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Attendance for Marble Falls Forge ’24 remains high
Attendance for Marble Falls Forge ’24 remains high Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander Tue, 06/25/2024 - 03:26 Image During Marble Falls Forge '24, the Mustangs pair up to undergo mat drills. One drill is to push against each other using their hips and sides, which brings amusement to Greg Lemon...
Sales tax funds upgrades, new amenities of state park at South Llano River
Sales tax funds upgrades, new amenities of state park at South Llano River News Staff Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image The original park headquarters was a ranch house built in 1877 by the Pepper family and was added onto after 1910 when Walter White Buck Sr. purchased the property. Contributed photos/TPWD ...
Community Resource Center looks to set up in Granite Shoals
Community Resource Center looks to set up in Granite Shoals Phil Reynolds Staff Writer Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image The Community Resource Center, with its main location pictured here in Marble Falls, is once again extending its reach with plans for a once-a-week operation in Granite Shoals. Contributed photo ...
Coaches explain the UIL changes to the playoffs
Coaches explain the UIL changes to the playoffs Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image Body The University Interscholastic League made official June 11 what it had told coaches was likely to happen in February when its Legislative Council passed an...
African American History Museum walls go up
African American History Museum walls go up News Staff Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image Surrounded by just-arrived construction materials, the crew with Cecil Jackson Construction was in full swing Wednesday morning preparing the foundation for the floor trusses and walls of the African American Museum being built at 311 Ave. N....
Tennis team invites community to open courts nights
Tennis team invites community to open courts nights Jennifer Fierro Special To The Highlander Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image Body Area tennis players are invited to participate matches each Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. at the Charlie and Nancy Herrington Tennis Center on...
Sheriff’s office may face staff cuts as fed funds dry up
Sheriff’s office may face staff cuts as fed funds dry up Raymond V. Whelan Staff Writer Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image Body Burnet County Sheriff's Office administrators will contend with potential staff cuts as federal and state funding deadlines and funding limits approach.Officials shared the...
Group forms to tackle junky yards
Group forms to tackle junky yards Phil Reynolds Staff Writer Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image Body Granite Shoals is attacking the problem of a landscape ordinance revision by appointing a working group to explore it.The group, named at the council's June 11 meeting, includes several...
Free live concert set for tonight in the park
Free live concert set for tonight in the park From Staff Reports Fri, 06/14/2024 - 03:19 Image Fans could get up close to enjoy the LC Rocks band who played June 7 in Johnson Park thanks to the free summer concert series in Marble Falls. Another concert is scheduled in the...
District to boost school security
District to boost school security Phil Reynolds Staff Writer Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image The software also includes a digital map of each campus, including the high school, that will be installed on all front office computers. ...
$4.2M could boost park amenities
$4.2M could boost park amenities Raymond V. Whelan Staff Writer Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image One of the newest amenities of Lakeside Park is a manmade sandy beach area. The Marble Falls EDC is proposing an investment of millions of dollars into upgrades and additional amenities at the same park. File...
Bay Boogie concerts continue with Exit 505 Band
Bay Boogie concerts continue with Exit 505 Band Special To The Highlander Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image Come to the Boogie at the Bay concert by boat or car and be ready to boogie to the lively Exit 505, a Kerrville band that plays a wide variety of music styles including...
Students make virtual waves in eSports
Students make virtual waves in eSports Special To The Highlander Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image Pictured, from left, are eSports state championship winners Coach Adam Ray, Reed Lewis, Jeremy Williams, Alex Turley, Linden Colwell, Jesse Jimenez and Renae Feller, who are part of the Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program. Contributed/MFISD ...
Marble Falls ISD applauds great feats
Marble Falls ISD applauds great feats News Staff Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image From left, Coach Austin Silva, runner Tyler Hamblin, and Coach Chris Schrader savor the moment – Hamblin was the only track and field state finalist this year. Contributed photos ...
The 2024 Lakefest
The 2024 Lakefest News Staff Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image The 2024 Lakefest drag boat races, hosted by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Southern Drag Boat Association, will roar into town tomorrow and Sunday at Lakeside Park. For ticket information, go to visitmarblefalls.org or call 830-693-2815. File photo Body The 2024 Lakefest drag boat races, hosted by the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Southern Drag Boat Association, will roar into town tomorrow and Sunday at Lakeside Park. For ticket information, go to visitmarblefalls.org or call 830-693-2815.
Roll up your sleeves for the Big Clean Up Day
Roll up your sleeves for the Big Clean Up Day Special To The Highlander Fri, 06/07/2024 - 03:14 Image Volunteers will be on hand to clean and beautify key areas such as this manmade pond at Inks Lake State Park on Saturday, June 8. Contributed photos ...
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