KERRVILLE — Online registration has begun for the Texas Lions Camp, a summer camp serving children ages 7-16 with physical disabilities, Type 1 diabetes and cancer.
The facility is located on more than 500 acres outside of Kerrville. Continue reading “Texas Lions Camp registration begins for kids with disabilities”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Launching the new year offers an opportunity to reflect on the year gone by. For DailyTrib.com readers, the stories that captured their attention included a heroic rescue of a child by Burnet teens, a sassy-talking reality TV star from Johnson City, a double-murder investigation in Burnet and a former Cottonwood Shores fire official charged with child pornography. Continue reading “Top Highland Lakes stories of 2014 focused on heroes, crime and reality TV”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Typically, people don’t want to pay for something they’re not going to keep or use.
But that’s exactly what the buyers at the Burnet County 4-H & FFA Livestock Show and the Llano County Junior Livestock Show do. Continue reading “Youth livestock show supporters ‘buying’ into future”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — A few years ago, the engine on the Burnet Volunteer Fire Department’s heavy brush truck gave out. The volunteers had managed to drive the 1970s-era truck as far as they could, but with all the miles — and years — on the truck, department staff knew the vehicle’s journey was ending. Continue reading “‘New’ brush truck boosts Burnet VFD’s firefighting capabilities”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — Most people enjoy their independence, but as individuals age, that becomes more of an issue. Yet one group wants to help seniors remain as independent as possible in a safe manner and offers a connection through the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office in order to do it. Continue reading “Burnet County TRIAD works to keep seniors safe and independent”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls Middle School teacher and coach Kelly Clark said her induction into the Angelo State University Athletics Hall of Honor is not the result of the countless hours of practice or the numerous jump shots she made in her backyard as a youth. Continue reading “Marble Falls coach Kelly Clark inducted into Angelo State Hall of Honor”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the Highland Lakes and much of the Hill Country from 6 p.m. Dec. 31 through noon Jan. 1. Continue reading “National Weather Service issues winter storm watch for Highland Lakes”
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HORSESHOE BAY — A man suffered minor injuries Dec. 29 after an apparent wind gust caused a private helicopter he was piloting to crash into the ground near an airport hangar, causing extensive damage to the aircraft, according to a Horseshoe Bay police report. Continue reading “Helicopter crash at Horseshoe Bay Airport injures pilot”
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BURNET — The new year brings some new — and returning — faces to county offices as officials get ready for the swearing-in ceremonies Jan. 1.
In Burnet County, officials are gathering at 9:30 a.m. at the Burnet County Courthouse, 220 S. Pierce St. in Burnet for a reception followed by a 10 a.m. swearing-in ceremony. Continue reading “Burnet and Llano counties swearing in elected officials on Jan. 1”
