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Sophomore Madison Cuplin and Mar- ble Falls track and field jumping coach Jamie Graham after the athlete sets a new personal best in the triple jump at the 97th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Contributed photos
Busy week nets track team personal records
The Marble Falls High School track and field program ended a busy week at the premier event of the southwest. Sophomore Madison Cuplin and senior Tyler Hamblin made their way to the 97th annual Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays March 28-29. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Assistant coach Hailey Wooten congratulates senior Sophia Biagini for a big hit that brought runners home against Taylor. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com
Loss doesn’t eliminate softball team from playoff race
The Marble Falls High School softball team lost to Taylor 9-6 March 29 to begin the second round of District 24-4A play. The win is the Lady Ducks’ first in district play. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
The Marble Falls Monarchs Special Olympics basketball team recently won a bronze medal during a tournament in San Marcos. From left, Coach Luke Bailey, Team Booster Phong Nguyen, players Santos Morales, Devin Copus, Jaden Lizcano, Taylor Johnson, Daniel Pugh, Peldar Stogsdill, Coach Fallan...
Marble Falls Special Olympics squad shines at tourney
The Marble Falls Monarchs recently earned a bronze medal after taking part in the challenging Special Olympics basketball competition in San Marcos hosted by Texas State University at the Jowers Center. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Spencer Kenney competed well before a suffering a season-ending injury that coaches believe happened before the start of the baseball season. Contributed photo
Flames’ talent, coaching helps them play at a high level
The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is 2-2 in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The team has 13 players including senior Carter Fromberg and junior Sawyer Jones. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
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Fired librarian accepts $225K settlement
A former Kingsland librarian will be paid $225,000 in a wrongful termination settlement following a year-long lawsuit against Llano County and the commissioners court, according to documents. The insurance arm of the Texas Association of Counties, of which the county is insured with, will pay the settlement. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Marble Falls city council plans mid-year budget review
Marble Falls city council plans mid-year budget review
Six months have passed since the Marble Falls City Council adopted a budget for the current fiscal year. During the upcoming meeting, council members plan to discuss and review adjustment proposals for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Burn ban continues, despite wet weather
Burn ban continues, despite wet weather
Even considering some recent rainfall, the Burnet County burn ban which began earlier this month has not been lifted, and it will stay on until further notice. “Most areas got about 1/2 to 1 inch of rain over the last two days, with a few spots getting a bit more,” County Judge Bryan Wilson said. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
Legal counsel asks TCEQ to remove quarry permit
Legal counsel asks TCEQ to remove quarry permit
The Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC) released a response March 28 to a state legislator’s call to overturn the permit of a proposed rock crushing operation in Burnet County. OPIC issued their review following a complaint about an air quality permit granted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
In December 2019, a Spicewood resident captured aerial images using his drone unveiling a suspected rooster housing operation, adjacent to Ranches at Double Horn, off County Road 404 in Burnet County. File photo
$5K reward offered for tips about cockghting
Local authorities welcome tips about suspected criminal operations in the area, following a recent arrest on a cockfighting charge. On March 16 authorities nabbed an illegal alien suspect from Mexico in northern Burnet County with cockfighting. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
On March 16, Burnet County Sheriff's Office deputies seized nine suspected cockfighting roosters (pictured here at the BCSO carport) after a traffic stop, ending in an arrest. Contributed/BCSO
BCSO: cockfighting ring probe underway
Local law enforcement is zeroing in on an alleged cockfighting operation that may involve a number of locations in Burnet and adjacent counties. The most recent arrest involved an illegal alien suspect from Mexico. 04/01/2025 03:50 AM
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Judith Jane Givens Cannon
September 25, 1940 —March 23, 2025 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Judith Jane Givens Cannon, age 84, of Kingsland, Texas, who left us on Sunday, March 23, 2025. Born on September 25, 1940, in Baytown, Texas, Judy grew up with a love for music, becoming an accomplished pianist throughout her childhood. 03/28/2025 03:47 AM
Photos by Martelle Luedecke/ Luedecke Photography After their baptism through Young-Lives at Hill Country Fellowship, participants draped in towels posed with their bibles and certificates March 24.
YoungLives baptismal event heals the spirit
On Monday, March 24, at Hill Country Fellowship Church in Burnet, a powerful and transformative event took place – the baptism of young parents involved in YoungLives. What began as a simple vision turned into a night of profound faith, renewal and celebration. 03/28/2025 03:47 AM
New refugee policy discourages migration
New refugee policy discourages migration
Dear Editor; My husband and I have fostered six refugee minors over the years – one from Burma, one from Eritrea, one from Bhutan, and three from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Each of these young men arrived at Dallas Fort Worth Airport with his belongings in a USAID carrier bag. 03/28/2025 03:47 AM
Marble Falls senior Marco Almazan tries to kick the ball into the goal as the La Vernia Bears surround him.
Boys soccer team season ends in playoff loss
The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team lost to La Vernia 1-0 March 25 in the area round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs to end its season. The Mustangs finish as the District 26-4A runners- up with a 7-1-2 record, 15-7-3 overall with a bi-district championship. 03/28/2025 03:47 AM
Burnet County commissioners could consider, in the future, joining Williamson County in an economic development corporation for space and aerospace projects, including partnerships with businesses like Briggs and Cedar Park-based SpaceX, pictured here with its inaugural launch in 2017. Con...
County approached with out-of-this-world project
Representatives wishing to build a consortium for aerospace development, visited Burnet County commissioners March to attempt to include them in a budding corporation. After much discussion, the commissioners discussed but took no immediate action related to the request by Cedar Park Assistant Economic Director Scott Smith for Burnet County to join Williamson County with official acceptance of the Central Texas Spaceport Development Corporation. 03/28/2025 03:47 AM
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