LakeFest 2025 canceled; back in ’26
LakeFest, the popular Marble Falls drag boat racing event, will not take place in 2025…
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Jan. 20, 2025
Agendas for Highland Lakes government meetings are posted 72 hours before a meeting and are…
Four Granite Shoals council seats, including mayor, on May ballot
Granite Shoals has four of its seven City Council seats, including mayor, up for election…
HOP to CARTS: Llano County switching public transit system
Llano County will have a new public transit system starting March 3 after it switches…
Burnet outlines Legislature wishlist
The city of Burnet set its priorities for the 89th Texas Legislature, including the passage…
Llano Hospital split from Mid Coast goes ahead; new designation sought
Llano County is moving forward with negotiations to separate from Mid Coast Health System as…
Burnet pickleballers push for courts
A large group of Burnet pickleball players filled City Council chambers Tuesday, Jan. 14, to…
Burnet election filing starts Jan. 15
The candidate filing period opens Jan. 15 for the Burnet city election on May 3….
Granite Shoals judge to fill JP role
Granite Shoals Municipal Court Judge Frank Reilly will take on the role of justice of…
UPDATE: Blue Ghost in space
JAN. 15 UPDATE: Blue Ghost, the lunar lander from Central Texas space firm Firefly Aerospace,…
2023 threat probe reveals deeper conflict between JP, ex-judge
A recently surfaced 2023 Burnet County Sheriff’s Office investigation revealed another layer to an ongoing…
Highland Lakes firefighters deploy to catastrophic California blazes
Three Highland Lakes firefighters arrived in Southern California on Sunday, Jan. 12, to help battle…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Jan. 13, 2025
Here is the meeting schedule for government entities in the Highland Lakes. Agendas are posted…
Marble Falls Fire Rescue growing with city and number of calls
Marble Falls Fire Rescue saw an 11 percent increase in call volume from 2023 to…
Rock crusher applies for LCRA permit
Austin-based Asphalt Inc. LLC submitted a new permit application Jan. 2 to the Lower Colorado…
Llano County gets Workforce Solutions office for job seekers, employers
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area opened a new office in Llano on Tuesday, Jan. 7,…
Marble Falls rejects ATMOS gas hike
The Marble Falls City Council on Jan. 7 shot down a proposed rate increase from…
TPWD makes big buys for Hill Country parks, eyes more land
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is in the process of acquiring thousands of acres…
Llano County, hospital management separating amid money woes
Llano County and Mid Coast Health System are on the verge of a “mutual separation”…
NEW BIZ: Burnet levels up with Itsy-Bit Arcade
Retro gaming is making a comeback in Burnet. Itsy-Bit Arcade holds a grand opening on…
Open records training Jan. 10
A training session on government open records is Friday, Jan. 10, from 9 a.m. to…
KMUD hike could pump up septic rates
Septic haulers might have to raise their prices to keep up with a 300-plus-percent increase…
Beierle hosting public forums
Burnet County Precinct 2 Commissioner Damon Beierle invites residents to a series of public conversations…
Burnet County commissioners hire part-time general counsel
The Burnet County Commissioners Court hired Randy Leavitt as part-time general counsel to provide legal…