Highland Lakes News

By Clay Thorp
Highland Lakes Newspapers
A 28-year-old Army Officer from Burnet was killed Thursday when his unit was ambushed by insurgents in Afghanistan.
Capt. Jason Holbrook, a Green Beret, Ranger and member of the Army Special Forces, was killed Thursday morning when an IED hit his convoy around 6 a.m. Thursday, his family said.
An official press release [...]

Marble Falls Independent School District  earned its first-ever recognized district rating in the 16-year history of the state’s annual assessment of Texas public schools  and school districts.
Three of the district’s five campuses—Marble Falls Elementary, Colt Elementary, and Spicewood Elementary schools—each received exemplary marks, the highest rating awarded under the Texas Education Agency’s Accountability Ratings, released [...]

Employee brightens up the day
By Jami Rash
Highland Lakes Newspapers
“Good morning, Sunshine. What can I get for you today?”
Pull into the Marble Falls McDonald’s any morning, and these words will greet you from the speaker in the driveway.
Christine Dezaux is the source of the unexpected, cheerful greeting that gets even the most grumpy customers to crack [...]

President and chief operating officer of Horseshoe Bay Resort since 2007, G. Michael Thomas has resigned for a position with Dallas Country Club, resort officials said.
Thomas will remain with the resort until Aug. 23, then begin as general manager and chief operating officer of the Dallas club, officials said.
“It is with mixed emotion that I [...]