Feeling COVID crunch, ERs urge people with minor issues to go elsewhere
As emergency rooms deal with rising COVID-19 cases, healthcare officials urge people with minor injuries…
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Marble Falls ISD lifts mask mandate
Effective immediately, students, faculty, and staff in the Marble Falls Independent School District will not…
BCISD closing campus; MFISD closing campus and classrooms
Burnet and Marble Falls school district officials announced four temporary closures, including two elementary schools,…
MFISD delays mask mandate until Sept. 8 board meeting, sends out parent survey
UPDATE: Meeting will be held at the Marble Falls High School commons (front entrance), 2101…
Another MFISD board meeting set to discuss face masks after parents protest
The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet again in the next…
Burnet CISD keeps face coverings optional, looks at rising enrollment, approves tax rate
No face coverings will be required for students and staff in the Burnet Consolidated Independent…
Parents on both sides of Marble Falls ISD mask mandate speak out
A group of seven upset parents showed up at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, at…
Prayers for peace and health held at Marble Falls-area schools
A number of church leaders, parents, faculty, and staff gathered Monday, Aug. 30, at campuses…
MFISD approves temporary mask mandate
Beginning Sept. 1, students, faculty, and staff in the Marble Falls Independent School District will…
HCCT’s Mike Rademaekers makes final curtain call after battling COVID-19
Hill Country Community Theatre Executive Director Mike Rademaekers, 59, died Sunday, Aug. 29, after a…
Labor Day weekend spike expected; more vaccinations needed to reach herd immunity
The number of COVID-19 cases in Burnet County might be high now, but another spike…
Highland Lakes Elementary temporarily closes due to COVID-19 cases
Highland Lakes Elementary School in Granite Shoals will close temporarily through at least Friday, Aug….
CDC recommends third dose for some; boosters for others could start in September
Third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are available locally for those with immunocompromised conditions, said…
Pfizer vaccine now fully approved
After almost nine months under an emergency use authorization, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine earned full…
Free COVID-19 vaccination and testing clinics in Burnet County
Free walk-in vaccination and testing clinics for COVID-19 are planned across the Highland Lakes as…
Baylor Scott & White hosting online pediatrics COVID-19 town hall
The number of children contracting COVID-19 is on the rise, prompting Baylor Scott & White…
Burnet City Council discusses rise in COVID-19 cases and shortage of ICU beds
Seven of 12 people tested positive for COVID-19 at the Burnet Fire Department testing site…
Burnet CISD releases COVID-19 plan
The in-person instruction and continuity of service plan for Burnet Consolidated Independent School District was…
New TEA guideline: Contact tracing for COVID-19 no longer required in schools
Contact tracing will not be required in school districts this year, according to new guidelines…
Pediatrician answers questions about COVID-19 vaccines and children
Pediatrician Dr. Valerie Borum Smith is a member of the Texas Medical Association COVID-19 task…
Second COVID-19 vaccine dose critical in fighting delta variant, say health experts
Between July 28 and Aug. 4 in Texas, new cases of COVID-19 increased by 92…
Marble Falls ISD announces COVID-19 safety protocols, but changes possible
As Burnet County sees an uptick in active COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious…
Highland Lakes churches consider changes based on rise in COVID-19 cases
First United Methodist Church of Marble Falls is encouraging in-person worshipers to wear face coverings…
Kingsland’s Boat Town closed due to COVID
Boat Town Burger Bar in Kingsland closed temporarily Thursday, July 29, due to COVID-19 concerns….