Fuchs house in Horseshoe Bay will be…
Bake sale May 11 benefits Black History Museum, soup kitchen
Just in time for Mother’s Day, St. Frederick Baptist Church is selling baked goods and…
Increased property valuations on the way
Property tax valuations in Burnet County rose by only 3.92 percent in 2024, compared to…
New LCRA drought plan limits watering with hefty fines
Starting May 1, all firm water customers of the Lower Colorado River Authority are required…
PEC board election slate set
Seven candidates are vying for three seats on the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board of Directors….
JOIN THE CLUB: Bluebonnet Quilt Club; Airing of the Quilts April 27
A pioneer tradition makes its debut in April with the Airing of the Quilts, an…
Burnet adding hangar for bigger aircraft
The city of Burnet broke out the traditional golden shovels on April 23 to break…
Paint the Town brings artists out of studios and into Marble Falls landscapes
For one week in April, artists from across the country gather outdoors in Marble Falls…
Joppa Bridge rehab project revived
Plans to upgrade the Joppa Bridge are back on track, according to Burnet County Precinct…
Llano County, sheriff’s office sued in Kingsland man’s killing
The wife of a 40-year-old Kingsland man killed by Llano County deputies in 2022 filed…
Falls on the Colorado Museum closed for second-floor renovations
Phase I of renovations to the second floor of The Falls on the Colorado Museum…
Llano County to consider counsel for ballot tracking lawsuit
The Llano County Commissioners Court is expected to hire a lawyer for the most recent…
Storm rocks Marble Falls schools, museum
Marble Falls school buses took a beating from baseball-size hail on Tuesday evening. The April…
An often cloudy, yet stellar, eclipse
The clouds parted in Burnet and Llano just long enough to see the entire four…
Amateur radio operators provide eclipse communications backup
Burnet, Llano, and Blanco counties have backup plans if normal communications fail during the total…
THAT’S MY JOB: Astronomer Jim Sheets turns hobby into profession at observatory
Self-taught astronomer Jim Sheets keeps up with new discoveries in space for his job at…
Snack donations needed to boost eclipse first responders
The Highland Lakes Crisis Network is collecting donations of non-perishable snacks to fill 500 bags…