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PEC president Emily Pataki presented outgoing District 5 Director James Oakley with an inscribed parting gift. Contributed photos

District 5 director leaves legacy with PEC board

Outgoing District 5 Director James Oakley, first elected in June 2013 to the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board, bid farewell to the PEC family on May 16. In 2025, he could not run for re-election due to term limits. 05/30/2025 04:28 AM

Appeals court rules in favor of county in library book removals

Appeals court rules in favor of county in library book removals

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has sent the Llano County library lawsuit back to U.S. District Court. 05/30/2025 04:28 AM

The Marble Falls Post Office was closed down on May 26 for law enforcement to assess that a 'suspicious' package was not a threat. Connie Swinney/The Highlander

Suspicious package evacuates post office

Authorities temporarily cleared a post office of patrons and staff for three hours in Marble Falls after receiving a report of a suspicious package May 26. 05/30/2025 04:28 AM

Hwy 71 construction project expanding

Hwy 71 construction project expanding

A well-traveled thoroughfare just got a little more complicated for motorists as a project revs up in southeast Burnet County. 05/27/2025 04:43 PM

Horseshoe Bay unveils COs project list

Horseshoe Bay unveils COs project list

Horseshoe Bay city council members approved an ordinance Tuesday setting $9.9 million worth of certificates of obligation, clearing the way for work on city water and wastewater and street improvements. The vote was unanimous. 05/27/2025 04:25 AM

Llano County ponders energy plan

Llano County ponders energy plan

Llano County commissioners are considering a move they say could bring better loan conditions to developers as well as better economic development to the county. It’a called Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and it involves a contract between the county and a nonprofit state agency which will then assess the project’s water- and energy-saving infrastructure to learn how much can be saved over the life of the equipment. 05/27/2025 04:25 AM

Brad Goebel and Patrick Mahomes are pictured here in front of their exhibits next to each other at the Texas High School Hall of Fame. Find the Hall of Fame feature in Sports. Contributed photo

Gridiron Greats

Brad Goebel and Patrick Mahomes are pictured here in front of their exhibits next to each other at the Texas High School Hall of Fame. Find the Hall of Fame feature in Sports. 05/27/2025 04:25 AM

A thunderstorm May 22 with quite the lightning show swept through the area, including Timber Ridge, causing damage to property, trees and vehicles with high winds and hail. Connie Swinney/The Highlander

Storm season arrives

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MFISD trustees hear fiscal briefing

MFISD trustees hear fiscal briefing

financial news. Monday the board heard that the district finished April in the hole and doesn’t yet know what to expect from the Texas Legislature. 05/27/2025 04:25 AM

Erickson

Builder found guilty of defrauding homeowners

05/23/2025 04:56 PM

Marble Falls Police Chief Glenn Hanson presents the Marble Falls Police Civilian of the Year Award to Ashley Rodriguez during the city council meeting May 20. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander

City raises concerns about mine’s permit renewal

Marble Falls City Council recently approved the filing of a protest with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) against Huber Carbonates LLC, which operates a limestone and mining facility, just off Avenue N. Unanimously, the council gave thumbs-up to the protest during its May 20 meeting in City Hall at 800 Third St. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Brantley

New leadership brings experience to MFISD

Marble Falls ISD has announce several new leadership appointments for the 2025–2026 school year. These leaders – each deeply rooted in service, experience, and community – will help continue Marble Falls ISD’s mission to love every child and inspire them to achieve their fullest potential. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Quarry permit bill dies on procedural point

Quarry permit bill dies on procedural point

Recently, one critical bill proposed to impose new regulations in Burnet County related to permits for facilities that produce or crush aggregate failed to pass parliamentary muster in the state House. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Company pauses permit for rail line project

Company pauses permit for rail line project

Officials working on a controversial rail line project have halted the permit application process, citing a need to do more “assessment and evaluation.” Texas Materials, a Cedar Park-based company, notified public officials, politicians and media that they are pausing their federal permit application for the project. The company, a subsidiary of CRH Americas Materials, had plans to upgrade 27 miles of rail line to transport aggregate rock materials. 05/23/2025 04:22 AM

Cottonwood Shores first responders rescued a man from a burning car May 4 while it was on fire. Contributed/Katy Cherry

Rescuers save man in fiery car crash

Just days after her adult son was pulled from burning car, Katy Cherry marveled at the courage of police officers and two bystanders involved in Shores city leaders recognize civilians, first responders saving his life. “It’s the most insane thing on the planet that they happened to be standing right there and saw it happen,” Lackey’s mother Katy Cherry said of the civilians first on the scene. 05/20/2025 04:20 AM

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