Look up (safely) Oct. 14 at partial eclipse
Highland Lakes communities will be in close proximity to the path of an annular eclipse…
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Safeguard personal info with Cybersecurity Awareness Month tips
Since 2004, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has marked National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in…
Fire rips through China Kitchen, other businesses in downtown Marble Falls
Marble Falls Fire Rescue crews on Thursday, Oct. 5, continued to work the scene of…
Granite Shoals mayor, councilor resign over city manager vote
Granite Shoals Mayor Kiel Arnone and Councilor Kevin Flack announced their resignations after the City…
Sheriff’s Office audit to begin soon; DA doing own investigation
Meetings with the Burnet County Human Resources Department are expected to begin by Friday, Oct….
Anonymous letter causes controversy in Horseshoe Bay mayoral race
Horseshoe Bay mayoral candidate Donald Beeman is accusing city officials of sending a letter to…
Major improvements coming to Spicewood stretch of Texas 71
A 5-mile stretch of Texas 71 between Double Horn Creek and Spicewood will be widened…
Phoenix Center program coincides with World Mental Health Day
The Phoenix Center is hosting a conversation about mental health from 9 a.m. to noon…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Oct. 2, 2023
Check agendas and websites to see if the following government meetings are in person, virtual,…
Kingsland commemorating 5-year anniversary of 2018 flood
The Kingsland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a commemoration ceremony and island party on Lake…
Marble Falls laying down 2-plus miles of sidewalk in October
A 6-foot-wide pedestrian walkway under the RR 1431 bridge on the west side of Marble…
Granite Shoals detective tracks local cybercrimes against children
Two men were recently arrested on child pornography charges in the Highland Lakes due in…
Llano County communities contract with Granite Shoals firefighters
Granite Shoals Fire and Rescue won the bid to provide services to residents in the…
Granite Shoals tables city manager termination discussion
A tumultuous Granite Shoals City Council meeting that included an agenda item to possibly fire…
New gas station, retail for south 281
A new gas station with restaurant and retail space is under construction at 1840 U.S….
Shelter gets dozens of hoarded dogs, offering free adoptions
The Hill Country Humane Society is offering free adoptions through Sunday, Oct. 1, after taking…
Burnet County judge and sheriff butt heads over forensic audit
The Burnet County judge and sheriff went head to head in a Commissioners Court meeting…
McAfee civil suit trial set for late 2024
A date for a jury trial has been set for one of two civil cases…
Burnet police unveil pink and purple patrol car for two causes
A new pink and purple patrol car supporting people fighting breast cancer and victims of…
LCRA seeks new water supplies through 2080
The Lower Colorado River Authority is evaluating a number of options to increase the amount…
Granite Shoals councilor pleads guilty to vandalism charge
Granite Shoals City Councilor Phil Ort on Sept. 22 pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge…
Granite Shoals city manager’s job in jeopardy
The Granite Shoals City Council is expected to consider firing City Manager Peggy Smith at…
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS: For the week of Sept. 25
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Massive Llano County subdivision hits roadblock with lack of land
After two developers pitched a massive master-planned community to the Llano County Commissioners Court on…