At least 2 dead in Blanco County floods; volunteers assist victims
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BLANCO — Rescue crews, volunteers and families begin recovery efforts…
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Granite Shoals discusses road repairs, welcomes elected officials
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF GRANITE SHOALS — On a night when new and old…
Burnet seeks grant to replace Hamilton Creek Park playscape
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — If all goes well, children could enjoy a…
Storms flood creeks, close roads and open floodgates
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Several days of soaking rain prompted floodgate operations…
Firefighters rescue two in flooded crossing in Spicewood
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF SPICEWOOD — Emergency crews on May 23 rescued a woman…
Burnet’s Bulldog Field to get new scoreboard along with turf and track
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — In addition to a new eight-lane track, artificial…
Marble Falls ISD experiencing leadership changes
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — New principals on three campuses and recent…
Consultant meets with staff, parents in MFISD supe search
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Officials wrapped up parent and staff meetings…
Elementary principals named; search on for MFMS principal
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — School trustees have approved hiring two new principals and…
Residents brace for Memorial Day weekend boaters, possible storms
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — As the recent rains feed area lake levels,…
Marble Falls ISD reorganizes band program, seeks director
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — School officials launched a search May 19…
Consultant unveils Marble Falls ISD superintendent search criteria
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — A search for a new superintendent for…
Granite Shoals adds non-resident launch fee for boat ramp
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals city council approved a…
Grant brings pre-engineering to Burnet elementary classes
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — In the fall, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District kicked…
Burnet County jailer killed in four-car crash on U.S. 281
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A Burnet County Sheriff’s Office jailer on his way to…
Burnet County Jail escapee receives 50-year sentence
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF GEORGETOWN — A habitual offender with a long rap sheet…
Candle blamed for mobile home blaze
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Investigators blame a “bad candle” for a blaze May 6…
MFISD launches superintendent search, schedules public forums
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls school officials have launched a…
Burnet CISD wins H-E-B education award and $50,000
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF SAN ANTONIO — Three years ago, Burnet Consolidated Independent School…
MFHS faces Internet security questions regarding laptop take-home program
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Grandmother Londa Chandler balked at the idea that…
Survey to help Marble Falls decide on recreation projects
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Residents will be asked to participate in…
Highland Lakes group rallies for presidential hopeful Ben Carson
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Brooks Blanton said he had given up…
Residents blame quarry trucks for crumbling County Road 120
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF TOBYVILLE — When David Holmes built his home in 2010…
Private well water screening for Llano residents is May 11
LLANO — The Texas Well Owner Network is hosting a well screening so residents can…