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…
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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…
Bertram woman dies in two-car crash outside Bertram
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story said a 72-year-old man was killed in…
Judge denies man early probation release in Lake Buchanan boating hit-and-run death
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A state district judge on July 14 denied a…
Crashes put big dent in Bertram police fleet
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — Authorities made an emergency purchase of a new police…
Bertram police officer injured during traffic stop collision
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — A police officer is recovering from injuries after a…
Truck carrying fertilizer load rolls over on Texas 29 outside Bertram
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — A truck tractor-trailer loaded with pallets of fertilizer delayed…
ELECTIONS: Llano votes ‘yes’ to liquor-by-the-drink; Brugger wins in Granite Shoals
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — Despite the impact it might have on their city property…
No injuries reported in train car derailment west of Bertram
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — No injuries were reported after more than 20 empty train…
Top 10 most-viewed Highland Lakes stories of 2016
We’ve seen a wide range of stories in the Highland Lakes in 2016. New businesses…
Investigators seek help in cracking rash of car burglaries
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office and the Heart of Texas…
Cases of counterfeiting turn victims into unwitting suspects
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — Authorities have arrested a suspect and turned over a number…
Newest Bertram police officer hitting streets on four feet
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR BERTRAM — The Bertram Police Department is adding a new officer in…
Crews rescue man from Burnet County creek bed after fall from cliff
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET COUNTY — A man is recovering from a broken leg and…
Plug from air conditioner blamed for travel trailer fire near Bertram
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — Fire officials say a plug connected to an air-conditioning unit…
Bertram man gets 25 years for role in meth distribution network
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — State District Judge J. Allan Garrett sentenced a Bertram man…
Bertram family loses home, pet in blaze; no injuries
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — A family lost its home Oct. 14 after a blaze…
Man sentenced to 25 years in meth ring case in Burnet County
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A Burnet County jury on Oct. 7 convicted another suspect…
Man dies in crash near Briggs
FROM STAFF REPORTS BRIGGS — A Copperas Cove man died after a two-vehicle collision on…
Bertram police chief resigns; city appoints officer as interim
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BERTRAM — The Bertram police chief has resigned effective immediately,…
Bertram woman sentenced to life for murdering husband
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — After more than two weeks of hearing testimony in the…
Bertram man gets 30 years in connection to major meth operation
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — The Bertram man who local and state law enforcement authorities…