The Granite Shoals City Council gave the go-ahead for city administrators to apply for multiple grants of varying amounts to improve municipal facilities. City administration presented the items at the Tuesday, Jan.

For the past few days, daily temperatures have been averaging between 10 and 20 degrees above normal. For the last day of 2021, few changes are forecast.

A 28-year partnership has come to an end between the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and the Llano Uplift Archeological Society (LUAS) as the two entities failed to come to an agreement on stipulations for continued oversight of an archeological research center in Kingsland.

A $23,727 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative will help purchase new battery-operated rescue tools for first responders with Hoover Valley Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services.

A grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative will help the Double Horn Creek Water Supply Corp. install a water storage tank to support area firefighting efforts.

Commercial dredging operations could change the landscape of the Highland Lakes, but not without entities tasked with regulating them hearing from and responding to all sides of the issue. The Lower Colorado River Authority made a few tweaks to its proposed Highland Lake Dredge and Fill Ordinance in recent weeks, as they continue to sift and publicly respond to community input and comments.