CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Area pastors have organized a prayer vigil March 29 after an incident involving a charred cross found at the entryway of the Smoking for Jesus Ministry church, a rural Burnet County church with a predominately black congregation. Continue reading “Vigil set for March 29 after burned cross found at Burnet area church”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The Burnet school district will contract with Symmetry Turf to install artificial turf and a track at Bulldog Field.
Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board members approved the contract at a regular meeting March 23. Continue reading “Burnet High School getting artificial turf, new track in April”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The Burnet school district is holding its annual garage and bake sale to raise money for scholarships to be awarded to Burnet High School seniors who have parents working for the district. Continue reading “BCISD garage and bake sale raising money for scholarships”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — A month before the annual Llano Fiddle Fest, folks from across Texas were calling for more information. Continue reading “Rosin up your bows for Llano Fiddle Fest on April 3-5”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — The Race Across America Cycling Challenge Series begins March 28 at Johnson Park in Marble Falls.
It’s the fourth year the Texas Series will be based here. Continue reading “Cycling races of 200, 400 miles start and end in Marble Falls”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — Randy Hurst leaned forward in his chair a bit, a knife in his right hand and a man’s head in his left.
“It was about 20 years ago I got started in this,” Hurst said after making a small cut in the man’s face. “It was my dad who got me started.” Continue reading “Artisans a big part of growing Llano County Lawn and Garden Show”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
CORPUS CHRISTI — Burnet High School senior powerlifter Desiree Vajgrt finished her high school career by setting several personal bests at the state powerlifting meet March 20. Continue reading “Burnet powerlifter sets personal bests at state meet”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board members have dropped the interim in Steve Grant’s title.
They now simply refer to him as Burnet Middle School Principal Steve Grant.
The board approved his hire during its regular meeting March 23. Continue reading “Burnet Middle School interim principal officially takes position”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — As a turkey hunter, Robert Linder gets positively excited when spring comes around. Continue reading “Spring is the best time to ‘talk turkey,’ according to expert hunter and caller”
