UPDATE: Llano enacts Stage 3 water restrictions July 10
UPDATE: As of July 10, the city of Llano has moved to Stage 3 water…
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Granite Shoals interviews top candidates for city manager
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council took its first…
Car blaze on RR 2900 in Llano County sends fireball into sky; no one injured
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Firefighters doused a car fire July 3, which sparked a…
UPDATE: Man who died in swim attempt across Lake LBJ is ID’d
UPDATE: On July 9, the Llano County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Colla Ross,…
Two people killed in overnight crash on US 183 south of Briggs
FROM STAFF REPORTS BRIGGS — Two people have died following a three-vehicle collision on U.S….
Peace officers pay respects to longtime Burnet County constable with escort home; Ballard died July 2
UPDATE: Jimmy Ballard’s memorial service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, at…
Dwindling river flows prompt Llano restriction warning, alternative water source plans
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — As water flows decrease in the Llano River, city…
UPDATE: Burnet County joins other counties as well as Marble Falls in imposing burn ban
UPDATE: As of noon July 2, Burnet County joined the list of counties imposing…
Horseshoe Bay amends livestock ban, clearing way for emotional support animal Doug the Rooster
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY Correction: In the original article, “Doug the Rooster” was referred to…
Marble Falls under Stage 2 water restrictions; affects washing vehicles, watering lawns
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Due to the heat and lack of substantial rainfall,…
Save Sandy Creek group rallies against ‘sand plant;’ city council calls special meeting
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE — Sandy Creek, which flows about a mile…
44-year-old man dies following swim outing on Inks Lake
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Authorities are investigating the death of a 44-year-old McQueeney man…
UPDATE: River City Grille in Marble Falls reopens after kitchen fire
UPDATE: As of June 30, River City Grille in Marble Falls has reopened for…
CARTS Country Bus offering free rides July 2-6, except for July 4
MARBLE FALLS — The Capital Area Rural Transportation System is providing free rides on its Country…
Johnson City hires police chief with Department of Defense experience; first day June 18
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY JOHNSON CITY — With a focus on a close relationship with…
Marble Falls school community, restaurant raise money for family of teen killed in wreck
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Super Taco employees endearingly called Maribel Nikole Enriquez…
Marble Falls High School phenom Bailey Goggans competing against top U.S. student-athletes
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GREENSBORO, North Carolina — Now that she’s bested the 800-meter runners…
Plans for Sandy Creek rock crusher stir concerns about traffic and environment
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SUNRISE BEACH VILLAGE — Llano County commissioners are trying to sort…
Two dead, including Burnet man, in West Texas plane crash
FROM STAFF REPORTS ROTAN — A Burnet man died June 15 along with the pilot…
Llano woman dies in one-car rollover on Texas 71; DPS investigating cause
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the cause…
PEC grant for $3,500 to fund upgrade to Cottonwood Shores VFD training room
COTTONWOOD SHORES — The Cottonwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department’s training room will get an upgrade…
Burnet police: Two dogs shot, one fatally, while attacking officer responding to call
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A Burnet police officer is recovering from dog bite…
Burnet chooses builder of PEC’s Marble Falls facility for $4.2M police station project
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — From a field of nine bidders, city officials selected…
More ‘chill hours’ over the winter mean bigger, better Hill Country peach crop than in 2017
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON STONEWALL — As much as I want to stay away from it,…