JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF

LLANO — Hours after the Llano High School football team’s 20-17 double-overtime loss to Brady on Sept. 12, Yellow Jackets head coach Craig Slaughter put the task at hand in focus.

Llano (1-2) is traveling to face a Fredericksburg team that garnered 117 yards of total offense against Burnet on Sept. 12 in suffering the Billies’ first loss of the season, 55-7. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Fredericksburg’s stadium, 1107 Texas 16 South in Fredericksburg. Continue reading “Llano football faces Fredericksburg team with something to prove”

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AUSTIN — The Lower Colorado River Authority began the process of changing the Water Management Plan in 2012, but on Sept. 17, the board finally approved the amendments, sending the measure to the next level. Continue reading “LCRA board OKs water plan changes, new downstream reservoir”

JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF

COTTONWOOD SHORES — Residents of Cottonwood Shores will have emergency services for another year.

The Cottonwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department voted unanimously to accept the city’s contract as written during its Sept. 16 board meeting. Continue reading “Cottonwood Shores VFD accepts contract for emergency services”

JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF

MARBLE FALLS — Newcomers to Marble Falls often have a story about how and why they come to call the town home.

Many are familiar with the city from previous visits or driving through on a trip before deciding to return for good. Continue reading “Marble Falls newcomers have vision for church, indoor playground”

DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR

MARBLE FALLS — When Patty McAlpin dropped the 500 golf balls from a helicopter Sept. 1, she probably couldn’t have picked a better winner had she tried. But it wasn’t up to her or the other members of Team Treasured Chests. Continue reading “Marble Falls breast cancer patient gets ‘hole-in-one’ with sign from above”

JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF

GRANITE SHOALS — The busiest day for Joseph’s Food Pantry in Granite Shoals is Tuesday.

That’s distribution day. Continue reading “Joseph’s Food Pantry fish fry fundraiser to help restock shelves”

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MARBLE FALLS — When the city of Marble Falls annexed the Rocky Road area and Lake Marble Falls subdivision about six years ago to pave the way to annexing the Flat Creek area south of town, the residents didn’t oppose the idea because they thought it would bring additional services and improvements for them and their properties.

Now, with the city considering charging the Rocky Road and Lake Marble Falls subdivision property owners an additional $160 per month per parcel for the next two decades for those improvements, the affected residents feel like they’re between a rock and a hard place. Continue reading “Lake Marble Falls subdivision, city treading rocky road on extension of waterlines”

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BURNET — The first “Map Your Way to Burnet” plein air festival and exhibit is turning into a national affair, and one to which everybody is invited — even if you’re not sure what “plein air” means.

Plein air basically means painting “in the open air.” In other words, artists will scatter across Burnet and the courthouse square, set up their easels and paint the scenery: landscapes and cityscapes as well as anything else that catches their attention. Continue reading “‘Map Your Way to Burnet’ for plein air competition and exhibit”

DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR

SPICEWOOD — After 21 years, the Spicewood Volunteer Fire Department and EMS still loves a good smash-up.

Of course, we’re talking about the department’s 22nd annual Destruction Derby. Continue reading “Destruction Derby smashing things up for Spicewood VFD”