Severe weather with hail and high winds expected May 3-5
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Forecasters have predicted stormy days ahead — May 3-5 — as…
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18-wheeler carrying deer feed rolls over on RR 963 near Burnet
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Rain-slicked conditions and a roadside drop-off caused a few challenges…
EDITORIAL: Lesson from segregation taught us to do what’s right, no matter the cost
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON The Picayune celebrated its 27th anniversary April 17. It pretty much went…
Police seek Bertram Library Thrift Store thieves caught on camera
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — Authorities could charge two people with theft after a…
Marble Falls, Burnet, Llano sending athletes to state track meet
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO SAN ANTONIO — Five Highland Lakes track-and-field athletes in nine events…
Marble Falls ISD seminar: How to get an athletic scholarship
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — Earning a college athletic scholarship requires more than…
OPINION: Local elections May 5 need your attention
“Everything’s bigger in Texas.” That’s been an unofficial slogan for the Lone Star State for…
Taco Bell breaks ground in Burnet thanks to EDC partnership
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Construction is underway on a new eatery that opted…
In Texas, emergency preparation supplies are tax-free this weekend
AUSTIN — Now is the time to prepare for an emergency and stock up on needed…
DEA program takes old, unwanted prescription meds off streets
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Authorities on April 28 will target prescription drugs flooding…
Marble Falls football’s spring season starts April 26; game is May 21
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — The 2018 football season starts at 7 a.m….
Burnet and Llano track-and-field athletes advance to regional meet
FROM STAFF REPORTS GIDDINGS — Few surprises happened at the District 19 and 20-4A area…
BCISD MESSAGE: District has contingency plan for ACE Afterschool Program
The five-year grant funding the ACE Afterschool Program will expire in July. Burnet Consolidated Independent…
Planned rock crusher site ‘for sale’ after fight with anti-mining foes
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Mining industry opponents have turned up the heat…
Credit card skimmer found on gas pump at Marble Falls Exxon station
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Authorities removed a credit card-skimming device found inside a…
All Marble Falls girls track athletes advance to region
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO AUSTIN — Every member of the Marble Falls High School girls…
Phone scam targets Burnet Chamber members, asks for personal info
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Business owners should beware of a phone scam in which…
Municipal and school district elections in Burnet, Llano counties
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — While not as “glamorous” as the major party primaries or…
Johnson City Lights Spectacular’s future is dim without new volunteers, funding
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO JOHNSON CITY — It’s hard to believe, but there’s a chance…
Officials: Before you light fireworks on San Jacinto Day, pay heed to dry conditions
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO — Since state lawmakers added more days to the calendar…
Faith Academy girls tennis team wins seventh state title in 14 years
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO WACO — The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls tennis squad…
Burnet County officials propose reuse and recycle center on 9 acres donated by city
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — City and county officials have agreed to a land…
Man survives fire that destroyed Granite Shoals house on Lake LBJ
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — A fire that destroyed a home on Lake LBJ…
View flood map revisions at Marble Falls open house
MARBLE FALLS — Floods are a fact of life in the Highland Lakes, but local and…