The Hill Country Humane Society is hosting a free microchip and vaccination clinic for dogs and cats from 7 a.m. to noon March 30 at Wallace Riddell Park, 710 Northington St. in Burnet. Vaccinations are for DAPPv, HCP, and rabies. Cats must be in carriers and dogs on leashes. No appointment is necessary. “The event […]
Potentially severe thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Highland Lakes on March 15, according to the National Weather Service, and southern and eastern Burnet County could see the worst of it. The service warns of the threat of small to large hail, localized flooding, and strong winds. The first wave is expected to arrive […]
Dine in at St. Frederick Baptist Church’s fish fry fundraiser on March 23 and take a look at some of the information and displays being collected for the Black History Museum under construction. Staff photo by Suzanne Freeman St. Frederick Baptist Church is holding a fish fry fundraiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 23. Proceeds […]
The blue lines in the center indicate the old Reagor building property at 300 N. Water St. in Burnet that sold in an online tax auction on March 5 for $173,000. The property was sold to clear both a tax lien of around $48,000 and a city of Burnet lien for about $38,000. The Burnet […]
Former Burnet Consolidated Independent School District teacher’s aide Caren Hasty, 41, of Bertram was arrested on a charge of injury to a child on March 9 for allegedly hurting a 9-year-old Bertram Elementary School student in October 2023. Burnet County Jail photo A former Bertram Elementary School teacher’s aide was arrested on March 9 in […]
Nearly 100 residents attended an open house on March 12 to learn more about the draft comprehensive plan for the city of Marble Falls. Staff photo by Nathan Bush Traffic and the impact of current and future growth in Marble Falls dominated conversations during a March 12 open house for the city’s draft comprehensive plan. […]
Burnet County has declared a “local state of disaster” from April 4-10 in anticipation of the April 8 total solar eclipse, which is expected to more than double the county’s population. Several other counties expecting an impact from the eclipse also made disaster declarations, including Travis, Bell, Kendall, Kerr, and San Saba counties. “The best-case […]
The intersection at U.S. 281 and Texas 71 in Marble Falls is scheduled for an $80 million upgrade by the Texas Department of Transportation sometime between 2028 and 2033. TxDOT is holding an informational session on March 28 at Marble Falls High School. Staff photo by Suzanne Freeman Learn more about upgrades to the U.S. […]
Smoke from the Moore Peak fire rises above the horizon in July 2023. The blaze burned over 700 acres in eastern Llano County in a season of frequent fires. Emergency management officials are predicting another fire-filled summer in 2024. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey Emergency officials are looking past spring into the summer with another […]
Llano Junior High School history teacher Nichole Ritchie (far right) with her seventh-grade Texas History class on a recent field trip to the Alamo in San Antonio. Ritchie will be given the Mirabeau B. Lamar Teacher of Texas History Award at the San Jacinto Descendants’ annual meeting and awards luncheon on April 6 in LaPorte. […]
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