A large cluster of COVID-19-positive inmates at the Ellen Halbert Unit in Burnet has caused the number of confirmed cases in Burnet County to climb dramatically, Burnet County Judge James Oakley said Wednesday, July 29.

Shopping with her family at the Dollar Tree in Marble Falls, Amber Koerner knows how to take the opportunity to find a few good deals. “Every penny counts,” “Every penny counts,” said Koerner, a Burnet said Koerner, a Burnet resident, whose children – resident, whose children – Hayden, 13; Clayton, 7; and Hayden, 13; Clayton, 7; and Makayla, 11 – attend Burnet Makayla, 11 – attend Burnet CISD.