With or without training, animals are good medicine for human mental health
Recently, a teen client at the Phoenix Center in Horseshoe Bay was feeling suicidal. Mabel,…
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That’s My Job: Landscaper John Wagner is in the beauty business
John Wagner has been transforming lawns into works of art for over 35 years. The…
Picayune People: Granite Shoals minister Jeff Garner takes his job to heart
Ask Jeff Garner about his children, and he will quote Psalm 127:5. “Happy is…
Artistic reflections: Catherine Hicks embroiders portraits on mirrors — without glue or magic
Marble Falls artist Catherine Hicks paints portraits with a needle and thread on antique mirrors,…
OARS reaching out to ‘orphaned elderly’
A 95-year-old woman living on her own in Sunrise Beach Village had six rehabilitation appointments…
Mental Health Awareness Month: Counselor shares tips on mind matters
During Mental Health Month each May, community advocates nationwide battle the stigmatization of mental illness…
Mushroom magic: Llano couple’s fungi farm is a blooming business
Ricky and Lisa Grant, the husband-and-wife team behind Enchanted Mushrooms, are on a mission to…
Howdy-Roo to-do: Chili cook-off is a favorite of competitors
Every competition chili cook has a bucket list, and while getting an invite to the…
40 years for Bluebonnet Festival
Riding in one of the first five cars of the Bluebonnet Festival grand parade, just…
THAT’S MY JOB: Deb and Bill Edwards serve justice together
When Deb and Bill Edwards tell each other “see you in court,” they mean the…
PICAYUNE PEOPLE: Paula Mays of Open Door Recovery House
Paula Mays witnesses the power of hope each day in her job as executive director…
Woodworker Dan Burdett sees beauty and art inside trees he lovingly shapes
Dan Burdett might have been born a homebuilder in a homebuilding family, but over the…
Barn quilt artist Janet Pentl trades in needles and thread for brushes and paint
Once an avid quilter, Janet Plentl of Marble Falls put away her needles, threads, and…
Needle felter Lori Welch shapes lifelike creatures from fiber
Puffs and strips of soft, pure wool slowly take shape in the hands of needle…
Crossing paths on Abbey Road
Highland Haven’s Jim Higgins recreated the famous album cover image with Paul McCartney. Here’s his…
Picayune People: Teen steer wrestler Colton Wilson wins big with sidekick Scooter
Bertram bulldogger Colton Wilson feels an adrenaline spike every time he gets ready to hop…
Love is patient, love is kind: Two couples share marriage secrets
Two Highland Lakes couples separated by 49 years of marriage recently shared the romance and…
Bluebonnet Airshow takes to the skies March 18
The 2023 Commemorative Air Force season lifts off at the 31st Bluebonnet Airshow in Burnet…
Find your literary tribe with hsbWriters
The organization is hsbWriters. The “hsb” is intentionally written in lower case. “Club” is not part…
Burnet County Historical Commission seeks new members, looks ahead to projects
Two new officers — but longtime members — of the Burnet County Historical Commission live…
Hoyas bring joy to grower Rhiannon Spaw of Burnet
At the end of a long dirt road in Burnet lies an Asian paradise maintained…
BRUSH WITH FAME: Alice Liles of Kingsland kept up with crooner and classmate B.J. Thomas
I grew up listening to the music of B.J. Thomas when he sang with The…
It’s cool to be kind; there’s even a special day for it on Feb. 17
random (adjective): made, done, happening, or chosen without method or conscious decision kindness (noun): the…
Black History Month events ‘open the windows’ to museum donations
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman, freedom quilts, and 2018 Marble Falls High School graduate Mya Berkman all…