Summer camps adapt to restrictions
Youth camps, including several in the Highland Lakes, will be in session this summer as…
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Marble Falls Black Lives Matter demonstration aims for unity
When recent posts on social media and the Nextdoor app announced a peaceful Black Lives…
Show will go on for HCCT, but help is needed
Theater is as much about the shared experience of a live audience as it is…
Stonewall Peach JAMboree canceled
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce officials announced May 28 that they are canceling the 2020 Peach…
Chamber sets up nostalgic drive-in screening of ‘Back to the Future’
The Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce is going back to the past for an…
Hill Country Community Theatre youth program goes from stage to screen
Hill Country Community Theatre leadership faced a dilemma with its summer youth program. Under Phase…
WWII-era planes in Memorial Day flyover
The Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force and four other CAF units are…
Virtual job fair for military and veterans
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area is holding a virtual military-focused job fair May 27. The…
Burnet County Vet Ride keeps rolling during pandemic
Burnet County Vet Ride saw a drop in service requests with the arrival of COVID-19…
Restaurants, developer bring fresh meals to health care workers
Several Highland Lakes restaurants teamed up with the Gregg Ranch developer to serve fresh meals…
Burnet farmers market canceled for 2020
The Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association announced it is canceling the Burnet Farmers and Crafts…
John Kemper was force behind Marble Falls’ transformation
The Blue Bonnet Cafe and John Kemper seemed synonymous on the surface. One was the…
Summer camp fueled young firefighter’s career choice
About seven years ago, Bailee Jordan was a Marble Falls Middle School student who didn’t…
Burnet farmers market to open later; county fair canceled
While the Burnet Farmers and Crafts Market has pushed its opening day from May to…
Fan drive helps those without AC
The summer heat is on the way, and for those who don’t have air conditioning,…
Libraries reopen with rules in place
When the first few patrons stepped through the Herman Brown Free Library entrance May 4,…
As Texas starts to reopen, churches re-evaluate worship services
Though Gov. Greg Abbott’s stay-at-home order from March deemed places of worship “essential,” he urged…
Community Concert Series is about togetherness, even when apart
Kevin Naumann loves the music, but, to him, the Community Concert Series is more than…
Second installment of Community Concert Series is May 1
Even as more businesses in Texas are being allowed to reopen starting May 1, Highland…
Phoenix Center offering telehealth services
In response to COVID-19 restrictions limiting face-to-face interactions, the Phoenix Center of Marble Falls is…
Retired reverend starts movement for stimulus check donations
A retired Methodist reverend had a stimulating idea: What if people who were able to…
Horseshoe Bay community fundraisers illustrate ‘American spirit’
Horseshoe Bay organizers of community efforts to support area restaurants and feed essential workers are…
Highland Lakes mother creates program that teaches Bible as whole story
Tammy Berkman’s goal was to teach the Bible in a simple manner to her children…
Local mom, health experts on advisory council for often misdiagnosed syndrome
Bertram resident Kara Chasteen isn’t a scientist or doctor, but she’s more than qualified to…