The Texas Press Association recognized The Highlander for an outstanding year of work, including first place award in the highly regarded Community Service category, during the 141st TPA Convention & Trade Show, held June 10-12 at the Embassy Suites Hilton in Denton.

Above: After getting trapped under Bad to the Bone, bull rider Holden Murphy of Huntsville was counting his blessing as the fearless rodeo clowns rushed in to distract the spinning beast giving him time to escape. Only one rider on Saturday night posted a score which went into the books as an 85 which won the event.

A nationally-known wakeboarding champion will celebrate local high school athletes who excelled to the top of their classes in statewide UIL competition. Harley Clifford, who is an eight-time wakeboarding world champion, is the main attraction during Meet the Champions from 10 a.m.

After canceling last year’s fundraiser due to COVID-19, the stakes are higher now for His Joshua House to raise lots of cash during this summer’s 4th Wild Game Dinner. “Halfway houses are state funded and run by the government.

Registration is open through May 23 for the Kingsland AquaBoom 2021 Miss AquaBoom Scholarship Pageant. The event will be held on June 19, 2021, at a location to be named.

A Kingsland man died in a vehicle crash May 3 after a piece of debris flew into his windshield, while driving on RR 1431 in Llano County. The incident happened at 4:28 p.m.