Burnet County News Archives

The likely construction of the Newton-Gillespie transmission line linking Fredericksburg and Killeen - " cutting through Llano and Burnet counties - " isn't all bad, Burnet County commissioners said Thursday.

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.

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.

Karen Eichelbergera s Jeep sits in the creek after it was swept off the road early Thursday morning.

The body of a 47-year-old Burnet woman was found tangled in the underbrush on the bank of a swollen, fast moving creek about a half-mile from where her Jeep was stuck about five miles west of Burnet.

One person died Thursday after being washed away by flood waters in Burnet County.

According to the Burnet County Sheriff's Office, rains from Wednesday night and Thursday morning have caused some roads to be either closed or impassable.

Burnet County officials are pushing forward with a fresh effort to explore building a regional water treatment plant that would serve several water-starved communities in the southern portion of the county.

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Bennie Fuelberg, the former general manager of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative, committed acts of "self-dealing" that go beyond the charges against him, state attorneys said during a court hearing 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 United States Honor Flag made a return trip through Lakeway last week but on a more somber note than at its previous appearance at last yeara s Fourth of July parade.

Carole Goble at the city's History Plaza, which she helped create on the grounds of the Burnet County Courthouse.

Motorcycle officers lead a hearse carrying the body of Burnet County Deputy Francis "David" Blake along Park Road 4 to Lakeland Hills Memorial Park on Tuesday.

In a potentially unprecedented action, the Lower Colorado River Authority has begun warning rice farmers in the southern Colorado River basin it may cut or severely curtail their water supplies next year because of "exceptional drought conditions." A cutback in water for agricultural irrigation customers - " collectively among the largest users of ...

Two property owners registered with the groundwater conservation district to drill new water wells - " apparently the first time wells have ever been registered in Burnet County under new rules that went into effect a little more than a month ago.

Search continues Friday for body of missing 61-year-old from Buchanan Dam. AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF As the search continued Friday for the body of a Buchanan Dam man whose experimental aircraft crashed Wednesday into Inks Lake, friends remembered the 61-year-old man as a smart and passionate pilot.

A Burnet woman was killed early Tuesday morning while walking along FM 3509 by the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe who reportedly did not see her in the morning fog.

A Burnet County sheriffa s deputy was killed early Saturday morning while responding to an emergency call when his car hit a deer and then veered off SH 29 West near Park Road 4. Deputy Francis David Blake's vehicle struck the deer, over-corrected and skidded off the road, striking a tree, and then striking another tree, according to Burnet County ...

One person is dead following an automobile-pedestrian collision early Tuesday in Burnet County.

A Burnet County sheriff's deputy has died after his vehicle struck a deer, then he lost control and hit a tree while responding to an accident with injuries.

An overnight accident kills a Burnet County sheriff's deputy. Francis David Blake was driving to a call around 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

A Burnet County sheriff's deputy was killed early this morning when his car veered off the road, possibly because he struck a deer.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN BURNET COUNTY... NORTHEASTERN LLANO COUNTY... * UNTIL 900 PM CDT.