How one family juggles work, school, and home life amid pandemic
Recess for Michele Boshears’ three children happens when the working-from-home mother has a conference call….
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Homebound college students start virtual Bible class for high schoolers
COVID-19 restrictions led two Marble Falls college students to answer Jesus’ call to “make disciples…
Remember When: Life in the Kingdom of Kingsland
Once upon a time in Kingsland, the community had no elementary school, no community center,…
What’s in a Name? Max Starcke Dam
When Max Hugo Starcke died at the age of 88 in 1972, U.S. Rep. J.J….
THAT’S MY JOB: Burnet County road crews pave way for growth
Burnet County road crews are responsible for maintaining and expanding roads across the county, but…
Volunteers revive Kingsland food pantry’s community garden
The fresh vegetables now being harvested from The King’s Garden for the Sharing the Harvest…
New digs and name for Marble Falls community garden
Fresh vegetables will be back on the menu at the The Helping Center of Marble…
Picayune People: Jessica Robertson has deep horticultural roots
Life was peachy for Jessica Robertson, at least, that’s how she remembers growing up in…
Stone Panels International in Marble Falls constructs buildings that reach for the sky
EDITOR’S NOTE: A story on the history of Granite Mountain that ran in the October…
Weather watchers wanted in the Highland Lakes
Eighty degrees one day, 20 degrees the next with a chance of snow. That’s winter…
Picayune People: Alice Leech helped start Herman Brown Free Library Thrift Store
Burnet resident Alice Leech sorts through donations to the Herman Brown Free Library Thrift Store,…
That’s My Job: U.S. Census Field Supervisor Herb Krasner
On March 13, most Americans should have a survey form in their mailbox as the…
Burnet buys a bluebonnet bounty
Burnet City Council members want every spare piece of dirt in the city to have…
Made in the Highland Lakes: Kinfolk Honey relocates bees and sells raw local honey
Rebecca and Mary Nunnally were first stung by the bee bug at a beekeepers seminar…
Made in the Highland Lakes: Handcrafted heirlooms by Savuth-Te Jewelry in Burnet
Peter Te went to Southwest Texas State University to earn an accounting degree. It was…
Picayune People: Blue Bonnet Cafe proprietor Lindsay Plante treasures tradition and community
Every year, Lindsay Plante mails almost 22,000 blue Happy Birthday postcards to Blue Bonnet Cafe…
Made in the Highland Lakes: The spin on Pebble Path Pottery
Hands wet, Suzanne “Zanna” Hager settles a 1-pound ball of high-fire white clay on her…
Made in the Highland Lakes: Adam Garcia of AG Leather works from the feet up
Adam Garcia is a big, mustachioed man with large hands. He’s a warm, friendly fellow…
Made in the Highland Lakes: Shoeing horses a stable craft for Cory Comstock
Farriers have been shoeing horses since before the Normans discovered that putting iron shoes on…
3 percent unemployment rate means jobs are abundant
Highland Lakes businesses are looking for employees, and Kip Ware at Workforce Solutions is determined…
We are Highland Lakes
Whether you grew up here and never left, returned after a stint elsewhere, or found…
First Texas horned lizards bred in captivity could save declining species
Awaiting the warmth of spring, about 30 baby Texas horned lizards with radio tags glued…
Citizen-scientists on Texas horned lizard watch
If you spot a Texas horned lizard, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wants to…
Community projects a labor of love for Highland Lakes Service League
Helping one nonprofit is not enough for members of the Highland Lakes Service League, a…