MARBLE FALLS — For almost a year, Samantha Suarez would stop at Avenue M and Third Street and say a prayer, asking God to find it in his will to make the property her family’s.
IN PHOTO:Samantha Suarez (right) and her son Fabian Suarez help work on a Highland Lakes Habitat for Humanity home at Avenue M and Third Street in Marble Falls Friday. The Suarez family — Samantha, her husband Blas and sons Fabian and Rio — will move into the home once it’s completed. It’s not a free residence. The family will make mortgage payments to the Highland Lakes Habitat for Humanity. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
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MARBLE FALLS — Nearly half a decade has passed since the first announcements of a string of multimillion-dollar housing and commercial developments hit the Highland Lakes.
IN PHOTO: Villa dal Lago, a failed multi-million dollar condominium project just off RR 2147 on Lake Marble Falls, sits incomplete and empty due to foreclosure and lack of funds. The project was one of 22 launched in Burnet County and the Horseshoe Bay area after 2004. Most have battled bankruptcy, foreclosures and investment delays. Staff photo by Connie Swinney
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MARBLE FALLS — Randall Hibler won’t be walking across the stage Saturday, May 29, with the rest of his classmates during the Marble Falls High School graduation ceremony.
IN PHOTO: Sabrina Ratliff hugs her friend Randall Hibler. Hibler would have graduated from Marble Falls High School Saturday, May 29, but a car accident outside Austin claimed his life Feb. 16, 2008. Courtesy photo
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MARBLE FALLS — The Highland Lakes Tea Party Coalition hopes to bounce back during its “Memorial Day Tea Party Honoring God and Country” outdoor gathering Monday.
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MARBLE FALLS — Even if it’s an emergency, callers need to stay on the phone long enough for the 911 operator to take down vital information.
That’s the word this week from police, who want residents to understand how the 911 emergency call-system works and why dispatchers ask so many personal questions.
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The Kingsland House of Arts and Crafts presents its crafter of the month, Dorothy Book. Her paintings in oil and acrylic are at the shop, 112 Chamberlain St. behind Wells Fargo Bank in Kingsland. The facility’s hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Monday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. The group’s Web site is www.kingslandcrafts.com. Courtesy photo
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LLANO — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White is set to appear at Llano’s Robinson Park Pavilion during a campaign stop 2-5 p.m. May 29.
The park is located off FM 152, 2 miles west of the Llano County Courthouse.
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PHOTO 1: State District Judge Gil Jones (left) reads the oath of office to incoming Marble Falls City Council members John Packer, Richard Lewis and Allan Garrett. Voters elected the three men from among 10 candidates during the May 8 election. Councilmen Mike Pilley, Jim Weber and Chris Bridges are leaving office. Staff photos by Chris Porter
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MARBLE FALLS — A few piles of rubble and one gutted structure are all that remain of a row of public housing units that once lined Avenue N across from the Marble Falls Fire Rescue Department.
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