2 MFISD employees get special recognition
The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees recognized two district employees during the…
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Marble Falls students receive College Board honors
Fourteen Marble Falls High School students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition…
MFISD buys new maintenance trucks, playground shade
A Marble Falls Elementary School playground will be shaded again and the district’s maintenance department…
Longtime BCISD Trustee Andy Feild dies
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District School board Trustee Andy Feild died Tuesday, Sept. 19, after…
MFISD lights match on BBQ team
The Smokin’ Mustangs, a new competitive barbecue team in the Marble Falls Independent School District,…
$10K from Marble Falls EDC shot in the arm for pre-nursing program
Workforce Network Inc. recently received about $10,000 from the Marble Falls Economic Development Corp. for…
BCISD superintendent retiring in June ’24
Superintendent Keith McBurnett has made it official that this will be his last year with…
Laying foundation for future — and much-needed — masonry workers
Marble Falls High School students got a hands-on lesson in masonry, a trade facing a…
TTU program offers cultural classes to 50-and-over learners
Curious about candle-making or charcuterie? Got an interest in gothic architecture or Yemen? Or, maybe…
PEC employees donate supplies to local schools
The Pedernales Electric Cooperative donated more than 2,500 school items to area students and educators…
STAAR testing improvement not enough, Burnet CISD says
STAAR testing results recently released for Burnet students saw growth in several grade levels and…
MFISD tax rate drops by 18 percent
Marble Falls taxpayers are getting a school property tax break in 2023-24 of nearly 20…
Kingsland School has new principal
Jessica Jones is the new principal at Kingsland School. She joined the public charter school…
Historic property tax cut goes to Texas voters in November
On Election Day, Nov. 7, voters will decide on what state leaders are calling the…
Free backpacks, supplies at Back to School Blast on Aug. 5
Nearly 1,200 backpacks filled with school supplies will be given away at the annual Back…
BCISD staff to get bigger raises
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District employees are getting a bigger raise than expected and the…
Help teachers check off wishlists
Highland Lakes organizations are asking parents and residents to consider donating special requests from area…
$2M grant for Marble Falls ISD’s at-risk students could grow
The Marble Falls school district was awarded a roughly $2 million grant for the 2023-24…
Several local students receive Spicewood Arts scholarships
Spicewood Arts announced the 15 winners of its 2023 scholarships. Six graduating high school seniors,…
Burnet CISD cuts budget in light of legislative inaction
The Texas Legislature’s lack of action on school finance pushed Burnet school board trustees to…
MFISD adopts proposed ’23-24 budget
The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees adopted the proposed budget for fiscal…
Realtors group taking scholarship applications; deadline July 14
The Highland Lakes Association of Realtors is accepting applications from current college students for seven…
MFISD funds paving, school safety projects
More than $475,000 in 2018 bonds were approved by the Marble Falls Independent School District…
Faith Academy spring 2023 Dean’s List
Faith Academy of Marble Falls recently released its Academic Dean’s List for the spring of…