The City of Cottonwood Shores has instituted mandatory water conservation measures effective July 5 in response to high temperatures and emergency pump repairs at the water treatment plant. Resid...
DPS: Horn had drugs in system
A Kingsland man who was involved in a fatal vehicle crash that killed a Spicewood man and two of his children could soon face charges of intoxication manslaughter. Paul Wesley Horn had drugs in hi...
County LEAPs to help fight crime
Burnet County is about to go on line with a crime analysis database the likes of which is available to few areas of the nation. LEAP – the Law Enforcement Analysis Portal – is a program provided...
Plenty of places with fireworks
It will be more than just a starry, starry night this Fourth of July, as six cities in the area will be setting the skies ablaze with their own aerial lights. While Marble Falls skies will not hav...
Leigh and Nick win Today Show wedding
The votes of Highlander readers counted. Leigh Daniel and Nick Cordes were announced as the winners of “Today Throws a Wedding” this morning on the NBC Today Show. “We just want to thank everyo...
H-E-B issues voluntary recall for JBS Swift Beef products
SAN ANTONIO – In connection with the voluntary national recall by JBS Swift Beef Company for possible E-coli 0157:H7 in some of its products, H-E-B is notifying its customers and advis...
To create a chance to move the U.S. 281 bridge construction project forward, the city signed a contract Monday with Landquest for the acquisition of right of way, utility and other easements. The ...
Uproar among parents critical of implementing a teen curfew in Meadowlakes has led the city council to set the agenda item for a later date and a larger venue. About 50 Meadowlakes residents, most...
A single vehicle rollover claimed the life of an Austin man Saturday afternoon in southern Llano County. Kirk Holladay, 40, was driving east on RR 965 at 4:22 p.m. two miles west of SH 16 when he...
Llano ISD students are surpassing state test score averages, according to preliminary numbers released by the Texas Education Agency. Early results indicate that Llano ISD students beat the state...
Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors accepted election results for its 2009 election and elected District 6 Director Larry Landaker president, District 1 Director Cristi Clement vic...
Jacqui Devaney of Burnet was crowned Miss Aqua Boom 2009 at the conclusion of a day of pageant activities at the Kingsland Community Center, marking the beginning of the 40th Annual Independence Da...