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Burnet County Elections Department hosted a new voting machine demonstration from a vendor at the Agri-Life Building recently. This system will produce a paper ballot that could be used for a recount if desired. The two citizens testing the system are, from left, Londa Chandler and Darlene...

Burnet County demos paper ballot devices

06/28/2024 05:39 PM

Friday, June 28, 2024

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06/28/2024 05:15 PM

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Granite Shoals council finalizes city manager

Granite Shoals has a new city manager. Interim City Manager Sarah Novo and council members agreed on a $158,000 annual contract after the council retreated behind closed doors for a 46-minute executive session during their June 25 meeting. 06/28/2024 03:28 AM

Dani Wolff of Hill Country Humane Society administers a vaccine to a pet, during a June 15 drive-through mobile clinic at the Burnet County Fairgrounds in Burnet. Organizers also hosted additional free clinics this week in Granite Shoals on June 26 and in Burnet on June 27. Contributed/HCH...

Distemper outbreak shutters venues, pounds

A dog which tested positive for distemper, followed by a handful of others showing signs, tipped off a mass shutdown of local shelters, pounds and dog parks in the Highland Lakes. Since mid May, entities who limited or halted intakes altogether included the Marble Falls City Pound, the Buchanan Dam-based Hill County Humane Society and other municipal and rescue animal holding facilities. 06/28/2024 03:28 AM

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County budget heat is on as fiscal year nears finish line

As July 4 approaches, get ready for patriotic celebrations and beaute- ous fireworks. Fireworks of a different sort could be ignited at the Burnet County Courthouse during upcoming weeks. 06/28/2024 03:28 AM

Granite Shoals laments transparency in yard code talks

Granite Shoals laments transparency in yard code talks

Granite Shoals continues to wrestle with rewrites of its landscape ordinance with at least one speaker at Tuesday’s meeting hinting that city council members had hidden reasons for withholding public participation in an ordinance work group. 06/28/2024 03:28 AM

Cutline: The Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation is mulling several improvements to Lakeside Park, which may include a pedestrian bridge over Backbone Creek, new walkways to park fixtures, a babbling brook and a covered pavilion. Contributed/Marble Falls EDC

EDC looks to bridge chasm of cost for potential parks improvement projects

The Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation (EDC) continues to restrain ambitions to spend big for Lakeside Park improvements. The EDC board recently examined projected prices for several proposed park improvements, which could total more than $4 million, according to a cost list prepared by Myers Concrete Construction LP, based in Wimberley. 06/21/2024 03:24 AM

Friday, June 14, 2024 Edition

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06/14/2024 02:39 PM

The Community Resource Center, with its main location pictured here in Marble Falls, is once again extending its reach with plans for a once-a-week operation in Granite Shoals. Contributed photo

Community Resource Center looks to set up in Granite Shoals

Granite Shoals is about to get a new way to help residents, albeit on a temporary and experimental basis. Dawn Capra, director of Community Impact for the Marble Falls-based Community Resource Center (CRC), told city council members at their June 11 meeting that her nonprofit agency is exploring putting an office in the city on a one-day-aweek basis. 06/14/2024 03:19 AM

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Burnet County Jail aces inspection

Despite potential personnel budget woes, state officials are losing no sleep over Burnet County jail operations. Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) officials inspected both county jail facilities last month. 06/14/2024 03:19 AM

Sheriff’s office may face staff cuts as fed funds dry up

Sheriff’s office may face staff cuts as fed funds dry up

Burnet County Sheriff's Office administrators will contend with potential staff cuts as federal and state funding deadlines and funding limits approach. Officials shared the information, during the Burnet County Commissioners Court meeting June 11 in Burnet at the County Courthouse, 220 S. 06/14/2024 03:19 AM

Group forms to tackle junky yards

Group forms to tackle junky yards

Granite Shoals is attacking the problem of a landscape ordinance revision by appointing a working group to explore it. The group, named at the council's June 11 meeting, includes several residents who agreed to serve, as well as three council members. 06/14/2024 03:19 AM

Friday, June 7, 2024 Edition

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Big boats roar into Marble Falls… Marble Falls ISD is beefing up security… Granite Shoals gets closer to a permanent city manager… Marble Falls announces hefty fines for water restriction violators... 06/07/2024 05:03 PM

Marble Falls revises water fines

Marble Falls revises water fines

Marble Falls City Council recently revised the drought ordinance to include a list of higher fines meant to discourage excess local irrigation of commercial and residen tial landscapes. By a 5-0 vote, the council approved the higher fines for local wa ter-use violations during the June 4 meeting. 06/07/2024 03:14 AM

The 2024 Lakefest drag boat races, hosted by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Southern Drag Boat Association, will roar into town tomorrow and Sunday at Lakeside Park. For ticket information, go to visitmarblefalls.org or call 830-693-2815. File photo

The 2024 Lakefest

The 2024 Lakefest drag boat races, hosted by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Southern Drag Boat Association, will roar into town tomorrow and Sunday at Lakeside Park. For ticket information, go to visitmarblefalls.org or call 830-693-2815. 06/07/2024 03:14 AM

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