FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — As the peak of rabies season looms this summer, the Llano County Sheriff’s Office is holding a low-cost pet vaccination clinic to curb the spread of infection and educate the public about prevention. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — A 19-year-old man died while wakeboarding on Lake LBJ on Sept. 3, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials. (more…)

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KINGSLAND — A 20-year-old San Antonio man apparently drowned March 19 after jumping off a dock on Lake LBJ in the Kingsland area. Officials reported that Edward Griffin was with friends when he jumped off the dock and didn’t resurface at about 2 p.m. Llano County sheriff’s deputies, Lower Colorado River Authority rangers, Buchanan Dam […]

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CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER KINGSLAND — The list of potential pupils is growing as organizers of the new Kingsland Charter School opened enrollment for the tuition-free institution for kindergarten through eighth grade. “They’re planning on opening this fall,” said Zane Lewis, pastor of The Hill Church in Kingsland. (more…)

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CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER LLANO — After a contentious debate Jan. 11 pitting Llano County Precinct 3 elected officials against Llano County commissioners, officials have approved consolidating the Kingsland annex into the East Llano County Annex in Buchanan Dam. (more…)

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CONNIE SWINNEY • STAFF WRITER KINGSLAND — Zane Lewis remembers as a youth avoiding bad habits because of the advice of his coach. “My coach told me if I started smoking that I wouldn’t be able to run as fast, and I wouldn’t be able to breathe, so I didn’t smoke because I really enjoyed […]

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LLANO — State District Judge Evan Stubbs sentenced a Kingsland man to 50 years in prison after the man pleaded guilty to killing his 19-month-old stepson in July 2013. Michael Grogg, 27, was arrested Aug. 2, 2013, after medical evidence revealed his stepson, Paydin Grogg, died from severe brain injury and swelling, likely caused by […]

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KINGSLAND — For many senior citizens in the Kingsland area, the Lake Area Meals on Wheels program offers them a hot, healthy meal during the week. But after 24 years, the program is always looking to help more. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — Drop and give me 20. Or 10. Or just one. “It’s not how many you do, really,” said Charlotte Dilworth, owner of Kingsland Health and Fitness. “It’s really just about doing something to help out our service members and veterans.” (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — The common perception of Neanderthals was that of the caveman. You know, the brooding, stooped-over brute usually dragging a club behind him. Over the past decades, and particularly the last one, the idea of Neanderthals resembling that caricature has changed to one that more resembles modern humans. (more…)

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CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF KINGSLAND — Crews have launched a project to drill water-quality monitoring wells in an area contaminated two decades ago by “improperly disposed of” dry-cleaning chemicals from a former self-serve laundry, officials said. On April 13, the Llano County Commissioners Court cleared the way for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR TOW — Bob Matthews looked over his unfinished wall in between his kitchen bar and a handmade rock waterfall. He wanted something unique to complete it— not just a few photos or any run-of-the-mill type of thing. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — As the weather warms, thoughts are turning to gardening. One of the challenges gardeners face is whether a particular plant or plant variety can take the Highland Lakes summer. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — Officials with the Highland Lakes Birding and Wildlife Society have postponed the March 5 program “Monarch Butterflies and Milkweed” because of the possibility of inclement weather. (more…)

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF KINGSLAND — Marvin Bloomquist did not start out being an expert on how to take nature photos. And yet, he now finds himself presenting a program called “The Digital Camera as a Tool for Flower Identification.” (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — There were high-fives, hugs, cheers and a few jumps as Packsaddle Elementary School staff learned just how much The Picayune readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners love them. (more…)

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World War II veteran Herschel Leon Pruitt, 89, of Kingsland was awarded the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Distinguished Citizens Medal, which was presented to him by Llano Uplift chapter regent Georgi Brochstein at a Jan. 24 meeting. Pruitt served aboard the USS President Jackson from 1943 to 1945. He piloted a Higgens boat, […]

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Pure American Young Miss Texas Rebekah Nelson of Kingsland seats patrons dining at Pizza Hut of Marble Falls during the fundraiser for the Randle family Jan. 29. One part of the Pure American pageant is giving back to a contestant’s community through volunteering. If Nelson has the most community hours of other contestants living in […]

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — Wade Hibler knows the value of a subject that makes your skin crawl — or, in this case, something that could crawl across your skin. (more…)

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FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is investigating the cause of a boat crash into a dock on Lake LBJ on Jan. 28. The accident left one of the two occupants of the watercraft in critical condition at an area hospital. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — Bill Lewis turns the lamp around a couple of times at the check-out counter. He examines several places on the lamp and makes his pronouncement. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE STAFF KINGSLAND — As Wally McKinnon and his Willow Mist Store crew — Kim McKinnon and Celeste Wright — made their rounds at various festivals and the Burnet Farmers’ Market, they felt they needed something that really hit it off with customers. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — As Barb Selby prepares for the annual Kingsland Quilt Show, she hopes quilters and sewers understand it’s not about their skill level, it’s about coming together to celebrate an artform. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — The European honeybee gets a lot of credit as a pollinator, but one can’t overlook the importance of native bumblebees in this critical role. (more…)

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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF KINGSLAND — Carrie Kinnison remembers when she and her husband, Larry “Doc” Kinnison, started going to chili cook-offs and how they struggled to place. (more…)

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DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR KINGSLAND — The story resonates with the purpose of Mission U-Too: feeding the physical and spiritual needs of the people. Yet, to the mission’s David Taussig, the story of one Kingsland man who came to the program for help stands out. (more…)

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