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On Friday June 14, effective immediately the city of Marble Falls has moved from stage 2 water use restrictions to stage 1 voluntary restrictions.
Water customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas by... + continue reading
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By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
Whoever takes over as the new environmental crimes officer for Burnet County will be reporting to Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd after commissioners voted to put the position under his supervision at Tuesday's regular court meeting.
The position must be... + continue reading
By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
Burnet County elected officials discussed and debated the need for enhanced courthouse security at the South Annex in Marble Falls during Tuesday's regular commissioners court meeting.
Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Jane Marie Hurst, Precinct 4 JP Debbie... + continue reading
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Special to The Highlander
On Friday June 14, effective immediately the city of Marble Falls has moved from stage 2 water use restrictions to stage 1 voluntary restrictions.
Water customers are requested to voluntarily limit the irrigation of landscaped areas by... + continue reading
Contributed
One of the latest Burnet crime cases involved officers seizing items including printers, credit cards, ID’s, altered vehicle titles, gift cards, ledgers full of victim information and card numbers, social security cards, passports, checks, deposit slips with account numbers – not belonging to the suspects. About $1,500 in counterfeit US currency was also seized.
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In a recent crime spate, Burnet County authorities are on the trail of an heirloom thief, a burglary and arson suspect and in unrelated cases have captured two fraud suspects and an alleged vehicle theif involved in a... + continue reading
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Marble Falls city officials unveiled a preliminary assessment of the impact of a chamber-sponsored street water slide event, which could use from 80,000 to 100,000 gallons of water in a 12-hour period.
By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
Marble Falls city officials unveiled a preliminary assessment of the impact of a chamber-sponsored street water slide event, which could use from 80,000 to 100,000 gallons of water in a 12-hour period.
On Saturday,... + continue reading
Obituaries
Dorothy Jean “Dottie” Anderson
November 22, 1942 — June 6, 2019
Dorothy Jean "Dottie" Anderson of Horseshoe Bay, Texas passed away from a pulmonary embolism on June 6, 2019 while traveling in the...
Dilford Douglas Atkinson Jr.
January 19, 1961 — May 14, 2019
Dilford Douglas Atkinson Jr., also known as “Little Bill,” of Marble Falls passed away on, Tuesday May 14, 2019. Memorial Services will be...
John T. (Ted) Armstrong
January 12, 1932 — June 1, 2019
John T. (Ted) Armstrong, age 87, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2019.
Ted was born on Jan. 12, 1932 in Liverpool, Ohio, and was raised in...
Fredrick A. Mortenson
January 6, 1969 – May 26, 2019
Frederick A. Mortenson, 50, was the cherished and beloved son of Dorothea Watrous of Marble Falls; loving brother and best friends to Mark A....
Tom McCollister
December 26, 1952 — June 3, 2019
Pastor Tom McCollister, 66, of Kingsland, was called home on his favorite day of the week – the Lord’s Day – Sunday, June 3, 2019, while on his way to...
Sports
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Jake Becker and the other Mustange receivers found holes in the Regents zone to make catches during 7-on-7 action June 10 in Johnson City.
By Nathan Hendrix
Sports Editor
The Marble Falls 7-on-7 team collected one win and one loss on Monday, June 10 in the 2019 Eagle National 7-on-7 league in Johnson... + continue reading
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Marble Falls High School graduates Genaro Arreguin Jr., Braidon Whiteside and Chance Haley made up the left side of the Gold Team's offensive line at the 2019 FCA Unity Bowl all-star game on Friday in Georgetown.
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Head coach gives his assessment of the non-district and district match ups of the upcoming 2019 Marble Falls High School Mustangs football season.
Features
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VETRIDE, which is partially supported by a grant by the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans Assistance, was honored recently by Sen. John Cornyn, who rode the... + continue reading
Contributed
The lineup of Marble Falls MayFest music artists include Creekside Republic, Hard Right, Thunderosa, ArchEgo, Doug Day, CRVNCH and JR Gomez y Los Conjuntos Bandits (pictured here).
Nathan Hendrix/The Highlander
STEAM Academy student William Eppler prepares his group's presentation board for an ambitious cantilever bridge to replace the 2900 Bridge that washed away in October 2018.
Contributed/TP&W
As Texas Parks and Wildlife launched post-flood event studies on area waterways, they discovered the most abundant and diverse populations of fish on the Llano River near Junction.
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Lew K. Cohn is the managing editor for Highland Lakes Newspapers, comprised of The Highlander and Burnet Bulletin. He also covers Burnet County Commissioners, the city of Horseshoe Bay, political news and general features. To offer a comment, column idea, news or feature tip email lew@highlandernews.com.
By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
You may call me Ahab or Galahad, because I defied the odds and hunted down my white whale and Holy Grail. However, unlike... + continue reading
The Luedeckes, father and daughter writing team, contribute a regular column to The Highlander and Burnet Bulletin, the newspapers of record for Highland Lakes and Burnet area. To request submission of a column for either publication, email lew@highlandernews.com.
