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The Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center celebrated the grand opening of a new facility in Burnet. Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography

City hosts grand opening of advocacy center facility

The Hill Country Children’s Advocacy Center (HCCAC) recently hosted the official grand opening of its new facility in Burnet, joined by city leaders, stakeholders, dedicated volunteers, board members and HCCAC staff. This milestone marks a major step forward in serving children and families affected by trauma throughout our region. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

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House bill proposes new standardized test

Capital Highlights A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than state-set standards, the Austin American- Statesman reported. House Bill 4 would also create benchmark tests to measure students’ academic performance throughout the year. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Pictured, from left, are Henry Edwards, Jaxson Sanchez, Liam Benton and Jake

CTSO students partner for community service projects

in community service This year, Marble Falls Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) served alongside Operation Christmas projects. Child. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

A 10-foot sculpture by Ukrainian sculptor Serge Mozhnevsky was the first commissioned sculpture at the Museo Benini, which now features 52 sculptures on the trails. Contributed photos

Arts Encounters at local museum begin May 11

Ukrainian sculptor Serge Mozhnevsky, who lives in Vancouver, will be at Museo Benini with a talk about his life and work as a sculptor this Sunday, May 11, at 1 p.m. His 10-foot sculpture, “The Inner and Outer World of Benini” was the first commissioned sculpture at the ranch which now features 52 sculptures on the trails. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures

Property Tax Protest and Appeal Procedures

Property owners have the right to protest actions concerning their property tax appraisals. You may follow these appeal procedures if you have a concern about: • the market or appraised value of your property; • the unequal value of your property compared with other properties; • the inclusion of your property on the appraisal records, • any exemptions that may apply to you; • the qualification for an agricultural or timber appraisal; • the taxing units taxing your property; • the property ownership; • the change of use of land receiving special appraisal; • failure of the chief appraiser or appraisal review board (ARB) to send a required notice; or • Circuit breaker, or • any action taken by the chief appraiser, county appraisal district (CAD) or appraisal review board (ARB) that applies to and adversely affects you. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Deadline extended for calendar contest

Deadline extended for calendar contest

Marble Falls, Texas— The Falls on the Colorado Museum in Marble Falls is extending the deadline for entries to its 2026 calendar photo contest. The new deadline is June 2 to submit “Waterscape” pictures taken in the Highland Lakes. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

USPS to host hunger drive on May 10

USPS to host hunger drive on May 10

Saturday, May 10, marks the 33rd anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving – the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers travel throughout communities daily, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many – hunger. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Deadlines for filing tax protests with appraisal review board

Deadlines for filing tax protests with appraisal review board

Usual Deadline On or before May 15 (or 30 days after a notice of appraised value was mailed to you, whichever is later). Late protests are allowed if you miss the usual deadline for good cause. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Marble Falls sophomore Madison Cuplin (right) stands on the medal podium at the Class 4A state meet wearing her bronze medal for the long jump with silver medalist Chiora Eny - inna-Okeigbo, a junior at Sunnyvale (left), and gold medalist Arieanna Jefferson, a senior at Jefferson. Contribu...

Legacies, medal highlight track team at state

The 2025 track and field season ended in glorious fashion for the Marble Falls High School program. Three athletes made their way to Mike Myers Stadium on the University of Texas at Austin campus May 1 to compete in four events and one returned with a state medal. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Marble Falls junior Atreyu Machacek came through with clutch hits to score runs. Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.comz

‘Encouraging year’ in baseball comes to an end

The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to China Spring in a bidistrict series in the Class 4A Division I playoffs. The Mustangs lost game one 12-2 May 1 and game two 5-3 May 2. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Harvey Vaughn is the Mid-Size Private School Dean Weese Outstanding Coach, an award voted on by members of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Vaughn completed his first year as the head coach of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls Lady Flames. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTa...

Faith Academy coach receives state award

Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball head coach Harvey Vaughn received the 2025 Mid-Size Private School Dean Weese Outstanding Coach award. It’s presented by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Let’s Be Brief

Let’s Be Brief

Join the Inks Lake State Park staff for the ‘Big Sit’ at the Park Store, 3480 PR 4 in Burnet County, on May 10 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. The cost is $7 per person or free with a state park pass. Help spot and ID as many birds as possible throughout the day. Visit birdingclassic.org. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

Officials say mapping out the projects will include calculated dates on how long each will take to finish and when

Voters say yes to $172M bond package

Marble Falls Independent School District voters said yes to all four propositions, according to unofficial results of the May 3 election. Once the vote count was released from eight precincts around 9 p.m. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

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May 3 at Johnson Park Amphitheater, Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel took center stage during FiestaJam. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

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Incumbents win; new faces uncontested

Voters delivered a sweep in favor of all four Marble Falls ISD bond propositions – totaling $172.2 million for extracurricular facilities, expansion and upgrades, according to May 3 election results from the Burnet County Elections Office. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM

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