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Two more years for Marble Falls Mayor Russell

Marble Falls Mayor George Russell will return as Marble Falls mayor after defeating John Davis Saturday night 257-140, unofficial returns showed.

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Incumbents fall short in C’Shores race

Former Cottonwood Shores City Council member Donald Orr won the race for city mayor, according to unofficial election returns reported Saturday night.

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Sunrise Beach elects City Council

Sunrise Beach elected Tommy Martin, Frederick W. Butler and Bill Murphy to its City Council.

 

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Llano County jail gets new chief

Llano County Commissioners on Monday approved the permanent filling of the new position of jail captain. They also discussed the job’s description and salary.

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G’Shoals honors citizens, seeks rescue craft

Four citizens retiring from volunteer service were honored and Fire Chief Austin Stanphill was authorized to apply for a grant for a new rescue boat at the Tuesday night meeting of the Granite Shoals City Council.


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Burn ban remains off

Llano County Commissioners Monday voted unanimously to keep the burn ban off and voted 4-1 to approve the master site radio communication system interoperable cooperation agreement between the city of Austin and Llano County, with Commissioner Raschke voting against it.

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MF seeks water conservation grant

A grant offered by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)could be used to fund water conservation efforts in Marble Falls.

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Public poses bridge questions at meetings

Representatives from the Texas Department of Transportation and its general contractor met with the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary Club Tuesday morning and the City Council Tuesday night to allay resident concerns about the use of explosives in the US 281 bridge demolition later this month.

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Late filings lead to contested races

Two names were thrown into the Marble Falls city election hat at the last minute on Friday, ensuring the mayor’s seat and council places will be contested in May.

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TxDOT discounts implosion danger

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has said only one business faces any possibility of damage from using explosives to demolish the old US 281 bridge, and a public hearing to explain the process and take questions from residents and business owners will not be held.

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