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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
One of the newest amenities of Lakeside Park is a manmade sandy beach area. The Marble Falls EDC is proposing an investment of millions of dollars into upgrades and additional amenities at the same park. File photo
$4.2M could boost park amenities
Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation board agreed in principle to spend big bucks for several additions to Lakeside Park. During the June 5 meeting at city hall, the board authorized EDC President Steve Reitz to sign a contract not to exceed $4.2 million to enhance architecture, fences, irrigation, pavements, planting, landscape, pedestrian services, utilities and several other improve - ments at the park. 06/07/2024 03:14 AM
The software also includes a digital map of each campus, including the high school, that will be installed on all front office computers.
District to boost school security
Marble Falls ISD trustees on Monday approved $1,130,220 in state grants that they expect to provide better security next year for the district’s 4,000 students and 725 employees. The grants will provide for scale-proof fencing at all schools and nine panic-bar type exit gates ($475,336); a high-tech emergency panic notification system to be used by employees ($504,700); and entry-resistant film that will be applied to exterior doors and nearby windows ($52,935). 06/07/2024 03:14 AM
Friday, May 31, 2024 Edition
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Burnet County to evaluate voter electoral district breakdown
Burnet County to evaluate voter electoral district breakdown
During the near future, to ensure compliance with Texas law, the Burnet County Attorney plans to analyze how the Texas election code could impact the number of registered voters within each of the county electoral districts. 05/31/2024 03:09 AM
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SBOE Maynard wins GOP nomination
An incumbent Republican State Board of Education (SBOE) member representing Burnet County has won his party nomination. Tom Maynard defeated current Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) board member Mary Bone in the GOP primary runoff election for SBOE in District 10. 05/31/2024 03:09 AM
The break took city crews most of a day to fix and was blamed on the failure of a gasket at a water main connection. File photo
Granite Shoals eyeing discolored water mystery
Granite Shoals is still plagued by remnants of a water main break that resulted in a boil-water notice and shut down of much of the city’s water supply May 5. City council members heard complaints at their regular meeting May 28 about water discoloration and odors in homes. 05/31/2024 03:09 AM
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Edition
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Llano County voters elect Pct. 3 Kingsland area commissioner
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Voters choose Burnet County tax assessor-collector, Pct. 3 commissioner
05/29/2024 11:58 AM
Council controls TIRZ board No. 2
Council controls TIRZ board No. 2
As part of its May 21 regular meeting, Marble Falls City Council made several board appointments with one handled under consent agenda. Passed unanimously, the item involved the appointment of council member (and former mayor) Richard Westerman to serve on Tax Increment Reinvestment Board Zone No. 05/28/2024 03:07 AM
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