Let’s talk water – or water conservation, to be more specific. It’s that time of year when we’re enjoying the fantastic spring weather and hoping it lasts through July.

Two parishioners of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church recently received a prestigious national award in recognition of their leadership with benevolence activities in the Highland Lakes area on behalf of the Horseshoe Bay church.

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 our head, com - monly called an earworm, negative thoughts can be very difficult to remove and the more we replay them the more familiar they become.

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 is on the ballot depends on where you live.

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 authorities to verify your concern. Legal guidelines are set forth by the county and the city in which you reside.

Burnet County and Llano County residents can do some spring cleaning with this weekend’s re-use and recycling collection events. The details for both events vary in that Burnet County’s event accepts more items.

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 holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 29.

City of Meadowlakes At the April 16 city council meeting, the city authorized the city manager to solicit bids that will be used to hire a “Construction Manager At Risk” (or CMAR) to manage and construct the city’s community center and the related infrastructure improvements. “Design-bid-build” is the traditional model that cities, industries and individuals use for a construction project, whether it’s a new building or a new cement plant.] In the “design-bid-build” concept, there is no relationship between the design firm and the construction firm.

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 the third year in my current time on city council.

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.