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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Paula Mays-Hall couldn’t take her eyes off the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse. Then, her eyes got bigger when she heard the vehicle had a total of 6 miles on it. (more…)

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EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Camp Agape is only four days, but those 96 hours will change children’s lives. The keys to that are the Buddies. (more…)

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EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON An hour of US Senator John Cornyn’s time meant the world to VetRide program director Sophie McCoy. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Sam Pearce of The Helping Center of Marble Falls Area didn’t know what to think when J.M. Huber Corporation employees called to find out when he’d be at the facility. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Faced with a broken marriage, the death of her father, and having to put down her beloved dog — all in the same year — Mary Clendennen picked up a needle and thread. “Please don’t let this be one more thing that I start and don’t finish,” she whispered as she […]

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The Marble Falls Public Library is holding its first-ever adult summer reading program for ages 18 and older. All patrons have to do is read books to win prizes. The contest runs June 3 through August 2. (more…)

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Endless entertainment! Spectacular adventures! Live animals! Reptiles! Magic! Space travel! Prizes! All free this summer! (more…)

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STAFF WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN A clear and present danger confronts the 13-year-old Highland Lakes Honor Guard. Without new members, a cherished service for local veterans soon might be forced to disband. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Kingsland-based Lambda Nu chapter earned several state honors, including a spot on the state council, during the Epsilon Sigma Alpha state convention May 16-19 in Addison. (more…)

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EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON When doctors diagnosed Reagan Johns’s 3-year-old son, Brodie, with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of pediatric cancer, she began what she knew would be a hard, lonely journey. A Facebook friend request helped ease some of the hardships and led to the creation of Fighting for Gold, a Highland Lakes group helping other […]

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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Friends of the Lakeshore Library are selling bricks for a walkway that will encircle the Buchanan Dam facility. (more…)

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EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Businesses in Marble Falls sport red, white, and blue on patriotic holidays as part of the Kiwanis Club of Marble Falls flag program. (more…)

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BY SGT. 1ST CLASS JAMES LALLY • SPECIAL TO DAILYTRIB.COM A Burnet High School graduate made history May 5 as the first woman to take command of one of the oldest regiments in the U.S. Army. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Rev. George Perry knows how to swing a hammer and drive in a nail. He did it countless times building dog houses, storage rooms, and other projects. But last fall, as he pulled back his hammer to drive the first nail into what would become his and his family’s home, […]

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Hill Country Community Theatre staff and volunteers believe in the power of theater and the importance of providing arts education to children. However, they need your help to do so. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Burnet High School’s Health Occupation Students of America say their upcoming blood drive has a greater significance than the ones they helped organize in the past. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Deliver much-needed help to Highland Lakes food pantries on May 11 during the 27th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger drive, held the second Saturday of May each year. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS He fights bulls and saves cowboys. She cuts hair and promotes Western clothing and boot brands. Together, Cody and Sierra Emerson live an Old West life in the 21st century, raising cattle on their Marble Falls ranch in between pro rodeo and fashion gigs. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is inviting businesses and civic organizations to become more involved in campus life and boost student achievement through Adopt-A-School. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Before Aleksey Ismaylov was a Granite Country Youth Soccer Association coach and volunteer, he was a boy in Ukraine longing to play what he then knew as the game of football. Born in 1987, four years before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ismaylov said life in Ukraine was difficult. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Steve Jordan said the Horseshoe Bay Sports Club board of directors only had to think about it for a second before renaming the organization the Rudy Davalos Horseshoe Bay Sports Club. (more…)

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EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Some might say Open Door Recovery House is making miracles happen. The Marble Falls drug and alcohol recovery house for women has a success rate more than six times the national average when it comes to its clients sticking to a residential treatment program. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS When this guitar-pickin’ Marble Falls dentist survived prostate cancer and decided to retire, he went to the Alamo. Joey Piatek now volunteers as a part-time docent at the San Antonio mission, adding happiness, satisfaction, and fun to his life. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Wear the gear, operate the apparatus, and use the equipment Marble Falls Fire Rescue firefighters use as one of the first participants in the Citizens Fire Academy. (more…)

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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Service dogs rescue people. In the case of veteran Bobby Galyon, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, and his service dog, Rocky, the rescuing goes both ways. A Belgian Malinois, Rocky had been abused as a puppy. He was kept in a garage until he became part of Operation K9, which […]

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