LCRA to open Inks Lake on Nov. 3; lakes Marble Falls, LBJ, and Travis are still closed
FROM STAFF REPORTS Inks Lake will reopen to public use Saturday, Nov. 3, while lakes…
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After fire and flood, Inks Lake State Park fully reopens Nov. 2
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS When the Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates at Buchanan Dam,…
LCRA: Lakes could open by Nov. 2 depending on conditions
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Lakes LBJ, Marble Falls, and Travis as well as Inks Lake…
County judges to determine how to use $100,000 from LCRA for flood cleanup efforts
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Now that the floodwaters have subsided, Burnet and Llano counties face…
Thousands of Burnet County records dating to the 1800s will soon be online
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Burnet County records date all the way back to 1852 from…
Early voting times, locations, and candidates on the ballot
FROM STAFF REPORTS Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election begins Monday, Oct. 22,…
LCRA: As river flows decrease, flood operations still underway in ‘historic’ event
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Lower Colorado River Authority is reminding Highland Lakes residents that though…
CANCELED: Program in Kingsland to address inadequacies of voting system
UPDATE: The presenter of this program, Robert Sheldon, has canceled his appearance in Kingsland. The…
Marble Falls EDC approves two property sales in Business and Technology Park
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS The Marble Falls Economic Development Corp. board approved the sales of…
Tuesday is last day to register to vote for Nov. 6 general elections
FROM STAFF REPORTS As the Nov. 6 general election nears, residents have only one more…
Congressman Roger Williams recognized as a ‘Guardian of Small Business’
FROM STAFF REPORTS Congressman Roger Williams who represents the 25th Congressional District of Texas earned…
TxDOT road resurfacing projects slated for 2019 in Llano and Blanco counties
FROM STAFF REPORTS Three area road resurfacing projects will move forward in 2019, according to…
Burnet County Sheriff’s Office hires veteran DPS officer to patrol increased truck traffic
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Outside the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy William “Tally” Talamantez can…
TxDOT plans: Construction on stretch of Texas 29 at $20 million, to continue into 2021
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Just over 50 people attended Texas Department of Transportation open house…
Burnet County hires environmental crimes deputy; job first of its kind in Texas
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Chris Cowan isn’t just a new hire in Burnet County. Filling…
UTOPiAfest on ‘shaky ground’ as Burnet County sheriff mulls permit for November event
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS As of Sept. 25, Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd had his…
Burnet County could set special election for Double Horn incorporation
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS If all goes as planned, residents of Double Horn subdivision near…
Proposed plans for stretch of Texas 29 on display at TxDOT open house Sept. 27
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Residents have two hours Sept. 27 to view proposed plans for…
New turf at Mustang Stadium part of bond package on ballot; reason is safety, officials say
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Just before the 2018 football season started, Wade…
CAMPO workshop over Burnet County’s transportation needs
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Officials from Burnet County, the Texas Department of Transportation, and…
UTOPiAfest organizers to address Burnet residents’ concerns about music festival
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Burnet County and UTOPiAfest Down In The Oaks music festival…
Burnet County commissioners approve 2018-19 budget, tax rate
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Burnet County commissioners approved a budget and tax rate for…
With $7.3M contract awarded, US 281 widening project south of Marble Falls to begin this winter
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS MARBLE FALLS — The Texas Transportation Commission on Sept. 4 awarded a…
Cruz hits Republican talking points, throws in basketball and Mars during Llano stop
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS LLANO — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke on the theme of winning during…