Burnet CISD campuses celebrated MLK Day by learning about the contributions and sacrifices of Martin Luther King Jr. and by participating in service projects on their campus and around the community.

A public commenting period begins for a proposed sand plant in Kingsland, as applications for site development and dredging permission in Lake LBJ hang in the balance. The public has 15 days from the notice posting Jan.

The unemployment rate for Burnet and Llano counties each dropped by 0.5 percent in December as the area added 233 jobs to end 2020 on a positive note, according to figures released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

CareFlite, America’s oldest joint use air medical program will open a new air medical base on March 1, 2021. The new base will be located at the Buchanan Dam Community Center, 2395 Ranch Road 261, Buchanan Dam.

Congress has touted its efforts to save music and performance venues through the “Save Our Stages Act,” which was incorporated into the CARES Act II. But one beloved local performance venue finds itself shut out of any funding assistance, based on how the act is written.

A global COVID-19 pandemic could not stop the 54th annual Burnet County Livestock Show Premium Sale from setting a new auction sales record on Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Burnet County Fairgounds.

The filing period for positions on the Burnet City Council, Bertram City Council and Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees began Wednesday, Jan. 13, and will continue until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12.

A non-binding, new county transportation plan adopted by Burnet County commissioners Tuesday, Jan. 12, calls for development of not one, but two new bridge crossings over the Colorado River to help relieve traffic congestion and improve emergency response time.