State watchdog recommends reversal of rock crusher permit near Burnet
A state environmental watchdog group has recommended overturning a recently approved air-quality permit for a…
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New Burnet hotel to open in late 2026
Extended-stay visitors to Burnet will have a new lodging option sometime in the fall of…
Ex-librarian gets $225K settlement
Former Kingsland head librarian Suzette Baker reached a $225,000 settlement with Llano County on March…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 31, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours before a meeting, so they…
New subdivision to surround luxury wellness resort in Spicewood
A new subdivision, Moonlight Bend, is taking shape in Spicewood along Lake Travis and surrounding…
Marble Falls museum adds door work to upgrades
Renovations are nearing completion at The Falls on the Colorado Museum in Marble Falls, leaving…
Scheduled PEC outages in Marble Falls
Planned power outages are underway as Pedernales Electric Cooperative work crews make upgrades to lines…
Granite Shoals opens portal before website overhaul
The city of Granite Shoals launched a new website to host its agendas and public…
Granite Shoals to hold deer harvesting town hall
The city of Granite Shoals is hosting a town hall Saturday, March 29, to inform…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 24, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
On the scene of Crabapple Fire
East Lake Buchanan Volunteer Fire Department firefighters Carlos Sandoval (spraying) and Keenan Murchison (hauling hose)…
Manzano Mile asphalt resealed; more work to be done
Marble Falls is tackling a problematic paving job on Manzano Mile, starting with resealing the…
Proposed Burnet-Lampasas railway draws community backlash, petition
A proposed 26.9-mile rail line to transport aggregate materials between Burnet and Lampasas counties is…
Music on Main creating a buzz in downtown Marble Falls
Music on Main, a live music series held in the spring and fall in downtown…
Avenue N bridge project could shut thoroughfare until late 2026
Avenue N in Marble Falls could be closed from this April until September 2026 as…
Developer seeks permit for subdivision near controversial quarry site
A proposed 214-lot subdivision is under review by the Lower Colorado River Authority for a…
Wirtz Dam Bridge in redesign after archaeological discovery
The Wirtz Dam Bridge project hit an unexpected delay after the discovery of an archaeological…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of March 17, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes governments are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not…
Marble Falls awaits new fire truck
Marble Falls Fire Rescue firefighters performed their final inspection of the department’s new lead truck…
‘Swatting’ hoax raises police alarm
The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspected case of “swatting” after a false…
Vonnie Riddell Fox was bridge between Burnet County’s past and present
Lifetime Burnet County resident LaVonna “Vonnie” Riddell Fox died March 7, 2025, at the age…
Chicken fingers restaurant (not that one) coming to Marble Falls
Layne’s Chicken Fingers is opening a Marble Falls location at 2711 U.S. 281 North, across…
Kingsland Chamber fills executive director spot
The growing Kingsland/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce has hired Traci Miller as its executive director,…
Librarian, Llano County nearing settlement in wrongful termination suit
Former Kingsland head librarian Barbara Suzette Baker and Llano County have tentatively reached a settlement…