DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
SPICEWOOD — One of the things every artist appreciates is a place to exhibit his or her work and, if possible, make a sale or two.
The 11th annual Spicewood Arts Society’s Arts Round-Up provides just such an opportunity and much more. Continue reading “Spicewood Arts Round-Up celebrates visual works, supports school programs”
(This story is part of The Picayune’s “Haunted Highland Lakes” series in October. Pick up the Oct. 29 edition of The Picayune — always free — to read the next story. See previous stories on the “Chainsaw House” in Kingsland, Dead Man’s Hole in Burnet County and “Stretch,” who haunts Old Oak Square in Marble Falls.)
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
LLANO — Stan Venable knew the stories, and the history, of the Badu House when he bought it in 2010. Continue reading “Residents from the past still ‘living’ in Llano’s Badu House”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — Women’s fashion — and fashion, in general — both reflects and influences culture.
One hat, the bird hat, even impacted the women’s suffrage movement, according to Virginia Walker of Sandstone Street Bed and Breakfast in Llano. Continue reading “Don your finest for old-fashioned Llano tea party Oct. 26”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
HORSESHOE BAY — Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Shanahan paid a visit to the Horseshoe Bay Sports Club on Oct. 21.
The 62-year-old former Washington Redskins coach shared many of the lessons he learned in the NFL that helped him guide the Denver Broncos to world championships in 1997 and 1998. He spent 10 years as an assistant coach on the collegiate level and another 10 as an offensive coordinator in the NFL before getting his chance to be a head coach. Continue reading “Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Shanahan in town; talks NFL, Cowboys”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — Back in May, a group of Burnet County Santa’s Helpers gathered to start planning for a big event: a haunted house.
No, they didn’t get their holidays confused. Continue reading “Burnet County Santa’s Helpers turn to creepy friends for holiday help”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
KINGSLAND — Kingsland area families could have another choice when it comes to educating their children if a charter school organization decides to open a campus in the community.
According to several Kingsland residents, Gateway College Preparatory School is considering opening a new public charter school in the lakeside community. Gateway College Prep is an open-enrollment charter school in Georgetown that offers grades K-12. Continue reading “Charter school eyeing Kingsland; informational meeting Oct. 27”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
COTTONWOOD SHORES — What started as an idea will become reality Oct. 25 and 26 in Cottonwood Shores.
A new outdoor market featuring about 20 booths opens in Cottonwood Shores on FM 2147 at the old Java Bean coffee shop. Continue reading “Cottonwood Shores market and bazaar opens this weekend”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — The Burnet City-Wide Garage Sale is around the corner, so if you have something to sell, you better get on the phone and reserve a vendor spot.
And if you’re looking to buy, you better set aside your nickels and dimes because you’re going to have a lot from which to choose. Continue reading “Sellers, shoppers converge on Burnet square for city-wide garage sale Nov. 1”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
LLANO — High-profile school shooting incidents have prompted local law enforcement to host a series of on-campus training sessions, which are hosted by the Llano County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading “Training takes aim at potential active school shooters”
