Burnet County’s animal control officer has responded to numerous calls but none like the incident which resulted in closure for a young woman mourning the loss of her best friend. “Someone had seen this dog multiple days, sleeping by a cross on county road 200 and thought I should look into it because there weren’t any houses around,” Burnet County Livestock Deputy Jason Jewett said.

Employees at Mustang Equipment, just north of Marble Falls, arrived Sunday to find a mess at the front door, which indicated a possible break-in now under investigation by the Burnet County Sheriff's Office.

A burglary suspect remains at-large after stealing thousands of dollars in cash at a Kingsland golf course, according to the Burnet County Sheriff's Office report. The theft, which occurred just after midnight on Monday, Oct.

Congressman Roger Williams (R-Austin) met with local law enforcement and other officials Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, 1601 E. Polk St., Burnet, to give a briefing on federal relief for Burnet County and the road ahead during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A 39-year-old Granite Shoals woman faces charges of resisting arrest and attempting to take a firearm out of the Sheriff’s Office deputy, according to arrest warrant documents. As of Aug.

By Connie Swinney/Staff Writer - When Burnet County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Jewett researched the background of a historic gravesite in Oatmeal, he felt compelled to bring it to the attention of the greater Burnet County community. “I was researching other history, saw this, read about it and kind of stumbled upon it while at work,” he said of his personal discovery in June of a historic black cemetery in the county. … Find the rest of this story in the Friday, June 26, 2020 issue of The Highlander. To offer a comment or news tip email editor@highlandernews.com.