With $350,000 loan, new water well in the works for Burnet County community
FROM STAFF REPORTS The Texas Water Development Board approved a $350,000 loan Jan. 22 to…
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Plane crash in Fredericksburg kills Burnet pilot, WWII veteran
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: A celebration of life party in memory of Cowden Ward Jr….
Burnet renames park in memory of supervisor Randy Longoria
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Before his death, Randy Longoria dedicated 14 years to the city…
After fire and flood, Inks Lake State Park fully reopens Nov. 2
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS When the Lower Colorado River Authority opened floodgates at Buchanan Dam,…
Burnet City Council approves new building inspector position and purchases
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Burnet City Council approved adding a building inspector/official position and making…
UTOPiAfest moving to Reveille Peak Ranch; decision comes during debate over permit
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS After weeks of friction between festival promoters and local landowners, UTOPiAfest…
Skeletal remains found in Burnet County in August those of woman last seen in April
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the skeletal remains they found…
Rabid skunk found in Burnet at Washington and US 281
FROM STAFF REPORTS A rabid skunk was found Sept. 21 at the corner of West…
Burnet approves amendment to retirement policy, purchase of two patrol units, and plats
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Burnet City Council members approved amending the city’s retirement policy, purchasing…
UTOPiAfest music festival organizers face discord at public meeting in Burnet
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS About 100 people pelted UTOPiAfest Down In the Oaks organizers with…
Burnet City Council discusses health benefits for retired employees working elsewhere
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Burnet City Council members tried balancing benefits promised to retired…
About $50,000 in repairs to Burnet runway to be done before Sept. 8 air show
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Runway repairs to the Burnet Municipal Airport are scheduled to…
Human remains and missing woman’s SUV found in northwest Burnet County
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Investigators discovered human remains in northwest Burnet County as well…
Burnet votes to rename park after parks supervisor who passed away Aug. 4
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Burnet City Council voted unanimously to rename Live Oak Park…
Burnet County Sheriff’s Office seeks help in finding missing woman last seen at tire shop
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s…
Burnet Parks Supervisor Randy Longoria was always there for the community
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — Randy Longoria wanted the people of Burnet to know…
Park Road 4 fire: Evacuated residents can return home; more than 100 personnel battling blaze
STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS BURNET — The Texas A&M Forest Service announced July 31 that evacuated…
UPDATE: Officials say ATV is cause of Park Road 4 fire, which is 50 percent contained
BURNET — An all-terrain vehicle has been determined as the cause of the Park Road 4…
Bluebonnet Belle crashes taking off from Burnet airport; all 13 on board survive
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — The Bluebonnet Belle, a Douglas C47 Skytrain, crashed at 9:18…
Burnet to connect two parks and YMCA along Hamilton Creek
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — City staff has acquired land north and south of…
Burnet school district plan would lower property tax rate, raise $600,000 with voter OK
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON BURNET — With the state of Texas eyeing as much as $2.7…
Two people killed in overnight crash on US 183 south of Briggs
FROM STAFF REPORTS BRIGGS — Two people have died following a three-vehicle collision on U.S….
Pilot and passenger walk away after plane slides off Burnet airport runway
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A pilot and a passenger walked away without reported injuries…
44-year-old man dies following swim outing on Inks Lake
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Authorities are investigating the death of a 44-year-old McQueeney man…