Free drive-through COVID testing Wednesdays at Crisis Network
The Highland Lakes Crisis Network is offering drive-through COVID-19 rapid testing at its office, 1007…
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Crisis Network: Feminine hygiene items often overlooked when donating
The Highland Lakes Crisis Network is accepting donations of feminine hygiene products to supply those…
Big Pink Bus offering free mammograms Feb. 2 in Marble Falls
Women who need a mammogram but either can’t afford one or don’t have insurance coverage…
FDA approves booster for ages 12-15
Youths ages 12 to 15 years old can now get a COVID-19 booster after the…
Center in Burnet offers free monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
The state of Texas, city of Burnet, Burnet County, and Baylor Scott & White Health…
Granite Shoals resident cherishes second lease on life after severe COVID
Illness wasn’t typically part of 61-year-old Preston Williams’ normally healthy life, but in December 2020,…
Holiday revelers should test for COVID-19; CDC updates quarantine guidance
With holiday gatherings and traveling, the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is…
Rural Healthcare Initiative seeks to expand local healthcare workforce
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area and several other organizations are starting a program geared toward…
COVID boosters recommended for all adults
Health officials are now recommending that all adults 18 and older who are fully vaccinated…
Marble Falls Area EMS expands EMT training, non-emergency services
Marble Falls Area EMS began a new program and expanded another in 2021, both preventative….
Kingsland physician assistant honed his skills in U.S. Army, deployments to Iraq
A total of 24 years in the U.S. Army, including three deployments to Iraq, helped…
Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11 arriving in Texas and at least one Marble Falls location
The Texas Department of State Health announced Wednesday, Nov. 3, that more than 1 million…
COVID-19 booster and second shot clinic in Burnet on Nov. 19
The city of Burnet, Burnet County, and Seton Ascension Highland Lakes are hosting a COVID-19…
Physical, occupational, and speech therapy at the beat of a drum
The Therapy Thumpers emerged from their white Granite Mesa Health Center bus dressed in bright…
Flu could bounce back this season
The lower number of flu cases the past two seasons have health officials concerned. Americans…
Grand opening for The Brixton long-term care home in Horseshoe Bay is Oct. 22
One year after construction began, The Brixton at Horseshoe Bay is inviting the community to…
COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center operations extended to Oct. 16
A temporary COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center that recently opened in Burnet will remain available and…
As latest COVID-19 variant wanes, Highland Lakes eyes active flu season
Taking steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 over the past 18 months helped keep…
COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center opens in Burnet; doctor’s referral needed
A new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center opens in Burnet Friday, Oct. 1, announced Gov. Greg…
Feeling COVID crunch, ERs urge people with minor issues to go elsewhere
As emergency rooms deal with rising COVID-19 cases, healthcare officials urge people with minor injuries…
Free YMCA Wellness Wednesdays sessions in person and online
The YMCA of the Highland Lakes at Galloway-Hammond invites residents to get up and move…
Labor Day weekend spike expected; more vaccinations needed to reach herd immunity
The number of COVID-19 cases in Burnet County might be high now, but another spike…
CDC recommends third dose for some; boosters for others could start in September
Third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available locally for those with immunocompromised conditions, said…
Pfizer vaccine now fully approved
After almost nine months under an emergency use authorization, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine earned full…