Marble Falls hospital holds active-shooter drill
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — For about two hours, Baylor Scott &…
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Granite Shoals town hall to focus on repairs to main streets
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — The city of Granite Shoals is hosting…
Battle heats up between asphalt plant, Spicewood residents
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER SPICEWOOD — Michael Moore says he will continue the fight…
Parks commission OKs recommending Lakeside Pavilion fee increases
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS —On Nov. 2, Marble Falls Parks and Recreation…
Flash flood warning/watch in effect until Halloween morning
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Low water crossings, flooded roadways and slick streets are just…
Spicewood students on ‘track’ with county-district collaboration
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER SPICEWOOD — Teachers and students at Spicewood Elementary School experienced…
Suspect in Burnet school bomb scare arrested in San Antonio
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — After a student alerted school officials regarding a texted bomb…
Burnet partners with developers to install water lines along US 281
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A water line project is nearing completion to pave the…
Weekend weather could cause dangerous roads, impact events
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — With the possibility of heavy rains and bad weather crossing…
Marble Falls council gets first look at proposed park facility fees
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls City Council, on the…
Speed limits to drop on U.S 281 and rise on RR 1431 in Marble Falls
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Development, congestion and roadway improvements have prompted…
Church, parents launch youth sports complex project in Kingsland
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER KINGSLAND — Zane Lewis remembers as a youth avoiding bad…
With nearby chronic wasting disease case confirmed, meeting is Oct. 26
LLANO — In June, state officials confirmed a case of chronic wasting disease in a…
Spicewood ESD asks voters to approve 2% sales tax for EMS
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER SPICEWOOD — Voters will decide the fate of a proposed…
Phone scammers target Burnet customers with utility bill ruse
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Investigators are warning residents to beware of phone scammers attempting…
UIL suspends John Jay players for ref attack in Marble Falls game
AUSTIN — On Oct. 15, the State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League handed…
Bertram family loses home, pet in blaze; no injuries
FROM STAFF REPORTS BERTRAM — A family lost its home Oct. 14 after a blaze…
Spur 191 in Spicewood closing for 6 months for bridge work
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER SPICEWOOD — Crews will begin work and close a portion…
Crews begin work on $9 million Burnet CISD campus project
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER BURNET — Crews began the demolition of some of the…
Former Marble Falls mayor joins council to fill unexpired seat
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Officials on Oct. 6 appointed Richard Westerman to fill…
Marble Falls EDC hires Dockery for newly created post
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — After narrowing down a list of 52…
Parks commissioners worry facility rental fees too high
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — After hearing some possible proposed fees for…
Cottonwood Shores fire service contract lapses; deal in works
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER COTTONWOOD SHORES — A contract bid between the Cottonwood Shores…
Burnet County deputies investigating Smithwick shooting
FROM STAFF REPORTS SMITHWICK — A man in his 40s suffered a gunshot wound to…