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MFISD superintendent leaving for Midway

Dr. Chris Allen, superintendent of the Marble Falls Independent School District, was named the lone finalist for the superintendent job at Midway ISD near Waco. It would be a return for Allen, who worked in Midway from 2008-12. File photo Marble Falls Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Chris Allen on Jan. 3 was named the […]

Marble Falls fire station to get makeover

Built over 25 years ago, Fire Station 1, 700 Avenue N in Marble Falls, currently uses a window as a fire escape in lieu of a door. Replacing the window with a door is at the top of Fire Chief Russell Sander’s renovation wishlist. Staff photo by Nathan Bush The Marble Falls City Council took […]

THAT’S MY JOB: School resource officer Tim McIntyre vows ‘no Uvalde’ in Burnet County

School resource officer Tim McIntyre says remaining visible, present, and approachable to students and staff are responsibilities of his job. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey Tim McIntyre has been a school resource officer in the Marble Falls Independent School District School for more than 20 years and has seen his job evolve from writing citations […]

Top Highland Lakes stories in 2022

Just as we collectively hoped, COVID-19 (mostly) took a back seat in 2022 as a top news story, making way for rapid growth, drought, public policy, and politics. Dominating DailyTrib.com headlines were water management and drought, growth, the Granite Shoals City Council, the Llano County Library System, and crime.  The most-read online stories were about […]

Register for Marble Falls youth soccer league by Feb. 24

Registration is open for a youth soccer program hosted by the Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Department. Parents have until Feb. 24 to sign up their child in the recreational spring league. The league is open to boys and girls ages 3-12, regardless of skill level or years of experience. It will field nine divisions, […]

Robert Jackson Rogers passed away on Dec. 28, 2022

Robert Jackson “Jack” Rogers was born on February 9, 1931, to Bertie Marie Anderson Rogers and Leonard Russell “Sandy” Rogers in Hargill, Texas. His family moved to Mt. Calm, Texas, in 1936. Jack’s father passed in 1941, so he, his mom, and three siblings moved to Center, Texas, for a little while and then decided […]

Chuck Wagon Chow Down fundraiser Jan. 28

Auctioneers Mark West and Scotty Gibbs will lead the live auction at the 2023 Chuck Wagon Chow Down and Dinner hosted by the Highland Lakes Service League on Jan. 28. Courtesy photo The Highland Lakes Service League’s annual Chuck Wagon Chow Down Dinner and Auction is Saturday, Jan. 28. The fundraiser begins at 5:30 p.m. […]

Granite Shoals Coffee with the Council on Jan. 8

Granite Shoals will hold its first Coffee with the Council of 2023 from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at the community center, 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road. Residents can sit down with officials and discuss city business, ideas, and concerns in an informal setting. Councilors Samantha Ortis and Kevin Flack, Mayor Aaron Garcia, and Interim […]