An overview and FAQ for U.S. 281 bridge implosion
SPECIAL TO THE PICAYUNE An overview from the Texas Department of Transportation of the U.S….
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People and their pooches join first Marble Falls Walk-a-Dog-a-Thon to help Highland Lakes SPCA
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Area dogs will get their day March…
TxDOT to discuss U.S. 281 bridge implosion with Marble Falls council, residents
MARBLE FALLS — Construction officials working on plans to demolish the old U.S. 281 bridge…
OBITUARY: Vaughn D. Sanders, 85, of Llano loved ranching, served community
Vaughn D. Sanders passed away peacefully in Llano, Texas, on March 2, 2013, at the…
TxDOT sets tentative date for US 281 bridge implosion
MARBLE FALLS — TxDOT officials have a tentative plan to implode the 77-year-old U.S. 281…
Fire crews battle high winds to subdue Marble Falls-area blaze
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — While a Feb. 25 blaze only burned 10…
Strong winds do damage in Highland Lakes
Strong winds blasted through the Highland Lakes on Feb. 25, damaging businesses and downing power…
Bertram mayor says weight is lifted since Attorney General closed investigation of city
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — The Texas Attorney General’s Office has closed a…
Lucas Oil recognizes Marble Falls Lakefest as top event
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE STAFF LAS VEGAS — While the saying “What happens in Vegas,…
13-year-old boy recovers after ambulance collision in Kingsland
FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Two people, including a 13-year-old boy, were taken to Austin-area…
TPWD wants information before giving OK to using explosives on 281 bridge
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department continues…
Marble Falls investigator calls Avenue P house fire ‘suspicious’
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Authorities have launched an investigation into a “suspicious” fire…
Marble Falls man recovering after truck wreck on RR 1431
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A 28-year-old man is improving after a single-vehicle crash…
Proposed trail corridor in Horseshoe Bay takes shape with park land donations
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF HORSESHOE BAY — City leaders officially accepted four land donations Feb….
Burnet school board votes to close Shady Grove Elementary
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — After Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of…
4-year-old boy killed in Llano truck rollover
FROM STAFF REPORTS LLANO — A 4-year-old boy died and a 28-year-old Burnet woman is…
Spicewood man killed in auto-pedestrian accident
FROM STAFF REPORTS SPICEWOOD — A man crossing Texas 71 on Feb. 16 died after…
LCRA gives OK to use explosives on old 281 bridge over Lake Marble Falls
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Lower Colorado River Authority approved the…
Marble Falls ISD to hold ‘district report card’ hearing, discuss campus security
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls Independent School District will address…
Marble Falls leaders look to Texas lawmakers to ease student testing, create graduation flexibility
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MARBLE FALLS — Typically, Texas Legislative sessions give school administrators…
Bertram residents get online payment option for municipal court
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — Municipal court payments in Bertram have a new way…
Burnet, YMCA moving closer to recreation center agreement
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — A partnership between the Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center and…
Grant money right on target for ammunition and vests for Burnet County Sheriff’s Office
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — A National Rifle Association Foundation grant has armed…
Traffic switching to new U.S. 281 bridge in Marble Falls on Feb. 12
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Generations have crossed the U.S. 281 bridge in Marble…