By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
The Highlander
He may be better known to millions of viewers for his stint on the reality TV show, “The Bachelorette,” but country music singer-songwriter Luke Pell still considers himself a Burnet, Texas, boy at heart who has been fortunate... + continue reading
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Voters in Pedernales Electric Cooperative’s District 2 and District 3 elected directors in the 2017 annual election.
District 2 re-elected Emily Pataki to serve as its board director and District 3 elected Randy R. Klaus to serve as its new board director. Klaus replaces former... + continue reading
The City of Marble Falls annunced this week that Seventh Street repairs that may inconvenience traffic are about to begin.
The Seventh Street project, to begin Monday, June 26, will involve work from US 281 to Avenue J that should be complete in about 45 days.
“We will take out the old... + continue reading
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By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
The Highlander
He may be better known to millions of viewers for his stint on the reality TV show, “The Bachelorette,” but country music singer-songwriter Luke Pell still considers himself a Burnet, Texas, boy at heart who has been fortunate... + continue reading
The Highlander has won three awards in the 2017 Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.
The awards were announced during the awards brunch at the Texas Press Leadership Retreat held this year at the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
The newspaper won second place in... + continue reading
By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
The Marble Falls City Council on Tuesday, June 20, approved a five-year extension of the solid waste and recycling contract with Republic Services that included good news for Marble Falls customers, especially those in the commercial category.... + continue reading
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Spike Dykes finale Saturday at Delaware Springs.
The grand finale of the Kids Care-A-Van Classic will be June 16-17.
It will be a send off for Spike Dykes, the Texas Tech University coach who helped organize the event to raise money to provide... + continue reading
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Gibson Hensley runs through workout pads while head coach Matt Green tries to dislodge the football. Hensley is a fifth grader and was one of 48 kids in this week's camp..
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By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
The Highlander
He may be better known to millions of viewers for his stint on the reality TV show, “The Bachelorette,” but country music singer-... + continue reading
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Open Wide! Baby wrens in Horseshoe Bay make a bright summer picture. Have one of your own? Share it with The Highlander.
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A bee hive suspended from the large oak tree outside Kingsland Library is attracting honey bees to be relocated for a new job at Fain's Honey.
Contributed/Texas Historical Commission
The Packsaddle Mountain historical marker has been restored to former glory. Robert Marshall was able to remove graffiti, working on behalf of the Texas Historical Commission, on May 23.
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Train lead singer Pat Monahan snaps a selfie with Highlander Managing Editor Lew K. Cohn's cellphone during a Saturday night, May 20, concert at Austin360 Amphitheater.
By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor, The Highlander
Few bands can boast a discography as diverse and celebrated as that of Train, the San Francisco-based... + continue reading
