Marble Falls High School cross country head coach and distance running coach Chris Schrader officially an nounced his retirement, which goes into effect at the end of the 2023-24 school year.Schrader had told those close to him during summer 2023 he would retire at the end if this school year.“We…

Marble Falls ISD of- ficials have made a new leadership selection official.Highland Lakes Elementary School Interim Principal Suzie Neuenschwander has been tapped to guide the campus for the 2024-2025 school year.“I am deeply blessed to serve in an elementary school that not only inspires and loves…

As part of its mid-year review of the city budget for Fiscal Year 2024, the Marble Falls City Council April 16 conducted its first reading of an ordinance to adopt several proposed amendments to the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) fund, the General Fund, the General Improvements Fund, the…

Several important school district and municipal elections are scheduled for May 4 with early voting starting Monday.Granite Shoals, Marble Falls and Meadowlakes as well as a water district and Kingsland Municipal Utility District will hold elections.Early voting starts Monday, April 22, and ends…

One ballot in the May 4 election seems shrouded in mystery. It’s one that would create the Cimarron Shores Water Control and Improvement District on 584 acres of land east of Marble Falls at Ranch Road 1431 and Hamilton Creek, opening it to development of as many as 400 homes.The property is not in…

The Llano County Sheriff's Office faces a federal lawsuit in connec- tion with an officer-in volved shooting of a Kingsland man at his home.On April 11, 2024, Ka- plan Law Firm filed a fed eral civil rights lawsuit on behalf of the victim’s widow Jillian Harrod.On her behalf, lawyers characterized…

There is no surprise that we are experiencing an extended extreme drought here in Central Texas.Lake levels in Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis are extremely low.Recent lake levels show that on April 12, 2024, Lake Buchanan was only 46.5% full versus April 12, 2023, when it was 57.3% full. On April 12…

My name is William D. Haddock, better known as “Dee” Haddock, and I am running for re-election for the Marble Falls city council Place 5 seat. I am completing the third year in my current time on city council.I was previously on city council for three years. I served on the Planning and Zoning…

City of MeadowlakesAt the April 16 city council meeting, the city authorized the city manager to solicit bids that will be used to hire a “Construction Manager At Risk” (or CMAR) to manage and construct the city’s community center and the related infrastructure improvements.“Design-bid-build” is…

As we enter the severe weather season, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds Texans they can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies, which begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, and ends at midnight on Monday, April 29.“Fires,…