An 81-year-old woman is OK after crashing her car Feb. 7 inside the Crossroad Auto Care Center, located at U.S. 281 and RR 1431, in Marble Falls. Police say the woman was taking her 2004 Saturn Ion in for repairs about 11:30 a.m. when she stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake in the parking lot. Continue reading “Driver crashes vehicle into car-care center on 281”
CONNIE SWINNEY • THE PICAYUNE
BURNET — A $2 million gift from a local non-profit group will help fund an expansion project including 24-hour magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology for Seton Highland Lakes, officials unveiled Feb. 4 at the facility. Continue reading “Burnet hospital receives $2M from Highland Lakes Health Fund”
BURNET — Author and Llano resident Laurie Wagner Buyer Jameson will present a program on being a modern wilderness pioneer and ranch wife for the Herman Brown Free Library’s Coffee Talks on Feb. 14.
Llano Elementary School students recently participated in the academic University of Interscholastic League competition in writing, spelling, art and more. Several students placed at the contest. Courtesy photos
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Llano Elementary School second-graders who participated at UIL include Lauren Lee (first row, left) and Hailey Brown, who finished second in creative writing; Isabelle Rusche (second row, left), who was third in storytelling, Cole Franklin and Tucker Rouse; and Rode Ligon (back row, left) and Remington Easley.
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Llano Elementary School participating at UIL include Della Newman (first row, left), Dillon Prokop, who was second in ready writing and fourth in spelling and Hayden Scott; Kylee Brown (middle row, left), who was second in story telling, Kellen Rushfeldt, who was fourth in ready writing, and Micah Lusby; and Kylie Cockerham (back row, left), Natalie Stefan, Brayden Hoy, who was third in painting, and Eddie Stefan.
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Llano Elementary School second-graders competing at UIL include Adair Walden (first row, left), who won first place in oral reading, Rylee Humphries, who was fifth in spelling, Madison Hodges and Lyndsey Kuehne, who was sixth in art smart; Haley Orange (second row, left), who finished sixth in oral reading, Addison Lusby, who was third in ready writing, and Ashtyn Lockmiller, who was second in art smart; Billy Ugarte (third row, left), Mason Baker and Jackson Pinckney; and Garrett Dixon (fourth row, left), who came in first in number sense, Kaitlyn Hackworth, who won first place in spelling and third in drawing, Hanna Snitkin, who was second in ready writing, and Weston Stiefe, who was fifth in number sense. Not pictured are Case Kuykendall, who was first in art smart and first in 3D, and Jordan Reed, who was third in 3D.
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Llano Elementary School third-graders competing at UIL include Quentin Franklin (first row, left), who was sixth in dictionary skills and third in listening, Logan Rouse, who won first place in ready writing and oral reading, Laura Garcia, Kyler Bordner, Tyler Wootan, Lauren Tudyk and Christian Kamradt; Bailey Barnett (second row, left), Adrian Blackmon, Riley Brown, who was third in maps, graphs and charts, Laura Garcia and Laramie Smith, who was sixth in number sense; Kyndal Kelso (third row, left), who was second in painting and third in ready writing, Juna Glasscock, who was third in miscellaneous, Brianna Desai, who was second in miscellaneous, Madisen Honea, Lilly Christopher, Allison White, who was sixth in art smart, Justine Rumbaugh, Alexus Cotton and Jack Neff, who was fifth in maps, graphs and charts; and Sadie Tarpley (back row, left), Grace Fletcher, who was fifth in social studies, Kadie Culpepper, who was third in painting, Justin Low and Kimble Schuessler. Not pictured is Emily Perez, who was fourth in listening.
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MARBLE FALLS — A three-vehicle accident in the 2000 block of U.S. 281 on Feb. 6 sent two people to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries despite looking like a serious collision.
Continue reading “Three-vehicle accident on U.S. 281 in Marble Falls injures two”
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — Officials hired the former city of Buda tourism director to fill the top spot in the tourism department at the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce.
Continue reading “Marble Falls chamber hires new marketing and tourism director”
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF
BERTRAM — Drama rose like the needle on the thermostat as sirens blared at high noon, signaling the best prognosticator this side of the Pedernales.
BERTRAM — The Bertram City Council reassigned duties for two city employees and set new police chief Tracy Weems’ salary during a special meeting Feb. 5.
Continue reading “Bertram council settles on police chief salary, financial administrator position”
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
SMITHWICK — A local shooting range is offering a training program for school officials and educators concerned about campus safety in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting last year.