Early voting is underway for school and city elections… A watchdog group warns about water scarcity… and artists descend on Marble Falls for Paint the Town.• Find these stories and more in the Tuesday, April 23, 2024 issue of The Highlander.Click here to subscribe or come by the office,…
News Staff
Early voting is underway for school and city elections… A watchdog group warns about water scarcity… and artists descend on Marble Falls for Paint the Town.
News
Special To The Highlander
As we enter the severe weather season, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax free during the state's sales tax…
From Staff Reports
Several important school district and municipal elections are scheduled for May 4.Early voting started Monday, April 23 and ends Tuesday, April 30.Granite…
Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander
The Burnet High School baseball team beat Marble Falls 8-2 April 19 in District 24-4A play.The Bulldogs (24-3, 121), who already won the 2024 district crown,…
Sports & Outdoors
Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander
When Keri Timmerman accepted the position of football head coach and athletic director at Marble Falls Independent School District in December 2023, most…
Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander
A Marble Falls High School athlete is on track towards competing with the best in the region.Junior Tyler Hamblin is on his way to capturing the wild card of…
Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander
Marble Falls High School cross country head coach and distance running coach Chris Schrader officially an nounced his retirement, which goes into effect at the…
Features
Connie Swinney Associate Editor
An exuberant effort at pre-orders in anticipation of the recent eclipse has left businesses with an overabundance of perishable food items.As a result, a…
Special To The Highlander
The Burnet County Farmers and Craft Market is gearing up for another great season.Downtown Burnet will be filled with vendors, starting Saturday, April 20, for…
Special To The Highlander
Hundreds of Lower Colorado River Authority employees picked up paint brushes, shovels and more on Friday, April 12, to volunteer on dozens of community…
Commentary
Bill Luedecke & Martelle Luedecke
With the rain we have been having, several readers have asked about burning. If you are in doubt about any of the following guidelines, please call your local…
Gary Borders
Early voting began Monday, April 22 for municipal, school board and various bond elections. It ends on April 30 with Saturday, May 4 being election day. What…
Billy Holland Guest Column
We all know the feeling of having something on our minds that we have a difficult time letting go of. Similar to an image or a catchy song that gets stuck in…
J.c. Hughes
There is no surprise that we are experiencing an extended extreme drought here in Central Texas.Lake levels in Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis are extremely low.…
William ‘dee’
My name is William D. Haddock, better known as “Dee” Haddock, and I am running for re-election for the Marble Falls city council Place 5 seat. I am completing…