Granite Shoals councilman resigns to advocate for $3M road bond
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — Council member Eric Tanner is stepping down…
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Marble Falls launches search for new fire marshal
MARBLE FALLS — Johnny Caraway has resigned from his post as Marble Falls fire marshal, effective Sept. 12, city officials confirmed.
Mayor meetings take aim at social media ‘rumors,’ transparency questions
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A series of meetings with Mayor John Packer will…
Hotel developer signs Marble Falls EDC contract tied to jobs and profits
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Developers of a hotel conference center project…
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…
Once flooded out and dried up, Smithwick is regrowing
DANIEL CLIFTON • EDITOR SMITHWICK — Rick Davis only wanted to fix up the old…
Granite Shoals purchases fire engine for $50,000
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — In an effort to better serve, the…
Game wardens investigating wakeboarder’s death on Lake LBJ
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — A 19-year-old man died while wakeboarding on Lake LBJ on…
Mother and child die in 4-vehicle collision north of Burnet
BURNET — A mother and child have died after a four-vehicle collision Sept. 3 on…
Collision with SUV in Kingsland injures motorcyclist, child rider
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Texas Department of Public Safety investigators believe a motorcycle driver…
Marble Falls ISD adopts tax rate, $40M budget
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Independent School District board of trustees…
Marble Falls ISD appoints former student to school board vacancy
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls Independent School District trustees tapped a…
Marble Falls unveils timing of Chick-fil-A, Burger King and more projects
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — An annual state-of-the-city report has revealed business…
Heavy rain leads to swiftwater rescues in Tobyville and Marble Falls
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER TOBYVILLE — Emergency crews and good samaritans rescued motorists Aug….
Marble Falls quarry again seeks to expand, raising environmental concerns
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — A rock quarry has rekindled its efforts…
Burnet CISD upgrades campuses, facilities before new year
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER BURNET — Facility improvements across Burnet Consolidated Independent School District…
Granite Shoals names Boshears police chief; deer petition on ballot
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — After three months as the interim Granite…
Drag boat racer in ICU after incident at Marble Falls LakeFest
UPDATE: According to a Facebook post by his wife, Lynn Lumbert, on Dec. 25, Scott…
New Bealls building faces public criticism regarding 1431 view
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Construction of a side wall on the…
Granite Shoals group submits petition against deer-feeding ban
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals Citizens Advisory Group submitted…
H-E-B stores recall some ground beef after consumer finds metal object
FROM STAFF REPORTS CORPUS CHRISTI — H-E-B stores in Burnet, Kingsland and Marble Falls were…
Search crews recover man’s body from Lake LBJ; victim had been swimming from boat
FROM STAFF REPORTS SUNRISE BEACH — Search and rescue crews located the body of a…
Survey to help shape future of Marble Falls parks
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls leaders are asking Highland Lakes…
Marble Falls set to OK $6.5M bond for hotel/conference center
CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER MARBLE FALLS — A hotel/conference center to be located adjacent…