Phone scammer uses ‘back taxes’ threat to coax cash from victims
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Investigators sent out a warning to the public to avoid…
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Locals Love Us scam targeting businesses claims to represent The Picayune/KBEY
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A scam targeting businesses with the caller claiming to…
Burnet County Sheriff’s Office uncovers jury summons scam threatening jail time
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Sheriff’s investigators apparently foiled the latest phone scam after several…
Jury hands down life sentences in Blanco County kidnapping case
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — A man convicted of kidnapping and raping an acquaintance…
Fake ‘attorney’ tries to extract cash in latest phone call scam, BCSO warns
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — What if an attorney called and claimed a loved…
Texas Rangers investigating death of Llano County Jail inmate
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a Llano…
Credit card skimmers found at Kingsland gas pumps
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Investigators are sending out a warning to motorists after an…
Overdue account scam hits Marble Falls Library Thrift Store mailing list
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — The email comes across as the Marble Falls Library…
Burnet County JP office hooked into phishing scam; police send warning
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A so-called “phishing” scammer recently used the phone number…
Don’t be the Grinch’s next victim; protect yourself against Christmas thieves
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — ‘Tis the season for thieves, so the Marble…
Burnet County Jail raises the bar, but you still don’t want to stay there
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — Standing at one end of a long hallway in the…
Las Vegas massacre prompts call for Texans to report suspicious activity
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN – In light of the Las Vega attack, law enforcement in…
Buyers beware when purchasing cars off social media sites
STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN – More than a dozen car purchase scams stemming from transactions on…
Burnet police suspect rash of car burglaries tied to drug trade
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Police fear a string of recent vehicle burglaries could…
Burnet gas station latest target in card skimmer cases
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Authorities have ramped up their search for suspects in…
PEC warns customers of survey scam, offers protection tips
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOHNSON CITY — Officials with Pedernales Electric Cooperative are warning members of…
Police search for clues in tree poisoning case at Blair’s Western Wear in Marble Falls
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — A business owner has offered a $5,000 reward…
Burnet Chamber warns people about potential phone scam asking for personal info
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Burnet Chamber of Commerce is cautioning people and businesses…
Crashes put big dent in Bertram police fleet
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — Authorities made an emergency purchase of a new police…
Vandalized Packsaddle Mountain marker in Llano County restored
EDITED DANIEL CLIFTON LLANO — Rancher James Stotts watched as Robert Marshall tapped a new…
Vandals strike Packsaddle Mountain historical marker, state highway signs
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR LLANO — After someone painted the words, “White history celebrates genocide”…
Buchanan Volunteer Fire Department break-in results in significant losses
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BUCHANAN DAM — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in…
Vandalism a setback to renovations at old Burnet Elementary
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — Vandals caused as much as $10,000 in damage…
Authorities, resident offer tips to avoid social media-savvy thieves
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET COUNTY — When Burnet resident Angela Smith goes out…