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Burnet hotel now reopened
The Highland Lakes Hotel, formerly the Holiday Inn Express Burnet, has reopened after being closed briefly last week when the city of Burnet shut off water and electricity to the facility. The Fir...
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3 win seats without a city election
There will be no Burnet city council election May 8 after only three candidates were eligible to run for three open positions. That means holdovers William DeLeon and Pat Riddell and newcomer Gary...
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Hoover Valley to get its polling place
The Burnet County elections administrator quickly reversed herself Tuesday when Pct. 2 County Commissioner Bill Neve strongly objected to her plan to not have a Hoover Valley polling place for the...
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Bertram Council hears concerns for proposed realignment of east Vaughan Street
A public hearing was held during the Bertram City Council meeting Tuesday evening concerning a Texas Department of Transportation project. The proposed project will close the east end of Vaughan S...
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2 killed in US 281 crash north of Burnet
A 39-year-old Burnet County man and a 71-year-old man from Lometa were killed Saturday night when their vehicles collided head-on on U.S. 281 about 14 miles north of Burnet. Stacy Allen Kirk of t...
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Four file for county water district races
Steve Henderson is of the opinion the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District board of directors need to change their ways and he’s ready to help them along with the task. Jeffrey Koska th...
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Burnet hotel reopens after being shut down
by James Walker
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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The Highland Lakes Hotel, formerly the Holiday Inn Express Burnet, has reopened after being closed briefly last week when the city of Burnet shut off water and electricity to the facility. The Fir...
AG warns parents of chat site
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot has issued a consumer alert to parents concerning the video chat Web site Chatroulette.com. The increasingly popular Web site poses a threat to Texas children by ...
Burnet, Llano counties come out in big numbers
by Jami Rash
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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Burnet and Llano voters turned out for the statewide contested elections in big numbers. The official results for the contested statewide Republican races, Burnet and Llano counties showed strong ...
Republicans approve five propositions on the 2010 primary ballot
by Jami Rash
Highland Lakes Newspapers
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Along with candidates for offices from courthouses to the state house, Republican voters had the chance to weigh in on five ballot propositions in Tuesday’s primary election. The State Republican ...
Two Burnet County incumbents defeated
by James Walker
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Burnet County Republican voters turned out two veteran county officials Tuesday, sending two-term District Clerk Dana DeBerry and Treasurer Betty Trapp to crushing defeats. DeBerry finished third ...
Perry takes GOP race, White wins handily
by Glynis Crawford Smith
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Republican Gov. Rick Perry won his party’s nomination Tuesday night, defeating U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and newcomer Debra Medina. Hutchison conceded the race about 10 p.m. after about 45 pe...