STAFF TRADITIONS: It’s not Christmas without spiced pecans (recipe included) and the Griswolds
Daren Ottaway never knows exactly when the mood is going to strike, but when it…
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STAFF TRADITIONS: Fierro family makes Christmas tortillas and memories
The majority of my holiday memories revolve around two people: my grandparents Erminia and S.A….
A round of Santa-plause for St. Nick’s Highland Lakes helper
Sporting a long, silver beard, Chuck Myers of Granite Shoals is honest when answering the…
Marble Falls couples mixes holiday tradition with masa for successful tamale business
Rachel King and her seven sisters and two brothers grew up in a North Texas…
New Mexico-style tamales deep in the heart of Texas
In August, Reyes Madrid begins preparations for making Christmas tamales with a trip from her…
Play Santa through U.S. Postal Service letter operation
Santa Claus has a few extra helpers this year — actually more than a half-million…
Holiday tradition: ‘Tis the seasonings for homemade deer jerky
For Stacee and Buster Hopkins and family, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays smell like deer…
How to be Santa’s helper and grant Christmas wishes
The holidays can be especially difficult for children under the care of a Court Appointed…
The Picayune Magazine-KBEY Toy Drive is December 4
Help every kid in the Highland Lakes receive a toy this Christmas by participating in…
REMEMBER WHEN: As the sheriff’s daughter, Vonnie Riddell Fox spent early years at home in jail
Vonnie Fox lived in the Burnet County Jail from the time she was 13 to…
What’s in a Name? Lake Victor, a town without a lake
Visitors passing through Lake Victor for the first time ask the same question: Where’s the…
REMEMBER WHEN: Jim Luther Jr. shares connection to Burnet’s past
A Burnet Telephone Company customer gave owner James Leslie Luther Sr. his worse chewing out…
PICAYUNE PEOPLE: When wood talks, Cottonwood Shores carpenter Ken McBride listens
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Carpenter Ken McBride spreads out the wood he uses for each…
REMEMBER WHEN: Sisters recall early Marble Falls
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Editor’s note: This issue of The Picayune Magazine takes a look…
Army couple spends retirement in service to other veterans
After Lori and Mike Greco spent their careers in the U.S. Army, retirement in the…
Life in These Highland Lakes: Why local anglers are hooked
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO Marble Falls residents Greg Mills and Lee Beurshausen stay ready for…
UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE: Marine pilot Curtis Raetz now a paramedic at 65
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON It’s hard to decide what to admire most about Curtis Raetz: the…
History sleuths branch out in research of family trees
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON A new tool for digging into family roots, the internet has helped…
UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE: Marble Falls teacher a 20-year Army National Guard officer
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Melissa Hinojosa was 17 years old when she joined the Texas Army…
Online voting is underway in the 2020 Locals Love Us
One of the most anticipated elections of the year is underway, and you can vote…
ROCKY HISTORIES: Enchanted Rock stands stone still
More than 1.1 billion years ago, two different magma chambers were emplaced at nearly the…
ROCKY HISTORIES: Granite Mountain chipping away
More than 1.1 billion years ago, two different magma chambers were emplaced at nearly…
VETERANS DAY 2019: This is your American Legion
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Once a vibrant part of the community, American Legion Post #437…
VETERANS DAY 2019: Salute to Marble Falls VFW Post 10376
SENIOR WRITER SUZANNE FREEMAN Activity at the already busy VFW post in Marble Falls cranks…