http://www.highlandernews.com/ Get the latest news coverage for Marble Falls, Texas. http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4918 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4918 Burnet County officials said additional arson charge not asurprise for murder suspect.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4916 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4916 Thunderstorms early Tuesday morning graced Buchanan Dam with less than three inches of precious rainfall while other areas of the Highland Lakes including Marble Falls, Burnet and Llano saw less than http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4917 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4917 Every Emergency Service District – no, why stop there –every Emergency Service District, school district and municipality in BurnetCounty should make a beeline for the trough of the Central Texas Grou http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4915 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4915 The Marble Falls Independent School District School Board andnbsp;took a hard look at standardized testing results from the middle and elementary schools at their meeting Monday evening.andnbsp;Althou http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4910 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4910 The Pedernales Electric Cooperative is hiring a 10-yearelectrical engineering veteran as their chief executive officerandnbsp; who will start on July 22. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4911 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4911 Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District directorsvoted Friday to give an emergency services district in the northeast part ofBurnet County $16,000 to buy a 31,000-gallon tank for a rainwater c http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4912 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4912 The fourth annual Soapbox Classic brought racers from acrossTexas, and as far as Coloradoand Kansas to Marble Fallsthis father’s day weekend. It’s definitely become a Hill Countytradition and it’s get http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4913 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4913 Three men arrested Thursday night are suspected of throwinga hammer at a vehicle during an altercation, Granite Shoals Police reported. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4909 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4909 Soapbox derby cars and racers took over Third Street in Marble Falls June 14-16 for the fourth annual Adult Soap Box Derby.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4908 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4908 TheGlobe Theatre in Bertram has exceeded its $25,000 goal to purchase, ship, and installnewly refurbished vintage” seats.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4896 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4896 The Marble Falls Independent School District Board ofTrustees Tuesday evaluated program costs and needs for implementingimprovements for career and technology programs and are considering issuing amul http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4893 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4893 High school students who failed any end of course exams nolonger required by the state for graduation are still being advised to attendsummer school, Marble Falls District Administrators said Thursday http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4899 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4899 The Red Baron Antique Mall will host a benefit and silentauction for a local man who is suffering from Stage 4 lung cancer. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4898 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4898 A look forward to a publichearing on a zoning change and a workshop to consider the possibility of a newadvisory committee to focus on property maintenance was part of discussion atthe Tuesday night m http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4897 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4897 A Round Mountain man wassentenced to life in prison after Judge Dan Mills of the 424th District Courtfound him guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Michael Ribera, 52, originally pled guilt http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4894 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4894 Local summer readers made a handful of new four legged friends at the Marble Falls Library this morning. Happy Tails Entertainment brought several exotic animals including a ring tailed lemur, a wall http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4892 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4892 A Round Mountain man was sentenced to life imprisonmentafter Judge Dan Mills of the 424th District Court found him guilty ofaggravated sexual assault of a child. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4881 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4881 Meadow Lakes City Council adopted an ordinance enacting a new city code at their regular meeting Tuesday evening.It just needed to be cleaned up, it hadn’t been done in about ten years,” said City Sec http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4877 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4877 The attorney for former Republican Party leader Johnnie BRogers, who pleaded no contest to a Class A misdemeanor in the beating of anewspaper reporter last year, filed a motion Monday to release his c http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4876 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4876 TheLower Colorado River Authority’s Facebook account and how it is administered isscheduled to be on the agenda for discussion by the authority’s WaterOperations Committee when it meets Tuesday in Aus http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4879 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4879 The owners of the GlobeTheatre in Bertram have been working to restore the historic theater since 2009and while the restoration is nearing the end, they are asking for one finalpush in online donation http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4865 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4865 Pedernales Electric Cooperative members have been targetedby phone and email scams, company officials warn. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4867 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4867 Mustang Equipment at 3053 South US 281 in Marble Fallsannounced Monday that they will be relocating the dealership in early Augustafter purchasing property on US 281 just north of Marble Falls. Mustan http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4864 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4864 Texasstate standards for testing are getting an overhaul; the required 15 end ofcourse exams required of high school students will be cut to five exams. Gov. Rick Perry signed a bill Monday morning th http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4863 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4863 Developer Charles Teeple has decided to abandon his quest tobuild condos on lake Marble Fallsand now plans to build a hotel and restaurant next to where the Hampton Innresides.Plans are expected to be http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4871 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4871 The Llano County Sheriff’s Office apprehended two suspectsearly Monday afternoon that attempted to swim across Lake Buchanan to evadepolice.