FROM STAFF REPORTS
GALVESTON — Two Kingsland girls reported missing May 2 in an Amber Alert were found safe in a Galveston motel later the same day, according to officials.
Continue reading “Galveston police arrest two men in connection with missing Kingsland girls”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
KINGSLAND — What started online during the Kingsland incorporation initiative of 2011 is now taking to the streets. Continue reading “Keep Kingsland Beautiful gets word out about cleanups, recycling”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty April 29 for shooting a woman in 2009. Two months ago, a Burnet County Jury convicted his mother for her role in the crime.
Continue reading “Burnet County man gets 10 years for 2009 shooting of woman”
A two-vehicle collision April 30 at the intersection of RR 1431 and FM 1980 west of Marble Falls sent two people to a hospital. According to Trooper Morgan Conn with the Texas Department of Department of Public Safety, a westbound van struck an eastbound pickup that was turning north on FM 1980 just after 2:15 p.m. The male driver of the truck was not transported, while a male and female in the van were taken by ambulance to an area hospital. Conn said the female passenger was airlifted from the hospital with “severe” injuries. The accident remains under investigation. Staff photo by Jared Fields
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — Though the last competitor has long since crossed the finish line of the HITS Triathlon held April 27-28 in Marble Falls, city leaders are still wrestling with concerns over the event’s impact on traffic.
Continue reading “Marble Falls city leaders address HITS Triathlon traffic problems”
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF
LLANO — Whether it is ghost stories or theories about the “gallows,” the Red Top Jail serves as a reminder about the harsh history of incarceration and justice as Llano grew and prospered during the 1890s. Continue reading “Renovations being made to Llano’s Red Top Jail to preserve its ‘haunted’ past”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
HORSESHOE BAY — A fire destroyed two units and damaged at least three others at a condominium complex on April 26, fire investigators said. Continue reading “Fire destroys Horseshoe Bay condominiums, electrical issues cited”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
MARBLE FALLS — Construction efforts are under way for the second span of the U.S. 281 bridge project after the Lower Colorado River Authority verified the lake bottom is clear of debris.
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — When Marble Falls Fire Rescue Capt. Coy Guenter looked out of the fire house sometime before 8 a.m. April 23 after receiving a call about a blaze on the east edge of the city, he knew it wasn’t a minor one. Continue reading “Morning blaze destroys Marble Falls residence”
