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Kerry West, music teacher at Spicewood Christian Academy, instructs Adilyn Smiles, along with, from left, Chloe Chorn and Audrey Magno this semester during guitar lessons in class. The campus, started in 2021, serves kindergar - ten through 12th grade. Find a feature in the Tuesday, Feb. 4...

Striking a Chord

Kerry West, music teacher at Spicewood Christian Academy, instructs Adilyn Smiles... 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

The Sig Sauer P320 mod- el has come under fire for what are called 'involun - tary discharges.' Contributed/ prizegunner.com

Police agencies shift gun brands

The Horseshoe Bay Police Department has joined Burnet and Marble Falls in trading in Sig Sauer P320 sidearms for a different brand. That model has come under fire for what are called “involuntary discharges” – the gun goes off without a trigger pull. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

One of the expenses of the bond, if approved by vot - ers, is replacement of aging buses and other vehicles to the tune of $5.2 million. File photo

Marble Falls ISD to call $172M bond election

Marble Falls ISD trustees will seek approval of a $172.2 million bond election in May after voters rejected a tax hike in November. A committee appointed by the board reported that the bonds could be sold and financed without a tax hike. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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Grad’s high jump mark among best in the country

In his debut for Texas State University, high jumper Kason O’Riley sent a clear message during his first meet of the 2025 indoor season. The 2021 Marble Falls High School graduate cleared 7 feet and 2.5 inches to set a Ted Nelson Invitational Meet record and a personal record and tie the Texas A&M facility record all on Jan. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Salado packed the pain and didn't allow the Lady Mustangs, including senior for - ward Kylie Roberts (left) and junior guard Lila Pangborn, to get comfortable.

Girls basketball team shows more offensive determination

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Salado 74-40 Jan. 28 in District 24-4A play. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Jackson Trudeau (3), Beckett Berkman (11) and Isaiah Lazos are determined to finish the regular season strong.

Mustangs slip in district standing after loss

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Georgetown Gateway 50-39 Jan. 28 in District 24-4A play to drop to fourth in the District 24-4A rankings. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Marble Falls senior Jordan Guzman protects himself as Belton senior Josue Reyes Trejo uses his head to get the ball to the other side of the field. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com

Boys soccer team strong first half propels them to victory

The Marble Falls High School defeated Belton 2-0 Jan. 28 and scored all the goals they needed in Senior Marco Almazan scored thanks to an assist from senior Drake Taylor with 26 minutes and 39 seconds left in the half. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Junior Ava McNamara had an assist during the win against Gatesville. Contributed photos/Ernesto Rivera

Girls soccer team demonstrates offensive explosion

The Marble Falls High School girls soccer team stomped Gatesville 5-0 Jan. 28 for the second- most goals scored in a single match this season. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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Contending with the great smartphone dumb down

Has your intuition told you that something is very dissonant and disconnecting in our culture with respect to the proliferation of smartphones? If it has not, then you must either be a teenager with no framework of normalcy, or an adult smartphone addict with cultural amnesia. It smacked me in the face recently when I was out at the Llano River slab near Kingsland, looking for pretty rocks and enjoying the great outdoors. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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State agencies unpack weather, leaky wells impact

Capital Highlights Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans affected by recent winter weather to report any property and agricultural damages to the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s portal: damage.tdem.texas.gov. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Reject public money for private schools

Reject public money for private schools

Dear Editor; The Texas Senate held a hearing on SB 2 on Tuesday, Jan. 28, regarding school vouchers. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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State lawmakers could hike neighborhood density

City of Meadowlakes As mentioned in last week’s column, the state legislature is in full session. As with the 2023 session and the previous three sessions before that, bills have been filed that would – to put it mildly – place a damper on single- family neighborhoods like Meadowlakes. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Jennifer Hess enjoys working in pencil, ink, charcoal and oils and strives to capture the twinkle in the eye of her subjects. Contributed photo

Architect turns her creative skills into art

The Highland Arts Guild & Gallery artist of the month for February is Jennifer Hess. Originally from the Kansas City area, she now resides in Kingsland and has had a love for art and drawing since childhood. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Contributed photo The quilt titled Tranquility (88”x88”) was masterfully sewn by 30 experienced guild members who invested approxi mately 1,200 hours of their time, and guild member Leslie Sparks lovingly quilted Tranquility on her longarm quilting machine.

Tranquility will star at quilt guild anniversary

Highland Lakes Quilt Guild (HLQG) will celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary as part of the biennial Quilt Festival. The HLQG 2025 Quilt Festival, April 2526, stars a donation quilt titled Tranquility, made by 30 master quilters and lovingly quilted by January’s speaker Leslie Sparks. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

Local theater to present Christie’s Orient Express

Local theater to present Christie’s Orient Express

Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig, will be presented Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., Feb. 7 to Feb. 23, at the Hill Country Community Theatre, 4003 W FM 2147 in Cottonwood Shores. For tickets and info, call 830798-8044 or visit www. thehcct.org Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. 01/31/2025 02:14 AM

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