JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
LLANO — To illustrate just how popular the Llano Crawfish Open is, consider this: Organizers ordered 17,500 pounds of the mudbugs last year, and it still wasn’t enough. Continue reading “Come hungry to Llano Crawfish Open for good food and music”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — It’s not often you try to give away money and don’t get a response. But that’s just what members of the Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association found this year with their 2015 scholarship.
“Right now, we haven’t had any applications,” said Lavona Fry of the association. “The deadline is April 30.” Continue reading “Master Gardeners group needs applicants for $2,500 scholarship”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
CORPUS CHRISTI — A solid start led to Class 4A state tournament berths for the Burnet High School girls and Llano High School boys golf teams. Continue reading “Burnet girls and Llano boys golf teams advance to state tourney”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — Cynthia Ford isn’t sure she’s qualified to talk about the upcoming “Superheroes Wanted” Survivors’ Dinner for area cancer survivors.
“I’m not really a survivor yet,” the 77-year-old said. “I’m still fighting cancer. This is my third time.” Continue reading “Marble Falls woman’s zest for life keeps cancer fight full of laughs”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
COTTONWOOD SHORES — The thrill of a mystery is trying to figure out “whodunnit” before the heroic sleuth. But when Agatha Christie is the brains behind the story, you might walk out of the theater saying, “I never saw that coming.” Continue reading “Murder mystery ‘Mousetrap’ keeps audiences guessing until the end”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
COTTONWOOD SHORES — City officials have placed Cottonwood Shores Police Chief Tom Williams on administrative leave with pay pending an undisclosed investigation, according to Mayor Donald Orr. Continue reading “Cottonwood Shores police chief on leave pending investigation”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Football rivalries will take on a new meaning thanks to the Hill Country Youth Football League.
The Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer and the Kingsland Youth Football and Cheer Association are starting their first season in the league — based out of Liberty Hill — joining Llano, Johnson City Youth Football League and Burnet Bulldog Tackle Football. Continue reading “Marble Falls, Kingsland youth football join Hill Country league”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Officials with two large developments in the southern end of the city have approached the Marble Falls City Council with a public improvement district (PID) proposal to try to jumpstart their projects. Continue reading “Marble Falls developers propose public improvement district”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Marble Falls High School senior golfer Thomas Winters advanced to the Class 5A Region IV tournament thanks to shooting a 77-75–152 during the District 25-5A tournament at Delaware Springs Municipal Golf Course on April 6-7. Continue reading “Marble Falls’ Thomas Winters makes golf regionals, all-district”
