MARBLE FALLS--He’s really not “big,” but he is tall--6’6”--and if you had to draw a high jumper for your midterm in sketch class you’d ask Kason O’Riley to pose for you. Forget about his thin look, the Mustang senior got the job done March 11 by clearing seven feet for the first time in his superb career.
I didn’t grow up in the church so I didn’t know the basic Bible stories other than Christmas and Easter.
When I began to investigate the Christian faith, I started reading the Gospels. I discovered they spend more time about Jesus’ last hours on earth and his death than his birth.
Despite high winds in the Horseshoe Bay Resort MGA First United Bank Pick- Your-Tee Classic on Apple Rock Golf Course Friday, five golfers out of a field of 107 managed to post a net under par score.
And two of the winners moved into the top five slots in the Edward Jones Points Race.
Winning Flight 1 with an even score of net 72 was Todd Boorman; taking Flight 2 with a 2-under net 70 was Tom Schar; and the Flight 3 winner was Doug Land with his 7-under net 65.
In the MGA’s Edward Jon ...
The Water Conservation Advisory Council created the Blue Legacy Awards to recognize responsible management of our water resources and to showcase examples of effective water stewardship. Texas leaders have long recognized that water conservation is an important part of planning to meet future needs. Communities and businesses across Texas have shown conservation programs to be a cost-effective method of meeting increased water demands while postponing expensive supply or capacity expansion.
All adults will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas beginning Monday, March 29.
The Texas Department of State Health Services expects vaccine supplies to increase next week, and providers in multiple parts of the state have made great strides in vaccinating people in the current priority groups. The state’s Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel recommended opening vaccination to everyone who falls under the current Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations to prot ...
Exciting news! The blue residential trash carts we see each week placed curbside are being replaced with brand new green carts from Waste Management (WM) the City’s waste collection company. Starting Monday April 5 please place your current blue cart curbside for normal garbage pickup on your normal day. No change in your normal weekly routine required.
John Woessner had a hole in one on the 13th hole at Slick Rock, sinking a 6-iron from 160 yards for his second career ace. The shot was witnessed by Tom Kundinger, Jim Livingston and David Bankston. John was playing in the Tuesday Horton game and won the Superskin pot worth $325, most of which he then spent buying drinks for his 43 fellow competitors.
The Llano County Commissioners had a full agenda Monday morning.
It started off with a public service announcement that the Llano Library is offering fine amnesty from April 1-30 in honor of National Library Week. Fines will be excused for overdue books and materials that have been previously checked out from the library.
The Horseshoe Bay Property Owners Association held its Annual Meeting at Quail Point Lodge on Saturday, March 20, with over 100 members in attendance.
Highlights of the meeting include:
-- The Honorable Dr. Cynthia Clinesmith, Mayor of Horseshoe Bay, and Mary Daniel received POA certificates of achievement for their work. Mayor Clinesmith for her outstanding work keeping the community informed during the winter storm, and Mary Daniel, Citizen of the Year, for her exemplary community volun ...
On Wednesday, March 23, LCRA received test results from blue-green algae samples taken from five Highland Lakes – lakes Buchanan, Inks, LBJ, Marble Falls and Travis – on March 16 and 17.
The tests detected cyanotoxins, which are emitted by blue-green algae and can be fatal to dogs, in algae samples from Inks Lake, Lake Marble Falls and Lake Travis.
“The key here is not to let your guard down,’’ said John Hofmann, LCRA executive vice president of Water.
