New CEO for Llano Regional Hospital
Linda Walker is the new chief executive officer of Llano Regional Hospital as of Monday,…
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 19, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Latest census data backs up Marble Falls population boom
Evidence of rapid growth in Marble Falls is all around, and the city now has…
Llano library advocate honored at American Short Fiction gala
Llano resident and library advocate Leila Green Little received the Community Star Award from American…
Burnet plans US 281 pedestrian bridge
The city of Burnet has big plans for a pedestrian bridge over U.S. 281, possibly…
Former Marble Falls council members return to dais; mayor says goodbye
The new Marble Falls City Council is full of familiar faces after the winners of…
With comment period over, LCRA considers Burnet quarry permit
At 5 p.m. May 13, the Lower Colorado River Authority closed public comments on a…
Year-long work starts on deadly Texas 71 intersection
Long-awaited work and safety improvements began in early May on the Texas 71-Burnet County Road…
Highland Haven resident killed in boating accident
A Highland Haven resident was killed in a boating accident on Lake LBJ on May…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 12, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Share comments at LCRA’s public meeting on rock crusher
The Lower Colorado River Authority is hosting a come-and-go public meeting May 13 to collect…
Marble Falls cashes in on new finance director
The city of Marble Falls hired Wade Nickerson as its finance director to replace Jeff…
South Marble Falls zone change lays groundwork for high-density development
A 57-acre tract in south Marble Falls has been rezoned to accommodate a proposed development,…
PHOTO: Marble Falls City Council gets hands on new police tech
Marble Falls Police Department Patrol Capt. Robert Talamantes lets City Councilor Griff Morris look through…
TCEQ finalizes Burnet quarry permit
An air-quality permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a proposed rock quarry…
Meager harvest for Kingsland food pantry
For three hours every Thursday, Sharing the Harvest in Kingsland hands out hundreds of pounds…
Marble Falls breaks ground on cutting-edge wastewater plant
Golden shovels ceremoniously broke ground May 5 on the largest project ever undertaken by the…
ELECTIONS: MFISD, city incumbents win big
Highland Lakes voters made big decisions on leadership and propositions across Burnet and Llano counties…
Texas bill intended to stop Burnet-area rock crusher rolls forward
A bill aimed at protecting Longhorn Cavern State Park, Inks Lake State Park, and Camp…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of May 5, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours beforehand so they are not…
Husband-wife leadership duo leaving Marble Falls for Waco jobs
Marble Falls power couple Heather and Jarrod Metzgar are departing the Highland Lakes after seven…
Burnet raises golf course rates and offers locals discount
The Burnet City Council approved a new round of rate increases and resident discounts for…
State lawmakers ask why Burnet quarry site is worth protecting
More than a dozen Burnet County residents and campers filed into a Texas House committee…
PHOTOS: Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center opens Burnet facility
Burnet city leaders, Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center staff and board members, and volunteers gathered…