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Bertram’s Prairie Flower Garden Club hosted its annual Plant & Bake Sale this past Friday at the Bertram Community Center. They had a great crowd of plant lovers who shopped the wide assortment of ...

Outgoing District 5 Director James Oakley, first elected in June 2013 to the Pedernales Electric Cooperative Board, bid farewell to the PEC family on May 16. In 2025, he could not run for re-election ...

The May 13 meeting of the Burnet City Council began with the council canvassing and certifying the results of the May 3 General Election. Gary Wideman was re-elected as mayor, while Ricky Langley, ...

Lower Colorado River Authority officials recently approved a permit for Asphalt LLC to build an aggregate processing plant and quarry over more than 700 acres in Burnet County. Despite a torrent of ...

On March 1st, the Burnet Chamber of Commerce held its 70th annual Awards Banquet at the Burnet Community Center, celebrating outstanding individuals and businesses that contribute to the community.

During a budget workshop, Burnet City Council Council members received and discussed the results of the community priorities survey Feb. 18, which will help shape future strategic and budget planning.

In the Texas Hill Country, the drought’s effects on the environment are apparent, including a loss of drought-tolerant plants; deer grazing on deer-resistant plants; and trees that are in distress or ...

It was time to celebrate the big 75, time to enter the 75-year club. More than 100 locals and visitors helped the Burnet County Library System celebrate its 75th anniversary Sept. It was time to ...

The 2023 Burnet High School volleyball team earned head coach Crystal Shipley (standing, right) her 100th career victory, which came against Lampasas on Sept. 26, 2023. Celebrating the milestone were ...

Burnet Police Chief Brian Lee is planning to call in 10-7 (the traditional patrol police officer radio signal which declares “out of service”) and to be sure, the announcement will end a job well done ...

Iva Dean Kirkland Buchhorn April 7, 1943 - May 6, 2025 Iva Dean Kirkland Buchhorn, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, after a long and ...