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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...
View ArticleDPS: ‘Unsafe speed’ cited as a factor in fatal wreck on remote roadway near...
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Two people died after the pickup in which they were traveling left the roadway and landed in the water Dec. 7 just outside Burnet on CR 341, also known as Mormon Mill Road,...
View ArticleScammers targeting Burnet utility customers by phone
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — City officials are warning residents about a potential scam involving utility payments. The Burnet Police Department has received calls regarding a utility bill scam in...
View ArticleBurnet apartment fire starts in kitchen area of one unit, displaces four...
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Firefighters evacuated four families at an apartment complex where one of the units was destroyed and three others sustained smoke damage Dec. 30, investigators said. The...
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Two people indicted in 2012 overdose death of Burnet teen
FROM STAFF REPORTS KYLEY DENTON WILLS BURNET — Darlene Jackson, 18, was a Burnet High School senior who, like many of her classmates, was probably looking forward to graduation in the spring of 2013....
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Former Burnet coach charged with improper relationship with student
FROM STAFF REPORTS JOSE SIERRA BURNET — A Burnet High School baseball coach who abruptly resigned March 5 now faces criminal charges for allegedly having an improper relationship with a student....
View ArticleBurnet police charge fourth suspect in alleged yearlong abuse of woman
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR BURNET — A fourth person faces charges stemming from a Burnet police investigation that alleges a woman was held against her will and beaten for about a year at home in...
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Burnet woman faces intoxication manslaughter charge in death of 4-year-old son
FROM STAFF REPORTS BOBBIE JO AULL LLANO — A 29-year-old Burnet woman involved in a rollover accident that killed her 4-year-old son faces an intoxication manslaughter charge after her lab results...
View ArticleWater conservation steps vary among Highland Lakes cities
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF MEADOWLAKES — While area communities launch into once-a-week mandatory watering restrictions, one lakeside community utilizes more than 200-year-old water rights to set...
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Bluebonnet Festival in full bloom this weekend
The Doghouse Race returns along with the Bluebonnet Festival to Burnet on April 10-13. File photo BURNET — Are you trying to figure out what to do or if there’s something for you at this year’s...
View ArticleBurnet Middle School gets an ‘all-clear’ after bomb threat
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — An “all-clear” has been issued for Burnet Middle School by the Burnet Police Department. A bomb threat at the Burnet Middle School about 9:40 a.m. April 10 forced...
View ArticleBurnet Middle School student charged in bomb threat; weapons removed from home
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — Burnet police said they have detained a Burnet Middle School student in connection with an April 10 bomb scare at the campus. According to a city news release,...
View ArticleStudents return to campus after bomb threat at Burnet Middle School
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Burnet Middle School students returned to school about 3 p.m. April 14 after a second bomb threat in less than a week. Seventh- and eighth-grade students were moved off...
View ArticleBertram city secretary Evan Milliorn takes Burnet position
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF BERTRAM — Bertram city secretary Evan Milliorn is returning home. After about 3½ years, Milliorn is resigning from his job in Bertram to become assistant director of...
View ArticleFourth ‘bomb threat’ triggers search of Burnet Middle School; classes resume
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A fourth bomb scare at Burnet Middle School on April 30 disrupted sixth-grade classes for several hours as Burnet police and fire crews searched the sixth-grade campus....
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Burnet Fire Department settles in at new and bigger home
JARED FIELDS • PICAYUNE STAFF Fire Engine 1 has a new home at the Burnet Central Fire Station, 2002 U.S. 281 South in Burnet. The station was recently completed and is the new home for the Burnet Fire...
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Burnet County Rodeo rides into town with high-energy thrills
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Trick rider Ginger Duke will thrill the crowds during the 2014 Burnet County Rodeo on June 13-14 at the Burnet County Fairgrounds, 1301 Houston Clinton Drive in...
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$26M bond for needed building upgrades, Burnet chief says
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BURNET — A considered $26 million bond package might not be popular among taxpayers in the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District, but Superintendent Keith...
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Three indicted in Burnet assault, kidnapping case; death ruled homicide
FROM STAFF REPORTS CHARLOTTE ARMS BURNET — A case that shocked residents earlier this year took another step forward in June as the Burnet County Grand Jury indicted three suspects for allegedly...
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