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Civil suit filed in Llano inmate death case

The mother of a Llano County Jail inmate who died last year while incarcerated from self-inflicted head trauma has filed a civil lawsuit for wrongful death in an Austin federal court.

Riddell wins council term

Pat Riddell will return to the Burnet City Council after rolling to an easy victory Tuesday in a special election to fill an unexpired term.

Farney visits Burnet County to get acquainted

Dr. Marsha Farney is making a big effort to convince Burnet County citizens they will be near and dear to her heart when she becomes their state representative next year.

G’Shoals begins long look at water service

Citizens at the Granite Shoals City Council Meeting Tuesday shared in a detailed update on the operations of the City Water Department, including a mind-boggling tour of engineering challenges left in the wake of plant construction in 2006.

KMUD getting ready for new compost facility

Kingsland Municipal Utilities District is preparing for the final walkthrough of the newly completed compost facility on Williamette in Kingsland.

‘Clean’ ordinance vote set

A year-long effort to put together a set of ordinance amendments that Marble Falls city officials hope will keep the town clean is expected to come to a head Nov. 20 when council makes a final decision on the issue.

Ropers call foul on city's annexation plan

Russ Roper has opened up a whole new issue with the city’s intent to annex land along US 281 to the south, much of which is his family’s, by saying he was promised it would not be brought into the city when he granted them a right of way for water lines.

M'Falls police get tech savvy

The Marble Falls Police Department is in the final stages of implementing its new social media networking system.

Marble Falls Police Capt. Glenn Hanson said that the department updated their Facebook and Twitter pages last week with links to Citizen Observer, a program that allows citizens to register for automatic updates and incident alerts via text or email messages. The new system also includes a new and improved anonymous tip form. The department is also working to set up iPhone and Android applications that will allow citizens to report tips from whenever and wherever.

"The best thing about the new system is that it is totally 100 percent anonymous,” Hanson said. "It assigns people a number for their IP address and as long as we’re conversing, that’s the number we see.”

Permits off, county holding its own

Building and septic permits for single-family homes in Burnet County continue to decline, but county officials can find a silver lining.

Council hears 281 annexation complaints

Landowners along the southern US 281 corridor leading out of Marble Falls said they don't see the benefit of being annexed into the city.

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