The Burnet Central Appraisal District (BCAD) is growing, and now officials need the blessing from local entities to obtain facilities that match their expanding to-do list. District board member Dave Kithil presented preliminary plans to the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees at the regular meeting on Dec.

After several months of roaming with wild pigs and other pasture livestock, Biggie Boar was finally wrangled back home Sept. 30 with the assistance of half a dozen ranch hands, according to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office. The incident unfolded around 8 a.m. that morning in the 3900 block of CR 340, outside of Burnet. A passerby called the sheriff’s office to report a 600 pound domesticated Duroc pig, wandering along the county road.....

Due to dry conditions and lack of rain, at least one local county and a municipality have placed bans on outdoor burning. Since Aug.Due to dry conditions and lack of rain, at least one local county and a municipality have placed bans on outdoor burning. Since Aug. 23, a ban by Llano County Commissioners has remained in place, due to lack of rain and unusually high temperatures lasting for several days at a time leading to an elevated fire danger. (See related stories on page 1) The restriction, typically calculated utilizing the Keetch-Byram Drought Index, is put into place temporarily as a safety precaution to avoid the potential for runaway blazes.

Sales tax allocations for nearly all of Burnet County’s municipalities continued to show staggering gains this month, a good omen for these communities as they engage in their budgeting for the upcoming fiscal year.