Burnet schools and Faith Academy of Marble Falls are closed Jan. 24, while Marble Falls schools will be starting two hours late because of weather conditions. Stay tuned to KBEY 103.9 FM Picayune Radio or KBEYFM.com for more information.
Emergency crews cleared an accident that stalled traffic during the morning rush hour about 8:15 a.m. Jan. 23 at the intersection of RR 1431 and U.S. 281 in Marble Falls. According to Marble Falls police, a Nissan Ultima was in the turn lane on 1431 attempting to turn north on 281 but failed to yield the right of way to an oncoming Ford Mustang. The Mustang struck the Ultima. Officers reported no injuries from the accident. Staff photo by Cindi Ashford
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — A mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow is expected late Jan. 23 and early Jan. 24 for the Highland Lakes, making morning commutes a little tricky.
Drivers could see snow flurries and icy patches on roads and overpasses the morning of Jan. 24.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures should fall to right above freezing by 5 p.m. Jan. 23 with a chance of freezing rain and sleet starting around 7 p.m. and potentially turning into snow overnight with a possible accumulation of less than one inch. Continue reading “Sleet and snow expected overnight and into the morning in the Highland Lakes”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls Economic Development Corp. officials and owners of a fledgling microbrewery obtained more than enough signatures needed on a petition to offer an alcohol-sale-and-consumption option to voters, officials said.
Initially, petitioners calculated they needed 436 registered Marble Falls voters based on 35 percent of participants in the last gubernatorial election but discovered they actually needed 463 names. By the Jan. 17 deadline, the group reached 491 signatures. Continue reading “Marble Falls brewery, EDC get enough signatures for alcohol option on May ballot”
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MARBLE FALLS — A 47-year-old Marble Falls man suffered serious injuries after he left the roadway, collided with a parked car and crashed his sport-utility vehicle a few feet from house at the intersection of RR 1431 and Avenue D, according to a Marble Falls police report. Continue reading “SUV crashes feet from Marble Falls residence; driver airlifted”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — If you’re looking for a bargain or just want to do a little “pickin’,” the annual Llano City Pickers/Citywide Garage Sale on Jan. 18 is where you want to be.
“With all the booths at the American Legion and other garage sales around town, it makes it more fun for people out buying because they have so many places and choices in this one area on one day,” said Binky Morgan of the Llano Main Street program. Llano Main Street and the Friends of the Red Top Jail are sponsoring the event. Continue reading “Llano hosting garage sale for pickers, treasure hunters”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
COTTONWOOD SHORES — The Cottonwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department chose training officer Heather Hyslop as the new fire chief Jan. 14.
Hyslop replaces Deavon DeLancey, who resigned from the department Jan. 8.
Hyslop has been a firefighter for seven years and a firefighter/EMT for the Houston Fire Department for three years. Continue reading “Cottonwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department picks new chief”
Marble Falls Area Volunteer Firefighters douse a fire in a workshop/living quarters about 10 a.m. Jan. 15 that leapt onto an adjacent house, located in the 7700 block of RR 1431 east of Marble Falls. Crews saved the home, where fire crept through the attic. No injuries were reported and no one was inside at the time. The fire marshal is investigating the cause. Staff photo by Connie Swinney
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — A group trying to place an alcohol/consumption sales option on the May city ballot needs a little more than three dozen registered voter signatures by Jan. 17 to meet the next election deadline.
Marble Falls Economic Development Corp. members and the owners of the fledgling Save The World Brewing Co. are circulating petitions that have secured 400 of the 436 signatures needed to place an item on the May 10 ballot to allow for extending the boundaries of the on-premises sale and consumption of alcohol. Continue reading “Marble Falls alcohol option petition 36 signatures short as deadline approaches”