Early voting for the 2020 March 3rd Joint Primary Election begins on Tuesday, February 18, since Monday is Presidents' Day, and runs weekdays through Friday, February 28 at all three Llano County Early Voting locations.
Voters may cast their primary ballots at any of the Early Voting locations: Llano Library from 8 a.m.
For two consecutive afternoons this spring, fifteen Horseshoe Bay residents will experience an unnaturally hot heat wave. Only graduates of the City’s Dottie Anderson Citizens’ Academy will have the opportunity to see what it is like to be a firefighter. The participants in the Citizens’ Fire Academy (CFA) will see what it is like to put on firefighter gear, breathe from the firefighters’ breathing apparatus, cut apart cars using rescue tools (aka “Jaws of Life”), use fire hoses, ...
The Horseshoe Bay Cultural Enrichment Society has expanded its Board of Directors with the addition of Bruce Baccus, Michelle Herring, and Dana Rushing to bring its governing body to a total of 10 Board members.
“The Cultural Enrichment Society’s commitment to champion Horseshoe Bay as a cultural destination demands two essential ingredients: high-quality programming and a fully engaged Board of Directors,” said Mike Maine, Board President.
Ask a Texan how far it is to Austin, and you might hear him say, “It’s a fur piece,” meaning it’s 50 miles. Marble Falls is not a fur piece, but distance is not my topic today, nor is a toupee. I am speaking of the formerly live animal, perhaps hanging in your closet.
It is difficult to appreciate how devastating oak wilt can be especially since Horseshoe Bay does not have any confirmed oak wilt. Yet. Having lived in a small community where oak wilt started from something as innocent as a bundle of infected red oak firewood, I can say with certainty that prevention is the key.
Most folks just breeze past the sign on Hwy 281 in Burnet that points to the women’s prison, but for the 1,100 ladies who reside there for 6 to 8 months during their rehab treatment, it’s a life-changing place. As a longtime volunteer at the Ellen Halbert Unit, a Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility, I regularly subject myself to the familiar routine of prison life to facilitate a Breaking Free Bible study, one of nine faith based groups who volunteer at Halbert.
Once inside, the ...
Ten years ago, Horseshoe Bay residents Dave and Helen Smith were invited to attend a graduation at the Ellen Halbert Women's Prison in Burnet by John Sage, a high school friend of Dave's who created Bridges to Life, a faith based program designed to bring healing to victims of crime, reduce recidivism, and help make communities safer.
Helen Smith recalls that first visit to prison.
In 1986 she was brutally raped, stabbed and beaten in her Austin home. Last week, she spoke to women inmates at a Texas prison named after her about the power of restorative justice and the ability to forge a better life after prison.
Ellen Halbert found her voice on the steps of the Texas Capitol when she first spoke about her experience as a rape victim while she was still recovering from her physical and emotional wounds.
