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Burnet hotel now reopened
The Highland Lakes Hotel, formerly the Holiday Inn Express Burnet, has reopened after being closed briefly last week when the city of Burnet shut off water and electricity to the facility. The Fir...
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3 win seats without a city election
There will be no Burnet city council election May 8 after only three candidates were eligible to run for three open positions. That means holdovers William DeLeon and Pat Riddell and newcomer Gary...
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Hoover Valley to get its polling place
The Burnet County elections administrator quickly reversed herself Tuesday when Pct. 2 County Commissioner Bill Neve strongly objected to her plan to not have a Hoover Valley polling place for the...
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Bertram Council hears concerns for proposed realignment of east Vaughan Street
A public hearing was held during the Bertram City Council meeting Tuesday evening concerning a Texas Department of Transportation project. The proposed project will close the east end of Vaughan S...
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2 killed in US 281 crash north of Burnet
A 39-year-old Burnet County man and a 71-year-old man from Lometa were killed Saturday night when their vehicles collided head-on on U.S. 281 about 14 miles north of Burnet. Stacy Allen Kirk of t...
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Four file for county water district races
Steve Henderson is of the opinion the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District board of directors need to change their ways and he’s ready to help them along with the task. Jeffrey Koska th...
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Llano News

Accused arsonist arrested
by Michael Freeman
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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Authorities arrested a Llano man Wednesday night who is accused to having set 11 fires along roadways in the central and western portions of Llano County during February and March of last year. Wi...
<p align="right"><b>Staff Photo By Michael Freeman</b></p> <p align="left"> Llano Elementary kindergarten students Cloe Taylor, left, and Rainie Skelton sit by their social studies project, which involved creating a miniature of a Llano landmark. </p> Students shrink city landmarks
Walking from Llano High School to the Badu House takes only a few seconds⎯if you’re walking inside the old gymnasium next to Llano Elementary School.
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KWSC nears scrubber purchase
The Kingsland Water Supply Corporation board of directors reported the corporation will soon own a 6,500-pound, 8-foot tall chlorine scrubber for its new water plant. Preston Mason, KWSC treasur...
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Llano County computer concerns fuel position search
Amid concerns over the county’s computer system, the Llano County Commissioners’ Court decided to pursue creating an information technology position that would oversee the system. In a 4-hour meet...
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Five hopefuls file for seats on city council
At the close of the 5 p.m. deadline on Monday, five hopefuls had filed at city hall for the seats up for grabs on the city council, including Jeanne Puryear, Cheryl Crabtree and incumbents Gordon ...
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Transit buses serve area
The Hill Country Transit District serves dozens of people in the Hill Country. The district provides public bus transportation to the counties of Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, ...
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HSB woman slams Lexus into home
A woman crashed her 2002 Lexus CS 430 into the side of her Horseshoe Bay home Monday after she said her accelerator malfunctioned less than 20 feet from her garage. Marilyn Butler said she was pu...
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