Local sheriffs join forces to cook for Harvey first responders
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LAMPASAS — Area sheriff’s offices have joined forces to collect donations…
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Marble Falls lowers tax rate, raises water rate, OKs $41M budget
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — A brisk growth in commercial development helped set the…
Llano County commissioners consider solar farm deal for school revenue
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Llano County commissioners proposed leasing several thousand acres of…
Step one in an emergency: Be prepared by signing up for alerts
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — The value of emergency preparedness hits home during an…
Burnet police buy rifles with first NRA Foundation grant
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Burnet Police Department officers refuse to be caught “under…
Classic truck raises ire of Horseshoe Bay code enforcers
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY HORSESHOE BAY — Kelly Davis admires classic vehicles, and the 1967…
Marble Falls parks commission discusses $3.3M in funding for major improvements
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Commission learned…
New Putnam Cremation Advocates offers ‘different’ option in final arrangements
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — Walking into Putnam Cremation Advocates on the second floor…
Residents stall rock crusher plans citing traffic and environmental fears
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET COUNTY — An effort to derail a rock crushing plant…
After military career and cancer battle, veteran opening Marble Falls Little Caesars
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — Chicken wings and $5 pizzas weren’t on Rene Jackson’s…
PEC sends staff to help restore Florida power in wake of Hurricane Irma
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative sent staff and resources to…
New MFISD Education Foundation director enhancing link between schools, community
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — With a strong background in fundraising for nonprofits,…
Marble Falls EDC awards hospital more than $229,000 for jobs goal
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Economic development officials have awarded Baylor Scott &…
Marble Falls, Burnet schools open doors to Harvey students
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — As families fled Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath in…
$300,000 in upgrades to Marble Falls’s Scearce Field to aid drainage
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — After the Marble Falls Independent School District Board…
Texas 29 near Liberty Hill site of two fatal crashes in 24 hours
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LIBERTY HILL — Three people, including a motorcyclist, are dead following…
Helicopter crash on US 281 in Burnet sends 2 to hospital
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Emergency crews responded to a helicopter crash Sept. 2 at…
New Texas laws: Swords, balloon hunts, and no more texting and driving
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — With the first day of September comes signs of…
Stay calm, officials say, as gas shortage reports fuel long lines at the pumps
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Reports in Burnet and Llano counties of some…
MFISD’s 2020 initiative invites community to help kids learn to read
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Leslie Baty admitted she will still pick up…
Here’s how to help in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
As Highland Lakes residents look for ways to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey and the…
Horseshoe Bay, Marble Falls fire crews assist with Harvey rescues
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — State officials deployed a strike team Aug. 29…
State parks open for free to Hurricane Harvey evacuees
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Texas state parks, including those in the Highland Lakes, are…
Buyers beware when purchasing cars off social media sites
STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN – More than a dozen car purchase scams stemming from transactions on…