CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals leaders have launched a program to work with property owners to rid the community of dilapidated buildings considered unsafe while sidestepping more costly condemnation proceedings, officials say. Continue reading “Granite Shoals program removes unsafe buildings, saves money”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — If you ask Emily Klingsporn about her life and the challenges she has faced, she shrugs and asks, “What do you mean?” Continue reading “Legally deaf Marble Falls graduate defying the odds”
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BURNET — A Del Valle man returned home Aug. 12 after a search for several hours by law enforcement in a wooded area adjacent to a subdivision off Texas 29 west of Burnet, authorities say. Continue reading “Burnet County authorities say missing man back home”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — After more than three decades of serving communities as an agriculture extension agent, Wade Hibler is making a change. It’s one he says is good for him and his family as well as for Burnet County. Continue reading “Burnet County Extension agent Wade Hibler retiring after three decades”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
SPICEWOOD — Are you planning a trip to China in the next year or two? Or maybe you’re eyeing one of those river cruises in Germany, but you want to be able to speak Deutsch. Continue reading “Sprechen sie Deutsch? You can learn with Spicewood Community Library’s language program”
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MARBLE FALLS — The annual Meet the Mustangs is slated for Aug. 14 at Mustang Stadium. It’s an opportunity for Mustangs fans and friends to come out and see the 2014 athletes as they get ready for the fall season. Continue reading “Meet the Mustangs on Aug. 14 along with KBEY’s Ben and Jen”
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SMITHWICK — Officials say a 9-year-old boy died Aug. 8 after the ATV he was riding flipped over on private property. Continue reading “Colt Elementary student dies in Smithwick ATV accident”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — When Mission Marble Falls started its free lunch program in Marble Falls earlier this year, organizers knew there was a need for it. They just didn’t how big of a need. Continue reading “Mission Marble Falls teeing off Aug. 16 to feed the hungry”
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BURNET — Austin singer-songwriter Chris Beall knows the KBEY “Saturday Night Tailgate” crowd. So when he was thinking about where to shoot his next video, he decided the program and KBEY’s Burnet studio would be the perfect backdrop. Continue reading “KBEY’s ‘Saturday Night Tailgate’ hosting Chris Beall video shoot”
