Eclipse closures and an ancient battle stopper
Most government offices in Burnet and Llano counties will be closed for the total solar…
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of April 8, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Major retail center coming to Marble Falls
A $130 million retail center with big name interest is coming to south Marble Falls…
Amateur radio operators provide eclipse communications backup
Burnet, Llano, and Blanco counties have backup plans if normal communications fail during the total…
Marble Falls EDC greenlights $16K traffic study of busy roadways
The Marble Falls EDC Board of Directors on April 3 approved over $16,000 for a…
Granite Shoals ponders proclamation for ‘heritage tree’ protection
The Granite Shoals City Council tasked Interim City Manager Sarah Novo with developing a proclamation…
Illegal dam on Llano River tributary to be demolished
After months of planning and negotiations, an illegal private dam across the James River in…
Granite Shoals city-wide cleanup April 27
Granite Shoals is offering mass trash disposal services to residents during a city-wide cleanup on…
Voter registration deadline April 4 for local elections in May
The last day to register to vote in the May 4 local elections is Thursday,…
Granite Shoals sets stage for eclipse with extra staff, paid parking
The city of Granite Shoals is offering $20 parking spaces at Quarry Park on the…
Burnet County gets ‘clean opinion’ in annual audit
Burnet County’s finances are in good health, according to a fiscal year 2022-23 audit. The…
LCRA to help with aquatic nuisance treatment in Highland Lakes
Lakeside property owners struggling to manage nuisance aquatic vegetation on Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, and…
PEC upgrading Marble Falls electric meters
By the end of May, the Pedernales Electric Cooperative will install about 34,000 new meters…
Granite Shoals overhauls animal control policy
The Granite Shoals City Council approved a comprehensive update to the city’s animal control ordinance…
Driveway variance request in Burnet leads to dispute
The Burnet Zoning Board of Adjustment ordered three city leaders to testify in an upcoming…
Llano County law enforcement gets funding boost from state
The Llano County Sheriff’s Office and the County Attorney’s Office are due to receive hundreds…
Llano County faces 4 pending federal civil suits
Another lawsuit that includes Llano County was recently filed in federal district court, adding a…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of April 1, 2024
Agendas are posted 72 hours before a meeting so are not always ready by the…
Llano County recognizes Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in April
The Llano County Commissioners Court on March 25 unanimously approved a proclamation that declares April…
Miles-long RR 1431 work to last months
Preventative maintenance on a 17-mile stretch of RR 1431 from Industrial Boulevard in Marble Falls…
Granite Shoals dedicates cancer awareness patrol vehicle to 7-year-old girl
Seven-year-old Isa Solorzano of Granite Shoals has been battling cancer for the last four years,…
Day dedicated to the late Donald Fawcett, who first said ‘It’s Burnet, Durnet’
The Burnet County Commissioners Court declared March 23, 2024, a day of service to honor…
Llano County’s final eclipse briefing: ‘We’re as ready as we’ll ever be’
Llano County commissioners expressed some skepticism of Emergency Management Coordinator Gilbert Bennett’s approach to preparing…
Horseshoe Bay Resort drops suit vs. POA
Horseshoe Bay Resort dropped its $1 million lawsuit against the Horseshoe Bay Property Owners’ Association…