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Burnet leaders highlight key issues in State of Community event
BURNET — Burnet leaders, citizens and dignitaries gathered for the State of the Community on Feb. 20 to hear the city’s mayor and school superintendent highlight key issues within the community....
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Burnet swimmer earns bronze medal at state swim meet
FROM STAFF REPORTS Burnet High School junior swimmer Seth Timmons is all smiles after receiving the bronze medal for his performance in the 500-meters freestyle at the state meet on Feb. 23. Courtesy...
View ArticleBurnet school district, city adding ‘police presence’ on campuses
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Burnet school campuses will have a new safety fixture beginning March 4. Spurred on by the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Burnet school district...
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Burnet, YMCA work toward agreement on Galloway-Hammond
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Big changes are coming to Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center as the city and YMCA of Greater Williamson County work toward an operating agreement for the center....
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Burnet woman gets 15 years for her role in 2009 shooting
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A Burnet County jury sentenced 42-year-old Linda Sue Cowan of Burnet to 15 years in prison for getting her son to shoot another woman in December 2009. The...
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Burnet, YMCA partnership to bring major renovations to Galloway-Hammond
BURNET — Big changes are coming to Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center as the city and YMCA of Greater Williamson County work toward an operating agreement for the center. The two entities have agreed...
View ArticleCandidates file for Highland Lakes elections on May 11
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — When voters head to the polls for the Highland Lakes elections May 11, they’ll find they have a lot of selections on the ballot, with a few exceptions. The filing date...
View ArticleBurnet powerlifter finishes 8th at state meet
FROM STAFF REPORTS CORPUS CHRISTI — Burnet High School junior Brittney Barksdale finished eighth in the Class 3A state powerlifting meet March 15 in Corpus Christi. Barksdale, in her first year of...
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Burnet Bluebonnet Festival offers packed weekend of events
The Bluebonnet Festival returns April 11-14 in Burnet. Most of the events will be found on the Historic Burnet Square, with a few scattered about in other parts of town. Officials kick off the 30th...
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Burnet asks community to Join the Journey
BURNET — With Burnet students and staff as well as local officials surrounding her, Janet Christiansen shared the goal of Join the Journey during its kickoff May 15 at the Burnet Community Center....
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Authorities nab Burnet Intermediate Sanction Facility escapees fleeing toward...
DANIEL CLIFTON and CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF Charles Edwards IV James Williams BURNET — Two 18-year-old men enjoyed a few hours of freedom July 6 after walking out a door at the Intermediate...
View ArticleBurnet County agrees to pay Burnet Fire Department for mutual aid
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — The Burnet Fire Department has long responded to mutual aid calls outside city limits, but now it will receive money from the county for those services. The City...
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Burnet man charged in shooting, one person in critical condition
FROM STAFF REPORTS Ricardo Torres BURNET — One man is in critical condition while another is behind bars following a Sunday morning shooting stemming from a verbal argument, officials said. Burnet...
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Burnet area home destroyed by fire; no injuries reported
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF A structure fire early Nov. 20 destroyed a manufactured home in the 4300 block of U.S. 281 North in Burnet. No injuries were reported from the fire. Photo courtesy of...
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Burnet leaders highlight key issues in State of Community event
BURNET — Burnet leaders, citizens and dignitaries gathered for the State of the Community on Feb. 20 to hear the city’s mayor and school superintendent highlight key issues within the community....
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Burnet swimmer earns bronze medal at state swim meet
FROM STAFF REPORTS Burnet High School junior swimmer Seth Timmons is all smiles after receiving the bronze medal for his performance in the 500-meters freestyle at the state meet on Feb. 23. Courtesy...
View ArticleBurnet school district, city adding ‘police presence’ on campuses
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Burnet school campuses will have a new safety fixture beginning March 4. Spurred on by the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Burnet school district...
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Burnet, YMCA work toward agreement on Galloway-Hammond
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Big changes are coming to Galloway-Hammond Recreation Center as the city and YMCA of Greater Williamson County work toward an operating agreement for the center....
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Authorities nab Burnet Intermediate Sanction Facility escapees fleeing toward...
DANIEL CLIFTON and CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF Charles Edwards IV James Williams BURNET — Two 18-year-old men enjoyed a few hours of freedom July 6 after walking out a door at the Intermediate...
View ArticleBurnet County agrees to pay Burnet Fire Department for mutual aid
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — The Burnet Fire Department has long responded to mutual aid calls outside city limits, but now it will receive money from the county for those services. The City...
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