JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Fire crews responded to a residential fire Nov. 20, but, by the time they arrived, there was little they could do to save the structure.
A property owner discovered a manufactured home on his land north of Burnet on fire at 6:16 a.m. Continue reading “Burnet area home destroyed by fire; no injuries reported”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Two years ago, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District officials chose to stop drug testing students involved in extracurricular activities because of a projected budget deficit.
Recently, district officials discussed the possibility of reviving the practice. But school board members balked at a proposed punishment that didn’t include a suspension from extracurricular activities after a first offense. Continue reading “Burnet school district looks at reviving drug testing with policy changes”
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — A $10,000 anonymous donation to the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department will be used for improvements at Bulldog Diamonds.
BCISD business manager Sarah Cervi asked the BCISD board of trustees to approve accepting the donation during the regular meeting Nov. 18 in accordance with a board bylaw, which stipulates the members must vote to accept donation more than $5,000. Continue reading “Burnet CISD athletic department receives $10,000 anonymous donation”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — You know Christmas is coming when the Walkway of Lights illuminates Lake Marble Falls. For years, the annual Christmas light showcase has drawn folks from the area and afar to dazzle them with sculptures and displays with more than 2 million lights .
This year is no different. Continue reading “Marble Falls ready to shine with Walkway of Lights, parade”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Power has been restored after an outage struck a swath of Marble Falls the morning of Nov. 13.
The outage, which occurred about 8 a.m., appeared to impact about 600 electrical meters of residential and commercial along RR 1431 from Granite Mountain to just east of U.S. 281. It also spanned north and south of RR 1431 for several blocks.
Continue reading “Power restored in Marble Falls; PEC cites equipment malfunction”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Investigators are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man pulled from Lake Marble Falls just off the 400 block of Los Escondidos Drive on Nov. 11.
The identity of the man has not been released by the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office. Continue reading “Body of 58-year-old man pulled from Lake Marble Falls”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Ronald Harrod says youth who realize and honor the contributions of military service men and women can strengthen and unite a community.
“We need more unity in everything we do. Veterans are somebody’s family,” said Harrod, junior vice commander of Burnet VFW Post 6974 and Vietnam veteran and Navy captain. “The family ought to be for the whole community.” Continue reading “Burnet, Bertram schools to host Veterans Day Tribute with community support”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Even though school officials insisted the passage of a $6.5 million bond proposal wouldn’t increase the Marble Falls Independent School District tax rate and and would benefit students, voters denied the additional funding.
The bond failed 1,154-995 in the Nov. 5 election. Continue reading “Marble Falls ISD bond fails”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Marble Falls voters Nov. 5 turned down two bond proposals that would have funded an aquatics center and recreational facilities.
And neither measure came close to passing. Continue reading “Marble Falls voters say ‘no’ to bond projects, pass special charter amendments”
