FROM STAFF REPORTS
LLANO — The Llano County commissioners instituted a county-wide burn ban June 24.
Under the ban, no open fires are allowed. If cited, a person faces a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500. Continue reading “Llano County issues burn ban”
Area fire crews battle a structure fire in the 200 block of CR 144A in the Tobyville area June 21. Marble Falls Area Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze just before 1 p.m. with Granite Shoals Fire Department and Horseshoe Bay Fire Rescue helping out. The fire destroyed a 60-foot-by-40-foot metal barn adjacent to a residence. Fire officials said nobody was injured, and the cause remains under investigation. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — Judy Miller can’t imagine a Fourth of July without fireworks. That’s why four years ago, she spearheaded resurrecting the Marble Falls Community Fireworks. Continue reading “Marble Falls fireworks going off with bigger bang; help still welcome”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
COTTONWOOD SHORES — A proposal to rezone a portion of east Cottonwood Shores for an animal shelter and the election of a replacement for a vacant council position were put off until later meetings.
The council directed Living Love Animal Rescue to develop a more specific plan about what will be built and where it will be placed on the property at 761 Driftwood Lane. Continue reading “Cottonwood Shores holds off on proposed animal shelter, vacant council position”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Five bills signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry have local brewers, and those who enjoy craft beer, raising a toast to new opportunities.
The new laws loosen some restrictions on brewpubs and packaging breweries to increase sales and make it easier for consumers to find more of their favorite brews. Continue reading “Marble Falls brewers toast new Texas laws on craft beer”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
BURNET — An arrest warrant affidavit for a man allegedly involved in a double-homicide in May reveals what law enforcement authorities believe transpired the night Thomas Wells and Dorrina Reese died. Continue reading “Court documents paint picture of Spicewood double-homicide in May”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — Progress with a dash of caution was how school officials described the recent preliminary Texas standardized testing results.
“We are encouraged by some of the gains we made,” said Shelley Reavis, Burnet Consolidated Independent School District director of elementary curriculum. “We’re certainly not where we need to be.” Continue reading “Marble Falls, Burnet students make improvements in state standardized testing”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — While one Burnet County Meals on Wheels service has been extended, another had its final day June 19.
A shrinking budget led Williamson-Burnet County Opportunities to declare in May it would cut Meals on Wheels deliveries to Bertram and congregate meals in Burnet. Continue reading “Burnet County Meals on Wheels cuts one program, saves another — for now”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
LLANO — Sometimes, when elected leaders make a decision that rankles feathers, it takes those with the rankled feathers to make a difference. That’s exactly what a group of Llano County citizens did last year when they learned county commissioners slashed the library system’s budget. Continue reading “Scoot a boot at street dance to support Llano County libraries”
