Kingsland News

Robert R. Roberts, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at his home in Katy, Texas.

Remnants of Hurricane Rick damaged homes, delayed schools, and closed roads Wednesday night and Thursday morning, bringing as much as 9 inches of rain to the thirsty lakes and rivers of the Highland Lakes.

Mike Leggett, one of the best writers on this staff, indoors or outdoors, says the rain gauge in his yard topped out at 7 inches and counting.

The Llano County Commissioners Court will not have its regularly scheduled meeting this upcoming Monday because of the Columbus Day holiday.

Appendix A NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE SUBDIVISION SERVICE EXTENSION POLICY OF KINGSLAND WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION Pursuant to Texas Water Code, 13.2502, Kingsland Water Supply Corporation hereby gives notice that any person who subdivides land by dividing any lot, tract, or parcel of land, within the service area of Kingsland Water ...

The band that was playing at Oa Neila s Sports Tavern the night bartender Mike Allred was shot to death stopped playing when screams came from the audience.

Llano County authorities seized materials from a meth lab, including methamphetamine oil that could have produced up to three pounds of finished meth.

A 50-year-old man who escaped from Llano County sheriff's deputies after a narcotics raid Monday was arrested Tuesday morning after he was found in a trash bin with his wrists still handcuffed behind his back, officials said.

Llano County authorities have arrested Kirby Whitaker for manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance.

Authorities found a silver Chevrolet Astro van full of equipment capable of manufacturing methamphetamine on Tuesday in a vacant lot near the intersection Antone and Airway Street in Kingsland.

A 50-year-old man who escaped from Llano County Sheriff's deputies after a narcotics raid was arrested Tuesday morning after a newspaper carrier found him in a trash bin, his wrists still handcuffed behind his back, apparently trying to stay out of the rain.

A search is underway for Russell Eugene Selman. According to Llano County officials, Selman was arrested after deputies executed a narcotics search warrant on his home in Kingsland.

After some areas of the county received more than five inches of rain last week, the Commissioners Court decided to lift the countywide burn ban Monday.

UPDATE: The Burnet County inmate who escaped Sunday is still missing as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Burnet County officials.

" Tom Oakes, a Kingsland man accused of fatally shooting a man he said he thought was robbing his neighbor's house this summer, waived arraignment and entered a not guilty plea Thursday at his first court appearance in Llano.

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The age of steam trains ushered in a period of remarkable development in Texas. For more than 60 years, beginning in 1853, the locomotive was the engine that drove the economy and brought Texans closer together.

Welcome to the official vacation destination website for Burnet County which includes the cities of Burnet, Marble Falls, Cottonwood Shores, Granite Shoal, Horseshoe Bay, and towns in the area are Spicewood and Kingsland.

The age of steam trains ushered in a period of remarkable development in Texas. For more than 60 years, beginning in 1853, the locomotive was the engine that drove the economy and brought Texans closer together.

Patients with the Llano Memorial Healthcare System may no longer be put on hold when they call for medical advice.