The good and bad news about falling fuel prices in Texas
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Plummeting fuel prices have consumers cheering for unleaded…
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HIGHLAND LAKES NEWS BYTES: Rain, downtown upkeep, falling fuel prices
COMPILED BY CONNIE SWINNEY In Highland Lakes headlines, recent rains spark interest on a drought…
TxDOT to replace 40-year-old bridge, add traffic light in Spicewood
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — Growth and safety issues prompted Texas Department of…
24-year-old Granite Shoals man dies in Austin accident
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — A 24-year-old Granite Shoals man died Jan. 18 after an…
Restrictions put on Burnet County murder suspect out on bond
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Ronald J. Wilson believes the 33rd/424th Judicial District…
It’s Girl Scout Cookie time — with two new choices
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — If you’ve been craving the legendary Thin Mints…
Economic forecast rosy, housing market lags for Highland Lakes
CONNIE SWINNEY• PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Development plans and incentives as well as fuel…
Spicewood VFD purchasing new first-responder vehicle with grant
FROM STAFF REPORT SPICEWOOD — A combined grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and…
Marble Falls condo development morphs into timeshare project
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Wyndham Worldwide Corp. will attempt to revitalize…
Arctic blast may bring sleet, ice to Highland Lakes
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Arctic blast that’s sent a mass of cold…
Husband and wife walk away from plane crash at Llano Airport
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A husband and wife from Keller walked away with no…
Cottonwood Shores police chief wants to hear ‘good, bad, ugly’
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF COTTONWOOD SHORES — New Cottonwood Shores Police Chief Tom Williams wants…
Top Highland Lakes stories of 2014 focused on heroes, crime and reality TV
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Launching the new year offers an opportunity to reflect…
National Weather Service issues winter storm watch for Highland Lakes
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm…
Helicopter crash at Horseshoe Bay Airport injures pilot
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — A man suffered minor injuries Dec. 29 after an…
Llano battles algae and low water levels with dredging of Town Lake
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — For several decades, Terry Jackson has watched the…
Marble Falls to put donated land to use at ‘Greens’ soccer fields
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Department is…
Burnet capital murder suspect released on $500,000 bond
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — County records show 21-year-old Garrett James Ballard, who faces a…
Controlled burn in Joppa sparks hay bale blaze
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOPPA — A blaze sparked by embers from a controlled burn pile…
Two-car collision on U.S. 281 at Max Starcke Dam Road injures 6
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A driver told investigators he swerved to miss what…
Burnet considers no-smoking rules for private businesses
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — City officials are considering expanding Burnet’s non-smoking regulations…
Community helps Windermere families pick up the pieces after fire
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — When Marvin Alcorn went back into his neighbor’s…
Two fatal accidents over weekend on same stretch of Texas 29
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — Wet weather could be to blame in a one-vehicle rollover…
Burnet police: No evidence of sexual assault at high school
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Burnet Police Department is not filing any charges after…