Pools to remain closed in near future
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott allowing public pools to reopen starting May 8, many Highland Lakes…
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Bertram issues boil water notice
The city of Bertram has issued a boil water notice Thursday, April 9, for businesses…
Public meetings in the age of COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s call to limit public gatherings to 10 people and a temporary…
Couple indicted on human trafficking charges related to Bertram residential facility
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON A Burnet County grand jury indicted an Alabama couple accused of trafficking…
Ex-Bertram police chief pleads guilty to crimes, loses license
FROM STAFF REPORTS Former Bertram Police Chief James “J.J.” Wilson agreed to a guilty plea…
Bertram council votes to extend police chief’s suspension, negotiate separation agreement
FROM STAFF REPORTS Bertram City Council agreed to extend the unpaid suspension of the town’s…
Bertram police chief charged with DWI after his patrol car crashes near Marble Falls
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Three Texas Department of Public Safety troopers noted an odor of alcohol…
Bertram police chief indicted on charges of official oppression, aggravated perjury
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON Bertram Police Chief James “J.J.” Wilson surrendered himself to the Burnet County…
Authorities remove boys from Bertram-area residential facility under investigation
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — After a two-week investigation, state and local law enforcement agencies…
Wildfire scorches 15 acres off RR 1174 in Burnet County; fourth blaze in recent weeks
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — Despite the heat and fire services taxed from battling other…
School shootings prompt officials to place police officers on all Burnet CISD campuses
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — The most recent school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas,…
Bertram Volunteer Fire Department gets new roof thanks to LCRA and PEC grant
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — After suffering through many days and nights under a bad…
Police seek Bertram Library Thrift Store thieves caught on camera
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — Authorities could charge two people with theft after a…
Police practice active shooter drills on Burnet CISD campuses
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — With the recent violent shootings at schools across the…
Bertram man dies after being pinned between pickup truck and house
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — A 26-year-old man died Feb. 10 after accidentally getting pinned…
Bertram man dies in one-vehicle wreck on Texas 29
FROM STAFF REPORTS GEORGETOWN — A Bertram man died Jan. 12 after the truck he…
Texas 29 in Bertram reopens following fuel tanker rollover
UPDATE: Officials have reopened Texas 29 just east of Bertram after an early morning fuel tanker…
Kitchen ‘grease fire’ blamed in Dec. 16 blaze that displaces Bertram couple
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — A house fire, believed to have started from grease on…
Victim ID’d in fatal rollover on rural road outside Bertram
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — A motorist died at the scene of a one-vehicle rollover…
Two Burnet County women killed in three-car collision on Texas 29
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the victims…
At least two dead in multi-vehicle crash on TX 29 between Burnet and Bertram
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — At least two people died Oct. 2 following a crash…
Burnet CISD enacts new policy for student meal charges
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Burnet Consolidated Independent School District has adopted a new…
Texas 29 near Liberty Hill site of two fatal crashes in 24 hours
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LIBERTY HILL — Three people, including a motorcyclist, are dead following…
Bertram’s Texas Pecan Cake Shop wins first in HEB’s Quest for Texas Best contest
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BERTRAM — The days of baking only a handful of Lorraine’s Original…