Marble Falls News

A glass of orange muscat in his hand and a smile on his face, Bobby Putman was in wine lovers' heaven.

All five students from Marble Falls High School who traveled to Fort Hood Thursday are home safely, according to a statement by Dr.

Holiday displays illuminate the season By Judy Wiley SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN-STATESMAN Sunday, November 01, 2009 I na year when everyone is cutting back, consider trading the big blowout holiday trip for a simple pleasure: a weekend or day trip to take in holiday lights around Texas.

Students in the Marble Falls High School theatre department will give a two-night performance of Rumpstiltskin, Oct.

At the last meeting of the Blanco Lion's Club, representatives from Texas Home Health were the guest speakers.

The Texas Department of Transportationa s area engineer has blocked an effort by local merchants, the Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce and the city to promote the Historic Main Street district after the group invested more than $2,000 in promotional banners, believing they could be widely displayed on US 281 North.

A final question and answer session regarding Proposed Emergency Service District #3 to support fire protection for the unincorporated area of the Burnet County served by the Granite Shoals Volunteer Fire Department will be held at 7 p.m. Nov.

Fifteen percent of students at for-profit colleges in El Paso failed to pay back their federal loans on time -- a trend that began before the economy faltered.

Decisions on three emergency services districts, local sales tax proposals and state constitutional amendments face voters in Burnet and Llano counties Nov.

Heavy rains caused sewer pipes to overflow in north Texas and led to minor flooding in central Texas, where at least one death was reported.

Classes at Burnet Consolidated and Marble Falls ISD will be delayed Thursday morning by two hours because of flooding.

The Civic Club Roundtable, in partnership with the City of Marble Falls and the Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce, have announced a date and a new logo for the citya s second annual citywide Adopt-a-Street clean-up program in November.

Advance reservations are up at Texas campgrounds and RV parks that cater to a oeWinter Texans,a according to a survey of park operators across the Lone Star State.

Paul Devoe is now serving his sentence on death row. Devoe was transferred from the Travis County jail to Huntsville Friday.

Anna Marie Armadillo ; Leslie Vaughn Ortiz ; Laurence Scott Gonzales ; and Patty Lou Doss were each arrested and charged with a drug felony in Cottonwood Shores Friday.

The Marble Falls city council has approved a mediation-agreement with its former accounting supervisor Karen Lacy.

The Falls on the Colorado Museum and the Marble Falls Independent School District are considering an agreement to feature the districta s history in the old granite building now used for administrative purposes.

One Texas congressional hopeful wants no more Muslim immigration to America. But Canyon Clowdus of Marble Falls doesn't want to stop at the stance he outlined to radical blog "Dr. Bulldog and Ronin," which endorses him for 11th Congressional District representative.

A Travis County jury took just over three hours Thursday to sentence Paul Devoe Jr.

A man accused in a cross-country killing spree was sentenced to death Thursday for the murder of two Texas teenage girls.