Free backpacks, supplies at Back to School Blast on Aug. 5
Nearly 1,200 backpacks filled with school supplies will be given away at the annual Back…
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Buchanan at 8-year low and dropping
Lake Buchanan is low and getting lower. The lake is at 56 percent capacity as…
Voting machine lawsuit over for county
A lawsuit against Burnet County seeking to do away with electronic voting in favor of…
Restored Texas Centennial marker now rests at Burnet County Courthouse
Now completely restored, a large granite stone commemorating the 100th anniversary of Texas Independence Day…
Final money push for women’s prison chapel in Burnet; work starts soon
More money is needed for a women’s prison chapel in Burnet before construction starts in…
Granite Shoals could fix pump by Aug. 1
The Granite Shoals water system should return to full power by Tuesday, Aug. 1, according…
New Texas law could open door to ‘unscrupulous development’
A new Texas law due to take effect on Sept. 1, 2023, has Burnet County…
Opposition grows to proposed private dam on Llano River
Write Gov. Greg Abbott about a private dam proposed for the South Llano River, said…
BCISD staff to get bigger raises
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District employees are getting a bigger raise than expected and the…
USGS studying dead butterflies and moths; you can mail them in
Found a dead butterfly? Mail it to the U.S. Geological Survey. Scientists are establishing a…
Llano County has new lessee on West Texas land that benefits schools
Llano County officials are moving forward on leasing out 17,000 acres of land that it…
USPS hiring local assistant rural carriers
The U.S. Postal Service is hiring assistant rural carriers in the Marble Falls, Burnet, and…
LCRA urges water conservation as lake levels drop, Stage 2 nears
By mid-August, lakes Travis and Buchanan are expected to drop below 45 percent capacity, triggering…
Man arrested in Marble Falls after long chase via road, water and sky
A Bexar County man led three Burnet County law enforcement agencies on a lengthy chase,…
State broadband leaders connect with Burnet County residents
The Texas Broadband Development Office sought feedback from Burnet County residents on the state of…
NEW BIZ: One Inman’s BBQ closes, another opens in Marble Falls
Inman’s Kitchen Bar-B-Q, a Llano eatery since 1967, is opening a second location in Marble…
PEC board considers rate increase
Electric rates could increase by 6.2 percent starting Oct. 1 for Pedernales Electric Cooperative members,…
Marble Falls soccer’s Hoover top coach
Marble Falls High School head soccer coach Rick Hoover is the Soccer Coach of the…
UPDATE: Granite Shoals under mandatory water restrictions
Granite Shoals residents are under mandatory water restrictions after the City Council voted to enter…
Help teachers check off wishlists
Highland Lakes organizations are asking parents and residents to consider donating special requests from area…
Officers out in force to snag speeders
Law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on lead-footed drivers through July as…
Marble Falls nears downtown parking fix
Parking on Second Street could get a lot easier with changes under consideration by the…
Granite Shoals fishing for bass tourney but would not net full benefits
The Granite Shoals City Council is considering hosting the 2024 Texas Bass Nation Youth State…
$2M grant for Marble Falls ISD’s at-risk students could grow
The Marble Falls school district was awarded a roughly $2 million grant for the 2023-24…