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.

Another battle in the water wars may be brewing in the Spicewood area as watchdogs fielded questions recently about future access, while attempting to quench the thirst for knowledge about how supplies can be replenished to keep pace with growth.

Officials who review and monitor aquifer and watershed issues will host a public meeting today, Oct. 12 featuring a popular tourist destination which plays a pivotal role in the area aquifer system along the Colorado River in the Spicewood and Austin area.

Rhetta McAlister, the owner of Country Music Miniature Donkeys, located in Spicewood, Texas, believes that miniature donkeys’ quiet, gentle, and patient disposition makes them ideal companions for lonely animals and people of all ages, including the elderly and handicapped. Often when alpacas, horses, llamas, goats, or calves are raised in a pen alone, they develop undesirable habits. Due to their nature, miniature donkeys also make perfect companions for other animals and may pass on their desirable traits. The donkeys are native to the Mediterranean Islands of Sicily and Sardinia, reaching a mature height of 29” -32” at the withers. Because they are docile and so easily trained, they are suited for carrying small children or pulling carts. The average weight is 200 pounds, and the donkeys have a life expectancy of 25-30 years. Legend states that the dark stripe that forms a cross down the back and across the shoulders is a sign that these donkeys have been touched by the hand of God. Many believe that the donkey who carried Jesus on Palm Sunday could not bear to leave his side. When Jesus went to the cross, although the animal could not stand the sight of it, he stayed until the sun crossed the sky, and the shadow of the cross was forever burned into his coat like a brand. Oddly enough, no two stripes are the same. Numerous other stories and legends illustrate the special place miniature donkeys hold in the history of our world.

LGI Homes, Inc. announced Terrata Homes is now selling in the Austin, Texas market with the opening of its newest community, Spicewood Trails.

The Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a 2021-22 budget with a balanced general fund, a two percent pay increase for staff and a path towards making future debt payments.

Marble Falls resident Debbie Heatley, an oil painting artist, made her debut among an exclusive group of artist May 4 during the launch of the14th Annual Paint the Town/Plein Air Competition. “I’ve been painting for several years, but this is the first time I’ve gotten to participate as an artist.

For the Chandler family, a broken down trailer recently thrusted them into a series of challenging events on their journey to becoming homeowners. “He was trying his hardest to save his house for her, trying to do anything to get us out from where we are,” said Michelle Waterman, Aron Chandler’s wife and mother of their daughter Emily.