Emails reveal Burnet County judge’s hand in Sheriff’s Office audit
A June 2024 email exchange between Burnet County Judge James Oakley and international accounting firm…
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Oct. 14, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Burnet County Jail bookings for Oct. 4-10, 2024
The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period…
Holiday closures for Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Schools, banks, and some businesses will be closed on Monday, Oct. 14, in observance of…
Marble Falls population up 13 percent from 2022—and growing
Marble Falls continues its booming growth in 2024 with an estimated population of 8,395, which…
Burnet County commissioner addresses conflict of interest allegation
Burnet County Precinct 2 Commissioner Damon Beierle on Oct. 8 publicly addressed an anonymous allegation…
Granite Shoals hosting High School BBQ Championship in April 2025
Dozens of high school barbecue teams from across Texas will converge on Granite Shoals in…
BCSO: Church member arrested, admits to ‘fabricated’ threat story
A Burnet County Sheriff’s Office investigation has revealed that a reported armed incident at a…
20-year-old Bertram man is searching for hope and a living donor
Twenty-year-old Justin Savilonis of Bertram has spent most of his life fighting for a future….
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Oct. 7, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Delaware Springs Golf Course raises rates
Higher fees are now in effect at the city of Burnet’s Delaware Springs Golf Course….
Texas Rangers probing Bertram deaths
The Texas Rangers are investigating the deaths of Jessica Simon Fuller and Leon Fuller, a…
Pretrial conference Oct. 2 in lawsuit filed by Kingsland widow
A pretrial conference in an excessive force lawsuit against Llano County is 3 p.m. Wednesday,…
Burnet gathering feedback via new survey tool
The city of Burnet is asking residents for one minute of their time to join…
League of Women Voters expands into Llano County
Daily life is directly affected by who is voted into office, especially on the local…
How, when and where to vote in Nov. 5 election
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Highland Lakes voters can find important dates, resources,…
Previous landowner of Burnet rock-crushing site opposes facility
The Burnet County land on which Austin-based Asphalt Inc. LLC wants to build a rock-crushing…
Judge sets settlement, trial dates in librarian’s wrongful termination suit
Parties in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought against Llano County by a former librarian have…
Bertram man gets life for child sexual assault
Jackey Martin, 41, of Bertram was sentenced to life in prison after a Burnet County…
Choccolatte’s owner killed in 1431 wreck
Steve Parsons, owner of Choccolatte’s sweets shop in Marble Falls, was killed in a two-vehicle…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 30, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
TCEQ deadline to comment on Burnet rock crusher Sept. 27
People have through Friday, Sept. 27, to submit comments to the Texas Commission on Environmental…
Excessive force suit filed by inmate against Llano County dismissed
An inmate’s 2023 excessive force lawsuit against Llano County was dismissed without prejudice on Sept….
$500K for Granite Shoals water system
Granite Shoals recently secured a $500,000 grant that will fund serious upgrades to the city’s…