By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
The Marble Falls High School Mustang cheerleaders reached new heights Friday, Jan. 18, with a sixth-place finish in Class 5A Division II at the UIL Spirit Competition in Fort Worth — the program's best finish ever.
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By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
Llano County investigators believe a man suspected in the stabbing death of a 49-year-old Kingsland woman may have caused his own life-threatening injuries.
A neighbor in the 200 block of Ridgeway called 9-1-1 around 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 in Kingsland,... + continue reading
By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
From water and infrastructure provisions to public health and safety response, an upcoming Marble Falls Town Hall Meeting will examine the municipality's response and community's recovery in the wake of the October flood event.
The Town Hall Meeting is... + continue reading
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Marble Falls High School cheerleaders stayed focused and pumped up behind the scenes Jan. 18 during the UIL Spirit Competition in Fort Worth.
By Lew K. Cohn
Managing Editor
The Marble Falls High School Mustang cheerleaders reached new heights Friday, Jan. 18, with a sixth-place finish in Class 5A Division II at the UIL Spirit Competition in Fort Worth — the program's best finish ever.
This... + continue reading
Connie Swinney/The Highlander
Marble Falls Fire Rescue Firefighters, from left, Andy Sanguiet, Travis Rabb and engineer Randy Rankin, on Jan. 21 prepped the agency's new squad vehicle, which enhanced their ability to handle multiple emergency calls.
By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
After nearly a week of being in-service Marble Falls Fire Rescue personnel noticed the benefit of the entity's new squad response SUV.
“It's a better use of resources,” Marble Falls Fire Capt. Sam... + continue reading
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Volunteer Barbara King (left) serves up pizza, pretzels and juice to the children at the Boys and Girls Club Highland Lakes in Marble Falls on Friday, Jan. 18.
By Nathan Hendrix
Staff Writer
In the Boys & Girls Club of the Highland Lakes' time of need, the community of Marble Falls stepped up to the plate and put food on it, but there is work that still needs to be done.
The Club is stuck in limbo waiting for... + continue reading
Obituaries
Alvie Neal Wilkinson
September 27, 1930 — January 11, 2019
Alvie Neal Wilkinson, age 88, passed away on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, at home in Sherman, Texas. He was known as “Papa Neal” by his many...
Jane Vincent Markley
July 29, 1928 – January 13, 201
Jane Vincent Markley grew up in Lake Charles, Lousiana. She attended St. Charles Academy.
In 1951, she married the love of her life, Leo. They...
Shirley Jean Barber Gray
December 6, 1935 — January 13, 2019
Shirley Jean Barber Gray, 83, passed away Jan. 13, 2019, in Georgetown, Texas. Shirley was born to Harold and Voncile Barber on Dec. 6,...
Robert Warren Cassingham
d. December 30, 2018
Robert Warren Cassingham, 91, died Dec. 30, 2018, in Dallas. Born in Enid, Oklahoma, to Robert Lee Cassingham and Hazel Mae Warren Cassingham, he lived...
Marion David Standridge
May 3, 1940 — January 7, 2019
Marion David Standridge, born May 3, 1940, in Teague, Texas, died peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 after a...
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Richard Zowie/The Highlander
Mustang Football players earning All-State Academic Honors are, from left, kneeling: Honorable Mention: Zach Fearn, Chance Haley, and Braidon Whiteside; standing: First Team: Brock Linder and Andrew Stripling; Second Team: Genaro Arregin and Dillon Mayberry.
Compiled by Richard Zowie
Sports Editor
Many Marble Falls High School Varsity Football athletes received both athletic and academic honors for their... + continue reading
Richard Zowie/The Highlander
The Faith Flames, seen here in a game earlier this season, will open the playoffs tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Amarillo San Jacinto Christian Academy.
Burnet County Sheriff's Lt. Grayson Floyd, left, celebrates his accomplishments with his wife, Liv, after winning the gold in the powerlifting competitions of the 2018 Texas Police Games.
Features
The Austin-based Irish traditional band The Here & Now are returning for the third annual Nollaig, a Celtic Christmas celebration and concert, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Trinity Episcopal... + continue reading
Connie Swinney/The Highlander
The Walkway of Lights in Lakeside Park in Marble Falls will be on a shortened timeline and end on Dec. 26 due to work set to began on the city's parks improvement plan.
Richard Zowie
The Highlander
Lerin Lockwood's invention, the Lion Latch, comes from her lifelong love of alliteration and helps people not to lose valuable items. Lions are also her favorite animal.
Commentary
Richard Zowie, a Fredericksburg resident, bids farewell to the Marble Falls area community in his final column for Highland Lakes Newspapers.
By Richard Zowie
If Don Meredith were still alive and working on television, he'd probably have this to say about my career in journalism: “Turn out the... + continue reading
Paying homage to Clement Clarke Moore's "Christmas Poem," Connie's column describes the hustle and bustle of the shopping season, while offering a modern rendition of the classic literary piece.
". . . And sitting on the western shore of Lake Buchanan is the community of Tow, another name I had to learn how to pronounce. It's not pronounced “Toe” like “Someone better call in a tow truck!” It's pronounced like the first three letters in the word “towel.” That's because it's named after two brothers, William and Wilson Tow, who settled in the area in the 1850s.." - Lew K. Cohn
One of the lessons of life reveals that, "Those who become mired in perceived impending crisis may spend much of their lives 'living in the wreckage of the future.'” ~Connie Swinney
