Entries by luke

PEC won’t return in-person payment option to lobbies

An artist’s rendition showing what the Pedernales Electric Cooperative plans to do to the front lobbies of its regional offices helped convince five members of the Board of Directors to vote against reinstating in-person bill payments. Indoor bill-paying kiosks as shown in the image should be available in most regional offices in the next three […]

Burnet County Jail bookings for Dec. 9-15, 2022

The following people were arrested and booked into the Burnet County Jail during the period of Dec. 9-15, 2022, according to Burnet County Sheriff’s Office logs. City of residence and release information are listed when available. This list does not constitute an official court document, and all persons are innocent until proven guilty in a […]

BIZ: Petco coming to Marble Falls

Construction workers began clearing the site for a new Petco at 3108 U.S. 281 earlier this fall. No timeline has been announced for when the national pet supplies chain store will open. Staff photo by Nathan Bush A nearly 12,000-square-foot Petco is coming to Marble Falls, city officials confirmed. The pet supplies chain store will […]

Apply for LCRA community grants in January

The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 for community projects across its wholesale power, water, and transmission service areas. Applications for Community Development Partnership Program grants will be available online in January and must be submitted by midnight Jan. 31.  Most grants are for $25,000 or less, but several grants […]

Horseshoe Bay Nature Park gets grant for educational signs

Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative representatives on Dec. 7 presented a community grant check to the Horseshoe Bay Nature Park board to be used on educational signs. Pictured are park board Secretary Vicki Adcock (left), park board Treasurer Andy Thurman, PEC Community Outreach specialist Celeste Mikeska, LCRA board member Margaret Voelter, park […]

Pizza Hut clearing Marble Falls site for new building

Site clearing for the new Pizza Hut, 1000 U.S. 281, began in early December 2022. The property is the same location as the former Pizza Hut, which was demolished in December 2021. Staff photo by Nathan Bush After a yearlong hiatus, Pizza Hut is returning to Marble Falls.  Site clearing on the property at the […]

Picayune People: It’s always a Fiestaware day for collector Kimberlee McLeod

(Story written by correspondent Shirlene Bridgewater) For Burnet resident Kimberlee Allen McLeod’s family, Thanksgiving dinner pops with color. A second-generation collector of Fiestaware, McLeod carefully packs selected pieces, all color coordinated, for holiday dinner at her mother’s house.  Introduced to the United States in 1936 by the Homer Laughlin China Company, Fiestaware is “An American […]