Fire response, musician, late icon highlight acheivement in 2020

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  • Dozens of local, regional and state firefighters worked for several hours at a time of the wildfire, while members of the community volunteered time to feed them and provide other resources. File photos
    Dozens of local, regional and state firefighters worked for several hours at a time of the wildfire, while members of the community volunteered time to feed them and provide other resources. File photos
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  • Officials reported strong turnout during the Nov. 3 general election carried GOP candidates in Burnet County, represented here election night by GOP County Chairwoman Kara Chasteen, and throughout the Lone Star State. The county joined much of Texas with historic in-person numbers, giving incumbent President Donald J. Trump the state’s 38 electoral votes.
    Officials reported strong turnout during the Nov. 3 general election carried GOP candidates in Burnet County, represented here election night by GOP County Chairwoman Kara Chasteen, and throughout the Lone Star State. The county joined much of Texas with historic in-person numbers, giving incumbent President Donald J. Trump the state’s 38 electoral votes.
  • The Highland Lakes’ own John Arthur Martinez’s song “For the Love of Western Swing” won the 2020 Academy of Western Artists Award for Western Swing Song of the Year.
    The Highland Lakes’ own John Arthur Martinez’s song “For the Love of Western Swing” won the 2020 Academy of Western Artists Award for Western Swing Song of the Year.
While in the shadow of the pandemic, the community bid farewell to an iconic restauranteur and philanthropist, while celebrating the achievements of a local musician as well as the rapid response to a Horseshoe Bay area wildfire. An historic election turnout and controversial Granite Shoals recall petition also dominated the headlines in 2020. Kemper dies A Marble Falls pivotal entrepreneur —…

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