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Demolition set for 281-1431 buildings

The intersection of U.S. 281 and RR 1431 will start to look a lot different toward the end of February. Demolition crews are scheduled to clear the corner of the three structures at 1001, 1003, and 1009 Main St. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey Demolition will begin by the end of February on three buildings […]

Highland Haven picks first-ever city administrator

Andy Adams was chosen as Highland Haven’s first-ever city administrator. Courtesy/file photos The Highland Haven Board of Alderman unanimously selected Andy Adams as the Burnet County municipality’s first-ever city administrator during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Adams previously served as Recreation Division manager for Little Elm, a city of roughly 51,000 people in […]

Historic all-Black cemetery awarded marker, restoration grant

Only 20 of the 70 graves found so far in Stringtown Cemetery near Oatmeal have any identification. The Burnet County Historical Commission was recently awarded a grant that will help with cleanup and restoration of the all-Black burial ground. The group hopes to do most of the research to identify graves and descendants with the […]

Marble Falls gets $725K for new park

Park View Park, located at the corner of Park Ride and Park View Drive in Marble Falls, received about $725,000 worth of grant funding from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Staff photo by Nathan Bush The city of Marble Falls was awarded a $725,000 grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to help […]

Granite Shoals launches community cat management program

Lionhearts TNR Director James Tieman gives a clinic on how to humanely trap wild cats during a Granite Shoals Feral Cat Advisory Committee event at the Granite Shoals Airport. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey Twenty-one volunteers showed up for a trap-neuter-release cat management clinic in Granite Shoals on Monday, Feb. 5. The city’s newly formed […]

Texas House District 53 GOP candidates make first dual appearance

Texas House District 53 Republican candidates Hatch Smith (left) and Wes Virdell will meet with voters at the Kingsland Branch Library on Feb. 8. Courtesy photos The two Republican candidates running for the Texas House District 53 seat are both attending the same political event in Llano County for the first time on Feb. 8. […]

Christian Women’s Job Corps teaches skills, boosts confidence

After decades as a massage therapist, 69-year-old Barbara Radle was retired and living in Llano. Domestic violence pushed her out of her home and left her with little more than a Social Security check and a lost sense of stability.  “I was looking for direction,” she said of her move to Burnet in March 2023. […]

Marble Falls OKs $3M for fire station fixes

A $3 million facelift to Fire Station No. 1, 700 Avenue N in Marble Falls, is set to begin in the next 90 days. File photo The Marble Falls City Council approved $3 million worth of renovations to the city’s fire station during its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6. Plans include expanding administrative offices, redesigning […]

Hunt for child crimes fugitive back on

Robert Earl Griffith, 45, has been a fugitive for alleged crimes against children since 2014. Griffith was a resident of Kingsland at the time he was charged. The Llano County Sheriff’s Office has reignited the hunt and is hoping for new leads. Llano County Sheriff’s Office photos The Llano County Sheriff’s Office is reigniting the […]