A new year — 2021 meant the start of a new term for several Burnet County elected officials Friday, Jan. 1, as they were officially sworn in during a morning ceremony at the Burnet County Courthouse. Those who were administered the oath of office included 33rd District Judge Allan Garrett,…

Burnet County residents — especially those over 65 or who carry additional health risks are still waiting to find out when they can start receiving doses of one of the two COVID-19 vaccines currently approved by the Food & Drug Administration. Last month, the State Department of Health…

A fire destroyed a home in the 600 block of Park Road 4. Investigators reported a juvenile playing with matches sparked the blaze. See the full story on Page 8. Contributed/James Oakley

After an exhaustive investigation, authorities say they have connected a man initially arrested on credit card abuse charges with the death of an elderly woman, who was last seen at a Burnet motel. Burnet police investiga-tors charged 45-year-old Adrian Vega with capital murder Dec. 30 in the…

At almost the last possible minute — Wednesday, Dec. 30 — Llano County commissioners learned that federal Medicare officials had granted “critical access” designation to Llano Memorial Hospital. That cleared the way for commissioners to sign a lease with Mid Coast Health System of El Campo to…

JoAnn Myers, whose passion for her adopted hometown of Burnet guided her leadership of the county’s historical commission, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20 at the age of 77. Myers may have been a transplant to Burnet County, as she and her husband Robert Mack Myers Sr. did not move to the area until…

A blaze sparked by a juvenile “playing with matches” Jan. 4 has displaced a family just off Park Road 4 in Burnet, investigators said. The fire was reported at 2:10 p.m. at a rock and mortar-style residence in the 600 block of the roadway. The occupants — comprised of two adult females, a 12-year…

An H-E-B employee, or partner, from Store 735, 1503 Farm Road 1431, Marble Falls, was confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19 last month, but did not require the store to close as a result, company officials said last week in a press release. The partner had last worked or was last present…

Dr. James Louis Morrow, 85 of Kerrville, Texas, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 in Kerrville. He was born August 24, 1935 to James Kenneth Morrow and Melva Jackson Morrow in Donna, Texas. Jim was the oldest of five siblings, Ann Harvey, Kay Perry, Allen Morrow and Charlie Morrow. Jim moved…

Shirley Young Adwers left her life on earth for a better place in heaven on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. Shirley led an amazingly diverse life in her 87 years. She was born in Houston on September 6, 1933, the youngest of 6 children to James Gordon Young and Irma Louise Schmidt. She grew up in the…