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Highland Lakes hit with heavy rainfall and flooding overnight; Spicewood sees road closures
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY SPICEWOOD — A thunderstorm swept through the Highland Lakes overnight June…
Weather and Environment
Memorial Day kicks off a week of 100-degree weather, sunny skies
MARBLE FALLS — Summer doesn’t officially start until June 21, but the Highland Lakes will get…
Storm in Burnet County topples power lines, damages property
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BERTRAM — A brief but severe thunderstorm marked by high winds…
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…
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…
View flood map revisions at Marble Falls open house
MARBLE FALLS — Floods are a fact of life in the Highland Lakes, but local and…
Texas governor issues disaster declaration in Burnet County due to drought
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — A combination of high winds and lack of rain prompted…
Kingsland tap water leaves bad taste in residents’ mouths
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY KINGSLAND — Residents have noticed a bad odor and taste in…
100-acre brush blaze east of Marble Falls sparks fire danger warning
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY JONESTOWN — A 100-acre brush fire off RR 1431 east of…
Marble Falls parks commissioner raises flooding concerns at meeting
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO MARBLE FALLS — While city leaders discussed utility work to support…
TCEQ approves Tobyville rock crusher permit, sets deadline to contest
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY TOBYVILLE — A mining company recently received permit approval to crush…
‘Defensible spaces’ can protect homes and businesses from wildfires
EDITOR DANIEL CLIFTON MARBLE FALLS — The chain saws ripped through underbrush and cedars as…
Rain wreaks havoc on roadways, more wet weather in the forecast
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Crews transported at least one person to the emergency…
Burnet County enacts burn ban to combat increasing fire danger
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — A growing fire danger and dry conditions have prompted…
Is extreme weather in extended forecast? Meteorologist presents program
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — With Hurricane Harvey wreaking havoc on the Texas Gulf…
PHOTOS: Inks Lake drawdown changes landscape
Inks Lake State Park has a new look courtesy of a Lower Colorado River…
Burnet County ban on commercial landfills to protect water, resources
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET — Burnet County commissioners recently approved an order prohibiting commercial…
Officials: Be cautious if traveling but don’t ‘panic’ over ice storm warning
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — Icy winter weather led to a few funny…
Highland Lakes cities, counties prep for threat of icy conditions
UPDATE: City of Burnet offices closed Jan. 16. UPDATE: Burnet CISD, Marble Falls ISD, Llano…
Ice, wintry mix expected Jan. 16; all area schools canceled
UPDATE: The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District, the Marble Falls Independent School District, the Llano…
Billowing smoke coming from Balcones Canyonlands’s prescribed burn
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BURNET COUNTY — Where there’s smoke, there’s fire on RR 1431…
Icy roads cause wrecks, one fatal, and challenge motorists
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Icy roads in the Highland Lakes resulted in several collisions,…
Arctic blast hitting Highland Lakes hard this weekend
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Well, it looks like 2018 will usher in sunny…
Frigid weather pushing in as the calendar changes
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — It looks as if 2017 wants to go out with…