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MFHS students safe after Fort Hood visit
All five students from Marble Falls High School who traveled to Fort Hood Thursday are home safely, according to a statement by Dr. Ryder Warren, superintendent of Marble Falls Independent School ...
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Congress gives homebuyers a break
Congress approved expansion this week of the homebuyer’s tax credit and extended it through April 2010, a move Highland Lakes Realtors hope will stimulate sales and fuel the local economy. The bi...
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US 281 bridge over lake set for 2010 start
A new US 281 bridge across Lake Marble Falls has been approved by the Texas Department of Transportation after years of collaborative planning by state and local officials. Howard Lyons, area engi...
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MFISD schools win Gold Performance Awards
Four of the six campuses in the Marble Falls Independent School District won Gold Performance Awards Thursday from the Texas Education Agency ( TEA ), according to Dr. Ryder Warren, MFISD superi...
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M’Falls, G’Shoals VFDs to regroup after vote
The Marble Falls Area and Granite Shoals Volunteer Fire Departments were left considering funding options this week after voters within the boundaries of new emergency service districts voted down...
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Tussle over funds for roads delayed
Burnet County commissioners briefly considered arguing early this week over $640,000 worth of state road money, before deciding to put off debate for a month. “Do you want to have that argument n...
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Marble Falls, Granite Shoals voters nix ESDs; Briggs/Oakalla roundly approve theirs
by Glynis Crawford Smith
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Marble Falls and Granite Shoals voters narrowly defeated proposed Emergency Service Districts Tuesday night, unofficial returns showed. But in Briggs/Oakalla voters overwhelmingly endorsed their ne...
HSB OKs sales tax by 80%
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More than 80 percent of Horseshoe Bay voters supported the 1/4 of a cent increase in the local sales tax earmarked for street maintenance in unofficial returns Tuesday night. Horseshoe Bay reside...
State passes 11 props, 2 fail in Llano
by Ashleigh Whaley
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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All 11 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution passed Tuesday in unofficial statewide election night returns. Two fell short in Llano County and one failed in Burnet County. With 70.19 perc...
Officials form alliance to answer water needs
by Ashleigh Whaley
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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Officials representing the water needs of communities throughout Burnet County hope to forge a county-wide plan to answer the challenges the area faces as a result of the drought and the Lower Colo...
Mining firm to remove ‘blasting’ signs on US 281
by Ashleigh Whaley
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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Drivers heading north on US 281 South toward Marble Falls may soon travel with greater ease now that a local mining corporation has agreed to shrink and downplay signs alerting travelers to the adj...
Voters to decide on EMS districts, tax issues and state amendments
by Staff Reports
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Decisions on three emergency services districts, local sales tax proposals and state constitutional amendments face voters in Burnet and Llano counties today. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m...