The Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce hosts Spring Market Day on Main from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6. Come to Main Street Marble Falls to experience craft makers, bakers, and style creators from around the Hill Country. Celebrate the spring weather with more than 60 vendors and…
Friday, March 5, 2021
As Marble Falls city staff mulled how to pay for out-of-pocket cost associated with a planned Avenue N bridge, the council March 2 approved triggering an intent to finance its portion of grant awards for nearly $4.5 million towards building the structure and associated erosion project costs.…
Friday, March 5, 2021
A campaign is ramping up to ask the Lower Colorado River Authority to address concerns about wakesurfing on Lake LBJ, leading to an online petition and discussions with LCRA officials.
Wakesurfing is a water sport where someone being pulled on a small surfboard behind a boat and glides up and over…
Friday, March 5, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott’s surprise announcement he was ordering an end to his mask mandate and opening occupancy back up to 100 percent statewide on March 10 was met with varying responses by local officials this week.
Burnet County Judge James Oakley said he does not see the county implementing anything…
Friday, March 5, 2021
Even as anxiety still looms about the coronavirus, various Marble Falls business owners and customers have primarily expressed approval of Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions March 10.
“We were happy,” said Allan Jones, owner Brothers Barber and Beard, 702 Second St. “We were all…
Friday, March 5, 2021
Perissos Vineyard and Winery has partnered with two local community organizations and will be donating 90 percent of profits from the sale of three, handcrafted, limitedrelease Gratis Wine products to those agencies between now and May 31, 2021.
The Highland Lakes Crisis Network and CASA of the…
Friday, March 5, 2021
Sugar Mama Cookies celebrated their five-year anniversary at their retail location at 307 Main Street, Suite 110, Marble Falls, on Wednesday, March 3. Kamryn Virdell, 8, gets a cupcake from Sugar Mama Cookies owner Lee Ann Clark. Kari Sardo/The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
After just a few days tens of thousands of MREs and bottles of water found their way to Highland Lakes residents who picked them up with the remainder placed in the care of the Highland Lakes Crisis Network (HLCN) as the need continues after the February winter storm, officials said. “The water we…
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Texas Federation of Republican Women Region XII Leadership Workshop was held on February 27, 2021 in Burnet Texas and was attended by women from all over the state.
The TFRW is one of the largest women’s political organizations in the nation holding the same principles as the Republican Party…
Friday, March 5, 2021
Thanks to the wrath of Winter Storm Uri, part of the month of February felt like we were living in another century, from having to melt snow just to have water to piling on layers upon layers of clothing for warmth.
Just one week later, my wife Betty and I took the pioneering spirit another step…
Friday, March 5, 2021
Benjamin Todd Huselton, currently of Austin, quietly slipped away from his earthly life on February 7, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
He was born October 13, 1975 to Patrick and Susan Glover Huselton. Ben spent his early life in Saudi Arabia, his formative years in Marble Falls, graduating from Marble…
Connie Swinney Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
As Marble Falls city staff mulled how to pay for out-of-pocket cost associated with a planned…
Connie Swinney Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
A campaign is ramping up to ask the Lower Colorado River Authority to address concerns about…
Lew K. Cohn Managing Editor The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott’s surprise announcement he was ordering an end to his mask mandate and opening…
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
The Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce hosts Spring Market Day on Main from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 6. Come to Main Street Marble Falls to experience craft makers, bakers, and style creators from around the Hill Country. Celebrate the spring weather with more than 60 vendors and spend the day downtown with local boutiques, breweries, and eateries. Social distancing will be enforced at this outdoor event, and wearing masks will be encouraged if a crowd is forming. Dogs are welcome!
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Connie Swinney Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
Even as anxiety still looms about the coronavirus, various Marble Falls business owners and customers have primarily expressed approval of Gov. Greg Abbott’s…
Connie Swinney Staff Writer The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
After just a few days tens of thousands of MREs and bottles of water found their way to Highland Lakes residents who picked them up with the remainder placed…
News Staff
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order (GA-34) March 2 lifting the mask mandate in Texas and increasing capacity of all businesses and facilities in the…
Sports
Nathan Hendrix Sports Editor The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
Marble Falls High School junior Taylor Ashbaugh shaved 1.1 seconds off her entry time to finish ninth place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the UIL State swim…
Nathan Hendrix Sports Editor The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team kept their postseason alive on Tuesday with a wire-to-wire 69-58 win over Shiner St. Paul.
The Flames…
News Staff
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team played six games in nine days ending with a 2-1 loss to Liberty Hill on Tuesday at Mustang Stadium.The boys lost…
Features
Judith Shabram Contributing Writer The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
The Texas Federation of Republican Women Region XII Leadership Workshop was held on February 27, 2021 in Burnet Texas and was attended by women from all over…
News Staff
Friday, March 5, 2021
Sugar Mama Cookies celebrated their five-year anniversary at their retail location at 307 Main Street, Suite 110, Marble Falls, on Wednesday, March 3. Kamryn…
Special To The Highlander
Friday, March 5, 2021
Perissos Vineyard and Winery has partnered with two local community organizations and will be donating 90 percent of profits from the sale of three,…
Commentary
Lew Cohn Managing Editor
Friday, March 5, 2021
Thanks to the wrath of Winter Storm Uri, part of the month of February felt like we were living in another century, from having to melt snow just to have water…
Capital Highlights Gary Borders Texas Press Association
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
As Texans across the state continue to deal with the damage from the mid-February winter storm, so does the political fallout in Austin.
So far, seven of the…
News Staff
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
A week after a brutally cold winter storm left millions in the state without power and water for days, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee began the…
Kevin Collier Special To The Highlander
Friday, February 26, 2021
Yesterday (Feb. 24), Collier Materials, Inc was advised of a decision by the LCRA Board to set a moratorium on commercial dredging or mining within the…
John Packer Marble Falls Mayor
Friday, February 26, 2021
Last week’s winter storm was quite a historical event, one that will be a once in a lifetime for many Texans.
As Mayor, there are no words to describe how…
Obituaries
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Shawn Alan Stephenson was born on February 13, 1980. He went to be with the Lord on March 2021.
He is survived by parents Bruce and Melinda Stephenson of…
News Staff
Friday, March 5, 2021
Vivian Inez Tobey of Marble Falls, Texas, passed away on February 25, 2021 at the age of 88. She was born May 21,1932 in Brownwood, Texas to Orville and Elsie…
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Friday, March 5, 2021
Buddington Lycurgus Scarborough was born in Austin, Texas at the original St. David’s Hospital on West 17th Street on June 1, 1931, which happened to be his…
News Staff
Friday, March 5, 2021
Benjamin Todd Huselton, currently of Austin, quietly slipped away from his earthly life on February 7, 2021 in Austin, Texas.
He was born October 13, 1975 to…
News Staff
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Marjorie Nell Phipps, 81, of Marble Falls, was lifted up to Heaven by the angels on February 5, 2021.
She was a devoted wife to the late Euclid Phipps.
She…
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