Easter fun for all ages — and even dogs — in the Highland Lakes
Highland Lakes residents can celebrate Easter during a variety of holiday-themed activities hosted by local…
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Christmas tree lighting, ‘Grinch’ movie, and more Nov. 12 in downtown Marble Falls
Celebrate the start of the holiday season at the downtown Marble Falls Christmas tree lighting…
Veterans Day in the Highland Lakes
Every year on Nov. 11, the United States celebrates Veterans Day, which honors the men…
Burnet High School lighting its tree to spark Christmas spirit
Burnet High School students and staff aren’t about to allow the Grinch and COVID-19 steal…
Churches expand reach online but look forward to meeting again
Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays and traditionally fills the pews. But…
Lenten fish fries a Catholic and community tradition
A Lenten tradition for Catholic parishioners is to give up meat, particularly that of warm-blooded…
Christmas numbers for Marble Falls
Christmas is a holiday concerned with numbers: 12 days, three Wisemen, five golden rings. And,…
STAFF TRADITIONS: It’s not Christmas without spiced pecans (recipe included) and the Griswolds
Daren Ottaway never knows exactly when the mood is going to strike, but when it…
STAFF TRADITIONS: Fierro family makes Christmas tortillas and memories
The majority of my holiday memories revolve around two people: my grandparents Erminia and S.A….
Corder Lane Christmas display growing and spreading cheer
When it comes to decorating for the holidays, the Burnet mother-daughter team of Glynda McBride…
Help cook and deliver Christmas meals to first responders on duty
What started as one family’s Christmas gift to Highland Lakes first responders on duty has…
A round of Santa-plause for St. Nick’s Highland Lakes helper
Sporting a long, silver beard, Chuck Myers of Granite Shoals is honest when answering the…
WHAT’S HAPPENING? Christmas concerts and other live performances
Here’s a list of community events happening in the Highland Lakes this week. Click the…
Marble Falls couples mixes holiday tradition with masa for successful tamale business
Rachel King and her seven sisters and two brothers grew up in a North Texas…
New Mexico-style tamales deep in the heart of Texas
In August, Reyes Madrid begins preparations for making Christmas tamales with a trip from her…
Play Santa through U.S. Postal Service letter operation
Santa Claus has a few extra helpers this year — actually more than a half-million…
Holiday tradition: ‘Tis the seasonings for homemade deer jerky
For Stacee and Buster Hopkins and family, the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays smell like deer…
How to be Santa’s helper and grant Christmas wishes
The holidays can be especially difficult for children under the care of a Court Appointed…
The Picayune Magazine-KBEY Toy Drive is December 4
Help every kid in the Highland Lakes receive a toy this Christmas by participating in…
Burnet High School’s Bulldog Bistro serving Christmas dinner
Burnet High School culinary arts teacher Mike Erickson believes the best way to learn is…
Holiday season begins with Walkway of Lights, parade in Marble Falls
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Highland Lakes. To officially open…
O Christmas tree, how do I keep you green?
Watching your once-lush Christmas tree shed its needles just before the big holiday can make…
Free community Thanksgiving meals
It’s more than a tradition for Highland Lakes organizations serving community Thanksgiving meals. It’s also…
Small shoebox has big impact through Operation Christmas Child
Inside a small red and green shoebox are several gift items, including school supplies, a…