Jan and George Bold (left) pose for a photo with son George and daughter Jeanne outside of the recently dedicated George and Jan Bold Community Room at the Lakeshore Library in Buchanan Dam. Photo courtesy of Melissa Macdougall The Lakeshore Library dedicated its public meeting room to longtime library supporters Jan and George Bold during […]
The Conrad Fuchs house after a February 2024 fire. Since this photo was taken, the city of Horseshoe Bay erected a chain-link fence around the house for safety reasons. Staff photo by Nathan Bush Most of what’s left of the 150-year-old Conrad Fuchs house in Horseshoe Bay will be torn down, the City Council has […]
On April 23, 2024, Ferrill D. Standage, age 88, moved from his home in Kingsland, Texas, to his heavenly home with His Lord and Savior, Jesus. Ferrill Standage was born August 1, 1935, in Russell County, Kansas, to John and Virginia (Rolfs) Standage. He has two children from a prior marriage to Sundra Marcotte (deceased). […]
Butterflies will be released on Sunday, May 5, in Burnet for Ependymoma Awareness Day, an international day shining light on a rare tumor that forms in the brain or spinal cord. The event begins at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Malin home, 201 Quail Hill Drive. Ependymoma Awareness Day also honors caregivers and promotes expanded […]
Tom Slavin (back row, second from right) received the 2024 Governor’s Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Award for Extensive Travel at an April 26 ceremony in Austin. He is pictured with the other 21 award recipients and Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials. TDCJ Facebook photo Tom Slavin of Kingsland received the 2024 Governor’s Criminal Justice […]
The Kingsland Municipal Utility District hopes to have a new septic processing system online within the next two years. The project is still in the engineering phase, but it will more than double KMUD’s ability to process septic waste, a service in high demand in Kingsland. “We accept 10,000 gallons (of septic waste) per day, five […]
Gamers on the Marble Falls High School esports team will compete in the Texas Esports League championship at Esports Stadium in Arlington. Courtesy photo Four gamers on Marble Falls High School’s undefeated esports team are in the Texas Esports League championship. The students will be in Arlington from May 3-5 for the video game competition […]
A weekly farmers market in downtown Marble Falls launched in early April 2024. It is Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m. in Harmony Park. Courtesy photo Downtown Marble Falls is now home to a weekly farmers market. Find a variety of fresh products on Tuesdays from 4-7 p.m. at Harmony Park, 215 Main St. Popular booths sell […]
The black-capped vireo is a small songbird that nests in Central Texas’ scrublands, including at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge outside of Marble Falls. Photo courtesy of Melissa Cheatwood Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge recently acquired 441 acres of prime songbird habitat that will help maintain critical nesting grounds for species such as the black-capped […]
A photo of the inaugural Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Education Foundation Board of Directors includes (front row, from left) BCISD Superintendent Aaron Peña, Vice President of Finance and Governance Carcy Clinton, Executive Committee Director at Large Vicinta Stafford, President Damon Beierle, Vice President of Programs Caitlin Byrd, Vice President of Marketing and Events Kaylee […]
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