Marble Falls Independent School District officials were met with tears of joy on Monday, May 24 as they handed out $1,000 bonus checks to all district employees. A resolution was approved by the MFISD Board of Trustees at the May 17 meeting as part of the employee retention initiative.

With the goal of encouraging self-sufficiency a non-profit group born outof local disasters has launched an effort to build a venue to termporarily house students and their families who are homeless or strug gling to find stable housing.