Verizon sends phone fraud alert after scammer targets Marble Falls customers
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — As Marble Falls resident Jane Marie Hurst started…
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Highland Lakes hit with heavy rainfall and flooding overnight; Spicewood sees road closures
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SPICEWOOD — A thunderstorm swept through the Highland Lakes overnight June…
Kingsland man, a former police officer, gets life sentences in child sexual abuse case
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A Llano County jury handed a former police officer two…
Officials: Art project torch to blame for blaze that destroyed Horseshoe Bay home
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY HORSESHOE BAY — An art project mishap might be to blame…
Horseshoe Bay considers ban on Saturday construction prior to Sunday holidays
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY HORSESHOE BAY — Area builders are pushing back on a proposal…
Car collides with Marble Falls Area VFD truck on medical call; ‘everyone was fine,’ says chief
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — No injuries were reported after a car crashed…
Authorities identify body found in Llano River near Kingsland Slab on Memorial Day weekend
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Investigators are working to determine the cause of death of…
School shootings prompt officials to place police officers on all Burnet CISD campuses
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — The most recent school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas,…
Bertram Volunteer Fire Department gets new roof thanks to LCRA and PEC grant
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — After suffering through many days and nights under a bad…
Messy Llano High School senior ‘prank’ results in broken equipment, students disciplined
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Several Llano High School seniors face disciplinary action after…
Wind causes plane mishap during landing at Burnet airport
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A couple walked away without injuries May 19 after the…
Mining opponents vow to continue lawsuit after AG opinion favors TCEQ permit process
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY AUSTIN — Opponents of a planned rock crushing facility south of…
Winery strikes deal to lease Badger Building from Burnet EDC
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A San Saba-based winery has agreed to a deal…
Burnet CISD to dole out $350,000 to state in first Robin Hood payout
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — The future of classroom programs and teacher pay raises…
Marble Falls H-E-B staff find handgun left at register by customer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article reflects a clarification May 14 of the license to carry…
Gravel truck crash in Spicewood reinforces concern about Texas 71 travel danger
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SPICEWOOD — Leah Hughes of Spicewood was headed back to work…
RR 1431-U.S 281 intersection on proposed upgrades list for $1.6M
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Another project aimed at easing congestion at a…
Granite Shoals shooting sends man to ER; no danger to public, police say
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Police said the public has nothing to worry about…
Program ‘catalyst’ for more low-cost home construction in Burnet
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A public-private partnership served as a “catalyst” for a…
18-wheeler carrying deer feed rolls over on RR 963 near Burnet
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Rain-slicked conditions and a roadside drop-off caused a few challenges…
Police seek Bertram Library Thrift Store thieves caught on camera
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — Authorities could charge two people with theft after a…
Taco Bell breaks ground in Burnet thanks to EDC partnership
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Construction is underway on a new eatery that opted…
DEA program takes old, unwanted prescription meds off streets
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Authorities on April 28 will target prescription drugs flooding…
Planned rock crusher site ‘for sale’ after fight with anti-mining foes
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Mining industry opponents have turned up the heat…