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City names new finance director
The city of Marble Falls is pleased to announce the appointment of Wade Nickerson as its new director of Finance, effective May 5, 2025.With more than two decades of municipal finance experience, Nickerson brings a deep commitment to public service and financial stewardship. He most recently served as director of Finance for the city of Milliken, Colo., a role he held since 2020. Prior to that, he held the same po- 05/06/2025 04:12 AM
Plant start list; rezone on the agenda
Plant start list; rezone on the agenda
Marble Falls City Council plans to examine the first list of items one contractor deems necessary to support construction of a new city wastewater treatment plant. Council members plan to study the list offered by one Texas-based construction manager during the meeting 6 p.m. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM
District names water zone committee
District names water zone committee
Recently, the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District hired water law attorney Sarah Faust to facilitate special volunteer committee meetings to deliberate the potential establishment of a Northeast Burnet County Groundwater Management Zone. 05/06/2025 04:12 AM
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Carolyn Suzanne Derington
September 16, 1952 —April 23, 2025 After a long battle with Alzheimer’s, our cherished Mama and Dommy passed peacefully, surrounded by family on a sunny day to the sound of birds, leaving an enormous hole in our lives. She will be missed by everyone who couldn’t help but love her. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
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Maria DeBanuet
April 2, 1929 —April 28, 2025 Maria DeBanuet transitioned to Heaven on April 28, 205. She was born April 4, 1929 to parents Gerardo Cervantes and Maria de Jesus Velazquez in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
Star Republican Women Gayla Bowen, Yuki Graves and Karen-Calderson Schweitzer were participants in the Cottonwood Shores Health Care Fair April 26. Contributed photos
Community turns out for Cottonwood Shores healthcare fair
The first Cottonwood Health Care Fair was a great success, blessed with perfect weather and a wonderful community turnout. Over 40 vendors participated, offering a wide range of health and fitness services, food pantries, pet services, local first responder departments and other resources and information to attendees. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
Deadline extended for 2026 museum calendar contest
Deadline extended for 2026 museum calendar contest
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. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
(Front row) Professor Vanessa Fanelli, wearing sunglasses, joins Benini, center, with her second semester Italian class from the University of Texas, after a tour of Museo Benini and the sculpture trail. Contributed/Sam Frances
Benini Museo hosts UT Italian class students
Museo Benini was loud recently with the Italian language, songs and laughter as the second semester Italian language class from the University of Texas toured the museum and sculpture trails, with their professor Milanese Vanessa Fanelli. “It was such a good experience for the students to tour the artwork at the museum and at the same time actually hear and practice the language they are studying,” professor Fanelli said. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
Contributed Photo Joanne Hanifan displays her work at the Kingsland House of Arts & Crafts.
Needlepoint and sewn items featured this month
The Kingsland House of Arts & Crafts presents our crafter of the month, Joanne Hanifan. Her crafts include needlepoint and a variety of sewn items. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
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Breaking down the big billions in the biennial budget
City of Meadowlakes Three weeks ago, the Texas House approved a $337 billion biennial budget. That followed on the heels of a Senate approved biennial budget two weeks earlier of $336 billion (average of $168 billion per year for the next two years). 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
Kingsland School student Aria enjoyed an imaginary ride in the skies from the seat of a helicopter April 26 at the Toucha- Truck fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club in Kingsland.
Touch-a-Truck quite the ride for families
Kingsland School Principal Missy Dean took one – or four – dunks for the team at the annual Touch-a-Truck fundraiser on Saturday, April 26. Benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Kingsland, families enjoyed the chance to get behind the wheels of law enforcement cars, fire trucks and a helicopter, among other large vehicles of local commercial businesses. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
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Drought fails to put a damper on development
City of Horshoe Bay The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) has placed Horseshoe Bay and neighboring Colorado River communities under Stage 2 drought restrictions. We are only allowed to water our lawns once per week. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
St. Paul's Pastor Fr. Brad Schoeberle, C.S.P., presented the 2025 Hecker Award for service to her parish and community to longtime St. Paul's parishioner and
St. Paul’s parishioner receives National Service Award
Longtime Horseshoe Bay resident and St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church parishioner Lois Girten has received the prestigious Spirit of Hecker Award for her exemplary willingness to serve others in both her parish and the broader community. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
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Regulatory ‘Trojan horses’ threaten Texas businesses
Most of us are familiar with the story of the Trojan Horse. After years of failing to breach Troy’s walls, Greek forces finally succeeded by offering a seemingly harmless gift – a wooden horse that concealed soldiers who would open the city gates from within. Today, our economic prosperity faces a similar threat from regulatory Trojan horses left behind by the Biden administration. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
A Mah Jongg tourney brings out some serious players, all for the good cause of supporting the Helping Center in Marble Falls. Contributed Photo
Springtime Mah Jongg Tournament benefits the Helping Center
The Helping Center’s “Learn for Life” Education Program is pleased to announce that it is the beneficiary of the Springtime Mah Jongg Tournament for a third consecutive year. Held on April 22, the tournament hosted 120 players from locations throughout the Texas Hill Country and beyond. 05/02/2025 04:09 AM
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