Llano residents fear ‘smart meters’ will hike utility bills
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF LLANO — Aging utility meters have prompted city of Llano…
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Llano’s Fuel Coffee House fuels people up with more than just caffeine
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR LLANO — When Fuel Coffee House board member Mark Martin…
Save The World Brewing Co. opening soon, seeking change in ordinance
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — When David Rathkamp first began making beer several years…
Doug Stone to headline Llano Country Opry at Lantex Jan. 11
SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE LLANO — Country legend Doug Stone will headline the Llano Country Opry…
Marble Falls parks and rec commission OKs $72,000 for upgrades to city pool
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — After a 30-minute discussion Jan. 6, Marble…
Microbrewery, Marble Falls EDC circulate petition for alcohol option
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Supporters of putting a local liquor option…
Marble Falls ISD applauds retiring assistant to superintendent after 28 years
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — When Sylvia Weed retired in December after…
Burnet apartment fire starts in kitchen area of one unit, displaces four families
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Firefighters evacuated four families at an apartment complex where one of…
Highland Lakes doctors report more flu cases this year; shot is the best prevention
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — This year’s flu season is poised to top the previous…
Scammers targeting Burnet utility customers by phone
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — City officials are warning residents about a potential scam involving…
Stove used for heating suspected in Burnet house fire; family is displaced
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — An investigator believes a kitchen stove used to warm a…
Feral hog-trapping expert brings his techniques, expertise to Llano
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR LLANO — While some people are happy if they catch…
Marble Falls ISD appoints Early school district administrator as interim middle school principal
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls school district tapped an experienced educator…
Seton Kingsland Healthcare Center open for business
SUZANNE WIDEMAN • SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE KINGSLAND — After more than a year since…
Heat lamps for pets suspected source of fire that destroyed CR 120 home, vehicles
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET COUNTY — Investigators believe malfunctioning heat lamps used to keep pets…
Marble Falls EDC pushing for local option election on alcohol sale, consumption
CONNIE SWINNEY• PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Economic Development Corp. officials said extending areas that…
Burnet’s Christmas on the Square features courthouse lighting, parade
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — An upcoming event in Burnet captures the small-town…
Marble Falls Middle School principal headed down the road to Johnson City
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — After more than six years at the helm of…
DPS: ‘Unsafe speed’ cited as a factor in fatal wreck on remote roadway near Burnet
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Two people died after the pickup in which they were…
Stovetop fire destroys Granite Shoals mobile home; three residents escape blaze
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Fire investigators have blamed “unattended cooking” for a blaze…
Marble Falls looking to pump thousands into pool upgrades
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — In a move of “robbing Peter to…
Blaze ravages Marble Falls home; several pets killed
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Area fire departments battled the cold as…
Burnet CISD board approves hire of principal for Quest
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Quest High School has a new principal: Dr. Douglas Marvin….
Meadowlakes phases out ‘lifetime memberships’ at Hidden Falls Golf Club
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MEADOWLAKES — With an eye toward improving an ailing budget,…