Relaxing of widespread social distancing requirements in Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott during the month of May led to increases in July sales tax allocations for all but one Burnet County city, according to figures released by the Texas Comptroller's Office. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he…

Doug was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Wilma D. and Glenn Leonard Day, moved to Odessa, Texas, a year later. Doug swam for local teams, coached by his dad, and took up the guitar at an early age. He was playing gigs by age 15. After graduating from Permian High, he moved to Austin, pursuing his…

Marble Falls city officials and a local resident cautioned the city council July 7 to consider all potential issues and detailed regulation while evaluating the potential for a short-term rental policy. “It’s a contentious issue,” Assistant City Manager Caleb Kraenzel said. The item on the agenda…

Don Henry Bridges III (fondly known as Little Don, Butch, Farmer Don, Mother Earth, and PeePaw) passed away on July 3, 2020 at the age of 65. He was born on March 2, 1955 to Don Henry Bridges, Jr. and Anna Mae Garrett Bridges. He was welcomed home by his sister Janis. He lost his mother in 1959,…

Elective surgeries in Burnet and Llano counties have been suspended for a second time after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation Thursday, July 9. The following day, Abbott alsoissued a proclamation extending his disaster declaration for all Texas counties in response to COVID-19.…

Llano County Precinct Commissioner Peter Jones has arranged for tours of a Collier, Inc., sand plant in Jarrell for those who want to see how a proposed plant near Kingsland might look. The tours are set for Thursday, July 16; each tour will be limited because visitors must wear hard hats. Jones…

Norman Brooks Leftwich was born in McAlester, Oklahoma, on Oct. 7, 1926, to George and Sherley Leftwich. After childhood years in Waco and Dallas, the family moved to Shallowater, Texas (near Lubbock), where George managed a large cotton farm for many years. Norman served in the Navy during WWII…

The Marble Falls Education Foundation announced Jeanna Jette as the new executive director. Jette is a graduate of Marble Falls High School. Upon graduating from MFHS, she attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning her B.S. in Advertising. She has worked in many different facets of the…

Katy Jo Lewis passed away July 4, 2020. She was born May 30, 1995 on a Tuesday at South Austin Hospital, to Joe and Vonda Lewis. She was welcomed by her brother Trapper, her sister Samantha and many grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She is preceded in death by her mom,…

As a Democrat primary runoff election comes to a close in Burnet County, election officials have fielded fears about potential exposure to the coronavirus as citizens exercise their right to vote. "It's been a big, big year especially since the pandemic," Burnet County Elections Administrator Doug…