GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 11, 2024
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EDC funds ‘Getting Ahead’ life skills program, hears success stories
Sara McKinney of Granite Shoals didn’t realize how much “Getting Ahead in a Just-Gettin’-by World”…
Joseph’s Hammer starts chapel project at Burnet women’s prison
Construction is underway for an 8,250-square-foot chapel at the Ellen Halbert Unit women’s prison in…
Emotions high during discussion to restore burned-out Fuchs House
Emotions ran high at the Burnet County Historical Commission’s regular meeting on Tuesday, March 5,…
First Street Plaza fire cleanup begins
Clearing at the former site of First Street Plaza in downtown Marble Falls is finally…
Supply drive for those impacted by Texas Panhandle fires
The Marble Falls Police Department is collecting supplies through March 15 to aid first responders…
Fired Kingsland librarian files civil suit against Llano County
Former Kingsland librarian Suzette Baker filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Tuesday,…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 4, 2024
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Downtown Marble Falls parking getting fresh stripes, more spaces
The city of Marble Falls is re-striping every parking space in downtown Marble Falls and…
Granite Shoals first responders honored for lifesaving actions
Four Granite Shoals first responders saved the life of a resident on Feb. 4, and…
Owner’s permitted brush fire ignited historic Conrad Fuchs house
The controlled burn that ended up destroying the historic Conrad Fuchs house in Horseshoe Bay…
Kingsland man gets life without parole for sexual assault of child
A Burnet County jury on Feb. 21 sentenced Christopher Broadus of Kingsland to life without…
MFPD gets ‘gold standard’ honor
The Marble Falls Police Department received a re-accreditation certificate from the Texas Police Chiefs Association…
Downtown Marble Falls Music on Main series opens March 1
Music on Main returns for a second year in downtown Marble Falls with 20 artists…
New hire Novo sees ‘great potential’ in Granite Shoals
Sarah Novo begins work as Granite Shoals’ interim city manager on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The…
30,000-plus people expected at eclipse festival near Burnet
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is set to give final approval on Thursday, Feb. 29,…
BIZ: Oh So Yummy! treats shop reopens in downtown Marble Falls
Oh So Yummy! is back in downtown Marble Falls, now at 209 Main St., after…
150-year-old Fuchs home burns down
A fire destroyed the 150-year-old Conrad Fuchs home in Horseshoe Bay on Sunday, Feb. 25….
Reagor building demolished; property to be auctioned for back taxes
The city of Burnet tore down the fire-gutted and condemned Reagor building on U.S. 281…
Multi-family development, commercial space OK’d at 281-71 junction
The Marble Falls City Council on Feb. 20 unanimously approved a planned development near the…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Feb. 26, 2024
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Granite Shoals K-9 Zoe gets bulletproof vest for ruff job
Granite Shoals Police Department K-9 Zoe, a Belgian Malinois, got a custom bulletproof vest for…
Marble Falls eyes flow changes to ‘aggravating’ intersection
Changes might be coming to the Mission Hills Drive-Mormon Mill Road intersection in Marble Falls,…
‘No’ to tiny home plan but not the idea in Granite Shoals
A Granite Shoals landowner’s proposal to build tiny homes on his property was turned down…