Weather Forecast

Local News
Highlander presents 2 candidate nights
The Highlander will present two public forums prior to the May 8 Marble Falls City Council elections to enable voters to meet the candidates and question them on key community issues. The free eve...
2 hrs 59 mins ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Vaughan exhibit kicks off ‘Paint the Town’
The 5th Annual Paint the Town, Marble Falls’ plein air painting event set for April 16, 17 and 18, already has topped 50 entries and has garnered as its judge a nationally recognized painter, Virg...
3 hrs 2 mins ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Poetry contest offered
Highland Lakes Writers announce a poetry contest open to all poets in the Marble Falls area. Poems may be submitted in the following categories: Adults (18 and over), high school (ages 14 to 17...
7 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Rep. Aycock names new chief of staff
KILLEEN—Dist. 54 state Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock has announced the selection of a new chief of staff. Mitzi Stoute, former legislative aide and office manager, has been promoted to fill the vacancy ...
7 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Accused arsonist arrested
Authorities arrested a Llano man Wednesday night who is accused to having set 11 fires along roadways in the central and western portions of Llano County during February and March of last year. Wi...
13 hrs ago | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
City Council gives downtown much needed boost
After the Marble Falls Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously at their previous meeting to initiate and present a comprehensive planning project that focuses on the revitalization and ...
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Master plan could boost Main Street
by Ashleigh Whaley
Highland Lakes Newspapers
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The time to revive downtown business and boost the appeal of Marble Falls’ Main Street District is now, according to the city’s planning and zoning commission. The Marble Falls Planning & Zoning C...
2 killed in US 281 crash north of Burnet
by James Walker
Highland Lakes Newspapers
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
HSB woman slams Lexus into home
by Geoff West
Highland Lakes Newspapers
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A woman crashed her 2002 Lexus CS 430 into the side of her Horseshoe Bay home Monday after she said her accelerator malfunctioned less than 20 feet from her garage. Marilyn Butler said she was pu...
Four file for county water district races
by James Walker
Highland Lakes Newspapers
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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...
Housing authority to revamp MF affordable housing
by Ashleigh Whaley
Highland Lakes Newspapers
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
The Marble Falls Housing Authority is gearing up for the demolition of 66 units west of Main Street in the first of a two-phase project designed to revamp the city’s affordable housing. The demoli...
Petition against street proposal gains steam
by Geoff West
Highland Lakes Newspapers
2 days 19 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Close to 700 Horseshoe Bay residents have signed a petition against the city’s proposal to levy property owners for street upgrades, according to residents that drafted the petition in February. T...