Granite Shoals OKs budget consultant with deadline looming
The Granite Shoals City Council voted to hire a consultant for the 2023-24 fiscal year…
Featured Story – Home Slider
Llano County nixes variance request from Kingsland development
The Llano County Commissioners Court denied a requested building variance for a high-dollar subdivision in…
Mustangs’ 56-7 loss to Brownwood had bright spots
The Marble Falls Mustangs (0-2) lost 56-7 in a non-district road game to District 2-4A…
HOT wave of tourism in post-pandemic Highland Lakes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series titled “Small Towns, Big Changes” that…
Judge Oakley’s suspension lifted
Burnet County Judge James Oakley is back on the job after the State Commission on…
TTU program offers cultural classes to 50-and-over learners
Curious about candle-making or charcuterie? Got an interest in gothic architecture or Yemen? Or, maybe…
Burnet County Judge Oakley found not guilty of misuse of government property
A six-person jury on Thursday, Aug. 31, took a little over an hour to come…
Lake LBJ swimmer dies from rare amebic infection
A Travis County resident died after swimming in Lake LBJ earlier in August and then developing…
Granite Shoals council seeks consultant, confidence boost on budget
The Granite Shoals City Council is looking for an outside analyst to take a closer…
Testimony begins in Oakley trial
About one hour of testimony on Day 2 of the misdemeanor trial of suspended Burnet…
STAAR testing improvement not enough, Burnet CISD says
STAAR testing results recently released for Burnet students saw growth in several grade levels and…
Hot is better than scorching
It’s not quite sweater weather, but it’s a start. Highland Lakes temperatures dropped below 100…
MFISD tax rate drops by 18 percent
Marble Falls taxpayers are getting a school property tax break in 2023-24 of nearly 20…
Car inspection system restored
Texas drivers can get their vehicles inspected. The Department of Public Safety system is fully…
Marble Falls heeds other cities’ warnings on eclipse preparation
Marble Falls officials are drafting plans to handle the hundreds of thousands of skygazing tourists…
Aug. 29 town hall on ‘water problem’
The Central Texas Water Coalition is holding a town hall to discuss the status of…
Mistakes costly in Mustangs’ loss
The Marble Falls Mustangs fell 40-14 to the Pflugerville Connally Cougars in the 2023 season…
Granite Shoals sets Aug. 29 special meeting on unfinished budget
The city of Granite Shoals is still nailing down its new budget and tax rate,…
Granite Shoals councilor’s vandalism hearing reset to Sept. 29
Judgment on a felony criminal mischief charge against Granite Shoals City Councilor Phil Ort was…
Sheriff’s Office, courts get lion’s share of Burnet County revenue increase
The Burnet County Commissioners Court approved the county’s lowest tax rate in over 10 years…
Crisis Network seeks long-term solution to homelessness
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a series titled “Small Towns, Big Changes” that…
Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center breaks ground on new facility
Officials broke ground on a new Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center on Wednesday, Aug. 23….
Llano council asked to make city ‘sanctuary of the unborn’
Llano City Council members tabled an ordinance that would designate the city as a “Sanctuary…
Labor Day BBQ benefits Black history museum
Enjoy barbecue and homemade desserts at St. Frederick Baptist Church’s Labor Day fundraiser for its…