PHOTOS: Inks Lake drawdown changes landscape
[slideshow_deploy id=’49926’] Inks Lake State Park has a new look courtesy of a Lower…
Weather and Environment
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…
Cold front and sun expected over Christmas weekend; rain to follow
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The sun slipped below the horizon Thursday after a…
PEC offering free Christmas tree recycling through Jan. 8
JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative is offering free Christmas tree recycling at its local offices….
Company pens deal with Llano County for solar power research
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY LLANO COUNTY — An agreement between the Llano County Commissioners Court…
DPS issues winter weather travel alert for motorists
FROM STAFF REPORTS AUSTIN — As colder weather descends on the Highland Lakes, residents need…
Colder weather is here — there’s even a chance of snow
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — A cold front that came in Tuesday, Dec. 5,…
PEC program: No need to install costly equipment to take advantage of solar power
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY JOHNSON CITY — As many as 350 Pedernales Electric Cooperative members…
Inks Lake property owners should pay heed to rules prior to drawdown
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Lower Colorado River Authority officials have asked lakeside property owners…
It’s about to get a lot colder and wetter in the Highland Lakes
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — You can put the shorts away for a day or…
It’s beginning to look a lot like … summer? In November?
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — Meteorologists are calling it a “heat wave” in the…
LCRA to lower Inks Lake for repairs, nuisance plant mitigation
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Inks Lake shoreline property owners will have a chance to…
Possible ghoulish weather forecast for Halloween; bring an umbrella
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — As you get your ghouls and goblins ready for trick-or-treating…
Tobyville residents, quarry owner at odds over rock crusher impact
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY TOBYVILLE — Opponents of a proposed rock crusher on a quarry…
Output estimate, quarry plans unveiled for proposed rock crusher site
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY MARBLE FALLS — From healthcare officials to city leaders, hundreds of…
Expect crisp fall weather this weekend as you enjoy outdoor activities
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — If you’re headed out to Friday night football games, you…
Marble Falls rally Oct. 26 against proposed rock crusher permit
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Highland Lakes Clean Air Coalition has organized a…