Storm hits Horseshoe Bay in the pocketbook
The arctic blast that knocked out Texas last week also hit the city of Horseshoe…
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Granite Shoals water customers get a break; city rescinds boil water notice
The Granite Shoals City Council approved a measure Feb. 23 ensuring city water customers’ February…
Marble Falls OKs land purchase for wastewater plant, US 281 speed drop
The city of Marble Falls is closer to building a new wastewater treatment plant after…
School districts might not have to make up missed winter storm days
Highland Lakes public school students might not have to make up the week of classes…
Marble Falls Church of Christ suffers extensive water damage during storm
Marble Falls Church of Christ officials believe that rolling power blackouts Feb. 15 during the…
Beware of scams in wake of disaster
As much as natural disasters like the recent winter storm can bring communities together, they…
Cottonwood Shores has water, but residents should still boil and conserve
The Cottonwood Shores water system is full, but city officials haven’t lifted the boil water…
COVID-19 vaccine disbursement continues; one-shot version could be OK’d soon
Texas Department of State Health Services is disbursing more than 1,500 first-round doses of COVID-19…
Federal assistance available after storm
With President Joe Biden issuing a Major Disaster Declaration for Texas in the wake of…
Four local basketball teams in the playoffs
Four Burnet County basketball teams are in the playoffs. The Burnet High School Girls basketball…
UPDATE: Horseshoe Bay rescinds boil water notice after restoring water
UPDATE: The city of Horseshoe Bay rescinded its boil water notice the afternoon of Monday,…
Burnet High School auditorium flooded, Bulldog Stadium Drive damaged
As Burnet Consolidated School District thawed over the weekend after the winter storm, officials discovered…
Stores open but some items are gone
Even as Highland Lakes grocery stores open again to the public, driving conditions remain hazardous…
Highland Lakes water distribution sites
The cities of Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay, and Burnet announced water distribution sites for residents…
PEC, CTEC restoring electricity
Highland Lakes electric providers have continued to make major inroads in restoring power to residents….
State barely avoids power grid catastrophe
In an electric grid update Thursday, Feb. 18, Electric Reliability Council of Texas officials described…
UPDATE: Marble Falls lifts boil water notice
TUESDAY, FEB. 23, UPDATE: Marble Falls lifted the boil water notice at 4 p.m. Feb….
UPDATE: H-E-B, Walmart hours for Friday
Highland Lakes H-E-B grocery stores will be open from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb….
Warming centers open across the area
As the cold weather and extended power outages continue across the Highland Lakes, several facilities…
60 new homes coming to Cottonwood Shores
Cottonwood Shores could get 60 new homes in the future thanks to Lennar. The company,…
Third vaccine could be in Texas in March
A third COVID-19 vaccine — this one a single dose — could be available for…
Granite Shoals supermarket to open in May
Owners of the Granite Shoals Supermarket plan to open the facility in mid-May. That’s the…
Traveling exhibit brings Holocaust home to Burnet Middle School students
The Holocaust happened about 70 years ago and a world away from Burnet Middle School,…
Neighbors concerned about Granite Shoals development’s impact on lake access
Granite Shoals residents of two condominium properties near a proposed development have raised concerns over…