JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BERTRAM — Bertram City Council members were updated on the status of about 30 fire hydrants in need of repair during a regular meeting May 28.
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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — A former hospital on Texas 29 West soon might be gone after the landowner and the Burnet City Council reached agreement to demolish the building during a regular meeting May 28.
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Marble Falls Police are investigating a motorcycle accident that occurred just before noon May 28 east of the railroad tracks on RR 1431 West in Marble Falls. A Marble Falls Area EMS, Inc. ambulance crew transported 62-year-old Gary Boleyn to University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin. Information about his condition is still pending. Staff photo by Connie Swinney
PHOTO 1: A large, old pecan tree in Johnson Park fell over May 25. Crew members with the Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Department worked May 28 to cut the tree (and another not shown) into small enough pieces to be carried away. Parks and Recreation officials cited stress from the ongoing drought and high winds as factors for the fallen trees. Staff photos by Jared Fields
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
LLANO — City crews responded to a report of a broken 6-inch water line about 2 a.m. May 28, but officials have asked residents south of the Llano River to boil water until further notice.
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JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — Many of Burnet’s water customers soon will be relying on well water as severe drought continues to plague the Highland Lakes. Continue reading “Burnet switching some customers to well water because of drought”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
HOOVER’S VALLEY — A day at the park turned tragic May 23 when an 18-year-old man drowned while attempting to swim across a portion of Inks Lake, according to officials. Continue reading “Kingsland teen drowns at Inks Lake State Park while on church outing”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council hired a new city manager May 21 during a special meeting, but this person is actually a familiar face to residents and staff.
A 42-year-old man suffered minor injuries after the 18-wheeler he was driving left the roadway on RR 1855 in Marble Falls and rolled over. The truck, registered to Jag Construction of Georgetown, was approaching U.S. 281 about 8:30 a.m. May 20 when the accident occurred. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the 18-wheeler, which was eastbound, reached a curve, slid down into a ravine and rolled over. No one else was injured, and intermittent delays were expected much of the morning as the scene was cleared. The investigation is continuing. Staff photo by Connie Swinney
