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Marble Falls senior guard Caity Johnson is at the right spot to get a rebound. Photos by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk. com
Lady Mustangs end tourney with a win
The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Whitney 38-20 Dec. 14 to end the Waco Robinson Tournament. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
Contributed photos/ Stennis Shotts Faith Academy junior center Judah Phillips draws constant attention when he's in the lane.
Flames beat Yavneh in top 5 showdown
The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated Yavneh Academy of Dallas 52-45 Dec. 14 in a top 5 showdown. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
One dies in fatal crash on Texas 71
One dies in fatal crash on Texas 71
Dec. 7 at 10:12 p.m., Texas DPS Troopers responded to a two-vehicle fatality crash on Texas 71 near County Road 306. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
Local hospital shakeup affects healthcare future
Local hospital shakeup affects healthcare future
Changes in leadership at MidCoast Health Systems in El Campo seems to be at least partly responsible for concerns about the future of Mid-Coast Central Hospital in Llano. The hospital board fired former Chief Operating Officer (COO) Nathan Tudor on Oct. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
KMUD eyes new local playground
KMUD eyes new local playground
With help from one eager local friend, the Kingsland Community Center plans to open a new playground for children during upcoming months. “Hopefully, it will be a big benefit to the community,” Kingsland Municipal Utility District General Manager J. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
Council reviews hundreds of comments about direction
Council reviews hundreds of comments about direction
Horseshoe Bay City Council members learned Tuesday what residents want and don’t want in their city’s future, and few if any were surprised. Councilors heard a report from their land use committee after the committee spent nine months conducting surveys and listening to gripes and complaints. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
Contributed photo Josh Francois was one of the 11 volunteers for the Texas Ramp Project, a group which builds ramps to houses so folks with mobility issues can enter and leave.
Access ramp for disabled resident inspires gratitude
“All you need is a willingness to help others and a teachable spirit,” according to Don Barlow. Barlow, a local coordinator with Texas Ramp Project (TRP), referenced what it takes to volunteer for a group which helps build ramps for mobility- challenged residents. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
Martelle Luedecke/ Luedecke Photography Emotions overflowed when Scott Hendrix walked into the ceremony Dec. 10 at Spicewood Fire Rescue.
Awards event reunites samaritans with heart attack survivor
Scott Hendrix’s last conscious thought was, “If I can make it to the general store in Spicewood and get a water or something, maybe I’ll feel better.” On Nov. 6, 2024, Hendrix had been feeling “dazed and confused.” During phone conversations earlier that week, his sons remarked that “he was out of it.” After pulling over near Llano High School, Hendrix managed to drive to the Spicewood General Store, but upon arriving, he collapsed as he stepped out of his truck. 12/17/2024 04:44 AM
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Yielding at the intersection of entropy with existentialism
There are “realities” that cannot be sensed by the five human senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste). The scope of invisible realities is great, and they include mathematical and physical laws and all things spiritual. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
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Voucher push spurs oppositions to call for accountability
Capital Highlights Education savings accounts, popularly known as school vouchers, are again a top priority for Gov. Greg Abbott in the upcoming session after a similar push failed in 2023. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
Marco and Vasavi Amara Olson demonstrated their opposition with a small sign among a large audience at a meeting about a proposed rock quarry. Raymond V. Whelan/The Highlander
Locals voice strident opposition to new quarry
The Hill Country Fellowship Church auditorium was filled to near-capacity during an official state meeting held there earlier this week to discuss the proposed permit for a new rock crusher quarry in Burnet County. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
Burnet County accepts 800-acre land donation
Burnet County accepts 800-acre land donation
The Burnet County Commissioners Court accepted through a probated will the donation of about 800 acres from a local family. The land is comprised of four tracts near Texas 29 and FM 2341, valued at $17.2 million, out of the Hattie and Laymond Parks Ranch and the Estate of Donna Parks and Doris Parks Gonzales. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
Granite Shoals polishes property ordinance
Granite Shoals polishes property ordinance
Granite Shoals has a property maintenance ordinance. Sort of. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
Local cities band to monitor, influence state legislation
Local cities band to monitor, influence state legislation
Horseshoe Bay is at the forefront of an effort to get state legislators’ attention to the needs of small Texas cities. Mayor Elsie Thurman has formed the Hill Country Leadership Coalition, including mayors, county judges, city managers and other leaders from nearby small towns. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
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Judicial conduct commission reprimands county judge
The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has issued a socalled “public reprimand” against the Burnet County judge, after a probe into his alleged interactions with a justice of the peace. Pct. 12/13/2024 04:41 AM
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