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Chili Cookoff Preps For a traditional annual celebration with food, the CASI Regional Chili Championship known as Howdy Roo will be held May 2 and 3 at 2221 N Phillips RR in Granite Shoals. The Howdy Roo Chili Championship’s committee invites you to join in to help to raise money for the Marble Falls High School Band Booster Club (MF HS FFA) and Granite Shoals Fire & Police Auxiliary. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

Public to take aim at hunting regulations

Public to take aim at hunting regulations

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is accepting public comment until March 27 for the following proposed changes to the 2025-26 Statewide Hunting and Migratory Game Bird proclamations: Migratory Game Bird -Increase the daily bag limit of pintails from one to three in all duck zones. -Reduce the early teal season from 16 to nine days in all duck zones. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

LCRA manages hydrilla and water hyacinth on the Highland Lakes when the plants have the potential to impact LCRA dam or power plant operations. Contributed photos/LCRA

Water weed war tied to resident rebates

The Lower Colorado River Authority on Tuesday announced the 2025 schedule for property owners planning to treat nuisance aquatic vegetation on Inks Lake, Lake LBJ and Lake Marble Falls. LCRA also has extended a rebate program offering up to 50% of the project cost, to a maximum of $7,500 per applicant, for municipalities, counties and homeowners/property owners associations that manage invasive aquatic vegetation on Inks Lake, Lake LBJ or Lake Marble Falls in 2025. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

Sam Houston exhibit explores depths of an icon

Sam Houston was the first elected president of the Republic of Texas and governor of the newly-annexed state on the eve of Civil War. By that time, the highly acclaimed commanding general of the Texas Revolution was not so popular with his constituents. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

Noisy work on a waterway feature on the Lake Marble Falls shoreline, just down the ridge from Hidden Falls Inn (formerly Hampton Inn), got underway Feb. 26 as crews worked to puncture dolomite in the lake bed. The work is part of a $4.2 million project that includes several new features in...

Crews launch waterway fearture work

. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

Report: Progress on hospital efficacy in Llano

Report: Progress on hospital efficacy in Llano

Llano County commissioners got some good news about the county’s hospital at their February regular meeting. “We’ve made important progress over the last two weeks, not only have we made significant progress in defining the final agreement between Llano (county) and MidCoast (Health Systems), but we’ve also worked with the (U.S. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

Meadowlakes officials are alerting residents that herbicide treatments, which pose no threat to humans, are about to get underway on the municipal golf course pictured here. Connie Swinney/The Highlander

Golf course herbicide treatment imminent

The golf course staff will be treating the course with herbicide in the coming days. Please rest assured that the herbicide being used does not pose a threat to human health. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

Granite Shoals sets up precursor to PIDs

Granite Shoals sets up precursor to PIDs

Granite Shoals city council members approve a resolution Tuesday that sets rules for public improvement districts (PIDs) even though the city has no PIDs on the horizon. The process was referred by Mayor Ron Munos as getting “all our ducks in a row.” 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

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Oklahoma! Auditions The Boys and Girls Club of the Highland Lakes-Kingsland Unit has announced plans for its Fifth Annual Touch-A-Truck event to be held April 26. This event is promoted to families and businesses in the Kingsland area. 03/04/2025 02:33 AM

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Meadowlakes officials are alerting residents that herbicide treatments, which pose no threat to humans, are about to get underway on the municipal golf course pictured here. Connie Swinney/The Highlander

Golf course herbicide treatment imminent

The golf course staff will be treating the course with herbicide in the coming days. Please rest assured that the herbicide being used does not pose a threat to human health. 02/28/2025 02:31 AM

Suspected measles case prompts alert

Suspected measles case prompts alert

02/27/2025 03:42 PM

In June last year, residents Londa Chandler (left) and Darlene Hargett took a closer look at the planned new voting devices for Burnet County. The public gets an - other look on Feb. 25. File photo

Town hall to reveal new election gear

The public is invited to attend the Burnet County Elections Administration town hall meeting set for 6 p.m. Feb. 02/25/2025 02:30 AM

PEC to host first-of-its-kind emergency readiness fair

PEC to host first-of-its-kind emergency readiness fair

In a commitment to safety and caring for its members and communities, Pedernales Electric Cooperative is partnering with the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office and Office of Emergency Management to host a firstof- its-kind community preparedness fair, called “Ready as One”. 02/25/2025 02:30 AM

Below average rainfall complicates water problems

Below average rainfall complicates water problems

During its recent meeting, the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District board voted unanimously to maintain stage four extreme drought mandatory water-use restrictions currently in force since several weeks ago. “We really need much above-average rainfall to get some movement on recharge levels in the aquifers, for surface water, too,” General Manager Mitchell Sodek told the board members. 02/25/2025 02:30 AM

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