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…
Horseshoe Bay
Round Rock woman dies in crash outside Horseshoe Bay
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating the…
Horseshoe Bay raises utility and tax rates, OKs $4M in bonds
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — With an eye on a water plant…
Officials discuss bridge below Wirtz Dam as solution to 281 traffic
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When Burnet County Judge James Oakley was first elected…
87-year-old man dies in head-on collision near Horseshoe Bay
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — An elderly Horseshoe Bay man died July 10 after…
Horseshoe Bay annexes 600 acres to repel heavy industry
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — Two communities have joined the city of…
Horseshoe Bay council votes to allow open carry at public meetings
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — As the open carry law takes hold in…
Former Horseshoe Bay resident with past convictions gets life in child molestation case
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A former Horseshoe Bay man with two Colorado convictions of…
Three men arrested in Horseshoe Bay aggravated robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Authorities arrested three men Dec. 13 after they were…
Communities battle deer populations blamed for crashes, health hazards
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — Motorist safety, property damage and the potential for…
Bridge across river to Horseshoe Bay would bypass Marble Falls
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER AUSTIN— A proposal for an $18.3 million bridge connecting an…
Flash flood warning/watch in effect until Halloween morning
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Low water crossings, flooded roadways and slick streets are just…
Retiring Horseshoe Bay Police Chief Bill Lane grew agency and programs
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — In the past several months, the good words…
Horseshoe Bay offers ‘safe zones’ for swaps in online transactions
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — The popularity and potential risk of online…
Horseshoe Bay still searching for 8-year-old girl last seen Aug. 17
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Horseshoe Bay police are still looking for a missing…
73-year-old Horseshoe Bay man killed in accident on U.S. 281
MARBLE FALLS — A 73-year-old Horseshoe Bay resident died Aug. 6 after a three-vehicle accident…
Horseshoe Bay Texan Mart avoids condemnation, agrees to repairs
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — The owners of a convenience store have…
Horseshoe Bay fire starts at golf course and burns 52 acres
FROM STAFF REPORTS HORSESHOE BAY — Horseshoe Bay Fire Department crews as well as several…
Horseshoe Bay hires former Arlington agency leader as fire chief
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — An Arlington Fire Department administrator will join…
Horseshoe Bay conserves with drought-tolerant gardens, audits
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — Persistent drought has prompted a comprehensive water…
Horseshoe Bay strip mall faces potential condemnation after complaint
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER HORSESHOE BAY — The Texan Mart, one of just two…
Small plane crash shuts down Texas 71 west of U.S. 281
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO COUNTY — A single-engine plane crash closed down traffic in both…
Storms flood creeks, close roads and open floodgates
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Several days of soaking rain prompted floodgate operations…
Residents brace for Memorial Day weekend boaters, possible storms
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — As the recent rains feed area lake levels,…