HORSESHOE BAY — City Hall this month will be the site of a free two-day course to help patients manage Type 2 diabetes.

The “Do Well, Be Well with Diabetes” workshop will offer information for diabetics to make healthy food choices, manage medications, avoid eye and foot problems and get enough exercise.

The course is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 7 and Aug. 14 at No. 1 Community Drive, next to the fire station on FM 2147.

“An excellent assortment of health-care professionals affiliated with Llano Memorial Healthcare System will be available to serve as instructors,” said Marilyn Hale, the Llano County Texas AgriLife Extension Office agent.

Nurse Diana Tarvin will present “Diabetes and Exercise.”

“Managing Your Blood Glucose” will be addressed by physician’s assistant Jinny Sumrall.

Pharmacist Jennifer Lockmiller will discuss diabetes medicines.

Dr. Peter Davenport will provide information on preventing and managing complications.

Kelly Tarpley, a licensed dietitian, will shed light on topics related to nutrition and diabetes with four presentations: “Nutrition, the First Step to Diabetes Management”; “One Diet – No Longer the Sole Option”; “For Good Measure at Home and Eating Out”; and “Nutritional Levels.”

Though there is no charge to attend, pre-registration is required so that enough handouts can be prepared.

To enroll, call (325) 247-4849.

MARBLE FALLS — A two-vehicle collision on Texas 71 early Friday claimed the lives of a Marble Falls High School senior and a dump-truck driver just starting his third year of employment with Burnet County.

IN PHOTO: The charred remains of a Burnet County Precinct 4 dump truck involved in a two-vehicle collision on Texas 71 that killed both drivers is towed away from the scene hours after the accident Friday morning. Staff photo by Raymond V. Whelan

GRANITE SHOALS — Officials are considering billing insurance companies to recoup expenses the Fire Department incurs when responding to calls outside the city limits.

MARBLE FALLS — In just two months, skateboarders looking to grind, do heelflips and perform other feats don’t have to roll any farther than the new Marble Falls skate park, officials said.

David Reynolds of Parthenon Custom Concrete works on the Highland Lakes Skate Park at Yett and First streets in Marble Falls. The park, funded through a grant and the Highland Lakes Skate Park Association, could be finished in the next 60 days. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton

Terry White, the chief of the Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department, discusses the firefighters’ new digs at 606 Ave. U in Marble Falls during a Tuesday breakfast meeting of the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary Club. The civic organization meets at 7 a.m. every Tuesday at River City Grille, 700 First St. Photo by Gil Jones

GRANITE SHOALS — As neighbors continue to draw battle lines over leasing homes to short-term renters, one City Council member said any problems come down to a single factor: “inconsiderate people.”

BERTRAM — A Crime Stoppers tip that led investigators to a pair of suspected methamphetamine labs put four people behind bars, officials said Wednesday.

MARBLE FALLS — For the second time this month, the City Council declined to vote on a controversial rezoning proposal that could open the door to a third hotel in an upscale subdivision south of Lake Marble Falls.

Instead, rival parties to the proposal plan to discuss the matter today, Mayor George Russell said during the meeting Monday. File Photo

MARBLE FALLS — Funeral arrangements have been set for a Marble Falls High School senior and a Burnet County employee killed in a two-vehicle collision on Texas 71 Friday morning.

Officials have identified the county employee as Gary Dean Daniels, 54, of Marble Falls and the student as Woodrow "Woody" Edward Johnson IV, 17, of Granite Shoals.