After Saturday’s Burnet Consolidated Independent School Board election, three incumbents will be returning to the dais with one new face joining the board. The four places on the ballot were: Place 2, Place 4, Place 5, and Place 7.

The Burnet High School UIL Academic teams traveled to Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches last Friday and Saturday for the Region 3-4A Speech and Academic Meet. Burnet High finished 4th in the Team Sweepstakes competition out of 50 schools in Region 3-4A.

A group of prominent community leaders have come together to form a foundation to support Burnet Consolidated Independent School District. The Burnet CISD Education Foundation has announced their focus to enhance community support and to expand resources that enrich teaching, inspire learning, and maximize opportunities for all students in the Burnet Consolidated School District.

The Burnet County Farmers and Craft Market is gearing up for another great season. Downtown Burnet will be filled with vendors, starting Saturday, April 20, for the 2024 season.

Special to The Highlander A couple entered a guilty plea on human traf- ficking charges in connection with a north Burnet County counseling center for children, who were allegedly used to further for-profit businesses. In February, co-defendants Gary and Meghann Wiggins pled guilty in the 424th District Court of Burnet County to six counts each of traf- ficking of persons, each of which is a second-degree felony.

Burnet is on track to get two new businesses that are expected to give the city an economic boost. City Manager David Vaughn announced April 5 that a Tractor Supply store and a Marriott hotel both are set to build in Burnet.