Businesses back up to 75 percent capacity
After 20 days of having to operate at a 50 percent capacity due to regional…
COVID-19
Set up Baylor Scott & White account for future vaccination appointment
As of Monday, Feb. 1, those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination may call 844-279-8222 for assistance in…
Recently passed Save Our Stages Act a flop for community theaters
The Save Our Stages Act passed by Congress in December 2020 will indeed help save…
COVID closes First Baptist Christian School Jan. 29-Feb. 15
First Baptist Christian School of Marble Falls has closed its campus Jan. 29 through Feb….
MFISD to parents: To stop COVID, stop sleepovers
Sleepovers, birthday parties, and other group gatherings might be to blame for a recent increase…
Marble Falls Middle School halts girls’ sports activities over COVID concerns
Marble Falls Middle School Principal Ashley Bernard and Marble Falls Independent School District Athletics Director…
Marble Falls VFW closes due to COVID
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10376 Commander Lloyd Crippen confirmed the Marble Falls facility has…
Burnet discusses racial profiling report, COVID-19 hub request
Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correct misinformation in the COVID-19 section. The Burnet…
Marble Falls ISD plans to return all students to campuses soon
The apparent success of COVID-19 safety protocols adopted by the Marble Falls Independent School District,…
Officials: Eligible people should get on COVID-19 vaccination waitlists now
Registration for COVID-19 vaccine waitlists is ongoing in the Highland Lakes as doses have been…
Cottonwood Shores council meeting canceled after employees test positive
After two city employees tested positive for COVID-19 and more were exposed, the Cottonwood Shores…
Llano County registering eligible applicants for vaccination waitlist
Llano County officials announced Jan. 15 they are establishing a COVID-19 vaccination waitlist but added…
Officials test to see if COVID variant caused Burnet nursing center outbreak
State health officials are investigating if a variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is…
Meadowlakes City Hall closed to public due to rise in COVID-19 cases
Meadowlakes City Hall is closed to the public in response to the rise in COVID-19…
H-E-B has limited vaccines; eligible people can make appointments online
H-E-B pharmacies are among those receiving COVID-19 vaccines, and the Texas grocery chain has opened…
Free Marble Falls COVID-19 testing moving to Lakeside Pavilion
Free COVID-19 testing will take place at Lakeside Pavilion in Marble Falls starting Jan. 19….
Businesses back to 50 percent occupancy due to COVID-19 hospitalizations
With COVID-19 patient hospitalizations at more than 15 percent of total hospital capacity in the…
$600 stimulus checks in $2.3 trillion spending and relief bill
The U.S. Congress passed a $2.3 trillion omnibus bill Monday, Dec. 21, that includes $600…
Burnet County receiving doses after second COVID-19 vaccine approved
Another wave of COVID-19 vaccines is headed to Texas, this time including Burnet County, after…
A million Texans could be vaccinated by end of December, governor says
As Texans prepare for the Christmas holidays, the best gift isn’t under the tree but…
TEA pauses A-F school ratings
The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday, Dec. 10, that the A-F ratings “would be paused”…
How COVID-19 vaccine will be distributed in Burnet County
As Texas awaits 1.4 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, Burnet County health officials are…
BMS principal battling rare disorder dies, tests positive for COVID
The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District is mourning the loss of Burnet Middle School Principal…
Wearing face masks shows love for neighbors, local pastors say
It’s something Highland Lakes clergy and their congregations have wrestled with: wearing face coverings as…