What’s the future of rural Texas? Find out at Johnson City livestream of seminar
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Johnson City librarian Maggie Goodman believes the city — like other rural…
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‘Learn to Testify’ in front of Texas Legislature at Llano seminar
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO John Bogliano remembers quite well how ill-equipped he was the first…
Co-workers’ knowledge and quick thinking save Granite Shoals man’s life
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Willie DeLancey punched into his night job at Lowe’s Home Improvement…
New Highland Lakes Crisis Network training ‘shepherds’ to walk alongside disaster victims
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON In September, a few Highland Lakes clergy attended an Austin Disaster Relief…
Marble Falls Mom Squad takes on extra loads of laundry and dishes for flood victims
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON The clothes are in their second round of soaking in a 300-gallon…
Brother Max Copeland Night at Mustangs football game to honor community-minded man
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO When the purple-and-gold Marble Falls Mustangs football team puts on red…
Force of volunteers cleans out flood-damaged homes along Lake Marble Falls
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Jake Jacobsen and Jennifer Jackson planned to return Oct. 15 to…
Hill Country Memorial seminar will have you ‘Navigating Medicare’ with confidence
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO While it’s a great program, there’s a lot to Medicare, and…
Flu season is here; now’s the time to get vaccinated
FROM STAFF REPORTS While people tend to connect influenza with the colder, winter months, the…
Rafael Cruz, father of Sen. Ted Cruz, to speak at Star Republican Women’s meeting
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Rafael Cruz, the father of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, is…
Marble Falls ceremony remembers 9/11 and lives lost while honoring first responders
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — It has been 17 years since terrorists flew two…
Become ‘firewise’ to protect your home; program is Sept. 7
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — As housing developments and other homes push farther into rural…
Marble Falls Community Resource Center expansion good news for The Helping Center and other services
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — Sam Pearce, the executive director of The Helping Center…
Parents create pediatric cancer support group; first meeting Sept. 6 in Burnet
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — When Reagan Johns began her journey as a parent of…
Christian Women’s Job Corps sessions starts Aug. 28 in Burnet
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — As Brenda Rienstra prepares for the next Christian Women’s Job…
Granite Shoals Police Department hoping for boatload of school supplies
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals Police Department’s boat is used…
Event chance for residents to thank Llano County crews that battled back-to-back blazes
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON LLANO — After spending hours fighting and supporting efforts to battle two…
BACK TO SCHOOL: Everything you need to know if your student attends Kingsland School
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — The Kingsland School Lakers are headed back to class on…
BACK TO SCHOOL: Everything you need to know if your student attends BCISD campuses
The Bulldogs are back — well, officially on Monday, Aug. 20, the first of class…
BACK TO SCHOOL: Everything you need to know if your student attends Faith Academy
MARBLE FALLS — Though the Texas summer didn’t need any help, the Faith Academy Flames…
Meet the Jackets and more at Llano High School on Aug. 7
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — As the first day of school quickly approaches for Llano…
$1,200 Meals on Wheels grant will help Burnet County clients feed their pets as well
GEORGETOWN — Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties’ Meals on Wheels has received a $1,200 grant…
Hill Country Community Theatre awards young actress, 2018 graduate $1,000 scholarship
COTTONWOOD SHORES — The Hill Country Community Theatre awarded the Phyl Holbert Scholarship to 2018 Marble…
Never taking a sick day, Dr. Ivan Shepperd was always there for his patients, community
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — When Marble Falls residents were sick, they knew…