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4862 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4862 A Horseshoe Bay man was arrested following the stabbing ofhis roommate early Sunday morning. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4860 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4860 Scattered showers and thunderstorms graced parts of Central Texasandnbsp;this morningandnbsp;although no severe weather is expected today by the National Weather Service. The highest recorded levels http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4857 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4857 The City of Cottonwood Shores will face a yet another changeto the council lineup as Councilmember Mary Ann Houser has turned in her noticeof resignation. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4855 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4855 The CSCOPE era is over, but questions still remain about theuse of the existing lesson plans. Teachers in Marble Falls Independent School District willcontinue to use the plans if they see the need to http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4856 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4856 Marble Falls Gospel singer Becki Mayes’s single I am notbroken” is number one on the National Gospel Chart and has remained in the topthree for the past three weeks. I’m pretty excited, as far as pers http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4854 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4854 Marble Falls City Council Tuesdayapproved allocation of $10,000 from the community project fund set up lastOctober to help pay for the July 4 fireworks show.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4853 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4853 The grand opening of Goodwill Industries of Central Texas inMarble Falls brought a crowd of customers thatstood elbow to elbow waiting to breach the front doors Thursday. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4851 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4851 andnbsp;The 78th Annual Llano County Rodeo kicks off this Friday and Saturday night at 7.pm. in the covered arena, which is located two miles west of Llano on Ranch Road 152. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4850 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4850 Don’t be alarmed! The brush burn at the northwest corner ofthe US 281, RR 2147 intersection is controlled, said firefighters. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4848 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4848 Lane closure at intersection of US 281 and RR 2147 ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4840 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4840 Marble Falls City Council approved to allocate $10,000 from the community donation fund set up last October to the July 4andnbsp;firework show put on by the city at their regular meeting Tuesday eveni http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4837 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4837 Burnet County Commissioners voiced their support for theTexas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) move to rework the LowerColorado River Authority’s water management plan and heard a positive http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4836 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4836 Marble Falls Firefighters prevented what could have been amajor catastrophe when they contained a natural gas leak at the CorWorthfacilities on Tuesday afternoon. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4835 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4835 Burnet County Judge Donna Klaeger, who has led the county asit weathered a tough economic climate and an era of increased unfunded mandatesfrom the state government, will not seek re-election next yea http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4834 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4834 From Staff ReportsMarble Falls girls varsitybasketball players will compete in the Leander summer league, starting June 11and running through June 27.The varsity took second in theFredericksburg Shoot http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4831 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4831 The City of Marble Falls’ purple pipe reclaimed waterproject is now in the final stages and is expected to be completed beforeLakeFest this summer, according to reports by Robert Moss, director of the http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4830 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4830 Marble Falls’ resident high-fashion designer, ChasityTaylor, graduated from college last May and is now weighing her options in New York, California andher dream destination, London. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4833 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4833 No one was injured when an 18-wheeler overturnedon the shoulder of TX 71 East, about three miles west of Spicewood Mondayafternoon. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4829 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4829 TheTexas Commission on Environmental Quality’s executive director Mondayeffectively rejected the Lower Colorado River Authority’s proposed plan formanaging the water in the Highland Lakes.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4832 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4832 Cottonwood Shores City Administrator Janet Taylor-Carusisubmitted her resignation that will go before the council for approval atThursday’s meeting. ... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4870 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4870 After 16 years in residence on Kerrville Folkway in North Austin, Buddy” moved on to Doggie Heaven last week. Known as the neighborhood pet” for his welcoming grin, better suited to a Cheshire cat tha http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4882 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4882 Brooke isa 5-month-old Lab mix puppy. She is lots of puppy with energy, gives lots ofkisses, and loves” the water. If you have the time to spend training Brooke,she will give you a lifetime of uncondi http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4861 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4861 The 78th Annual Llano Open Pro Rodeo drew a crowd on Friday and Saturday night.... http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4880 http://www.highlandernews.com/news_article.php?article_id=4880 Lady is adachshund mix, about 6, weighs 30 pounds, already spayed. She loves to play andrun, swim, loves kids, great with other dogs, keeps kennel clean, great onleash. Also good with cats and will ke