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After fire destroys home, Granite Shoals woman sifts through memories
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR Granite Shoals resident Jennifer Hart looks over a toy top she salvaged from the remains of her home that a fire destroyed Jan. 28. The top was her mother’s that...
View ArticleElections results from across Burnet County: old and new faces and one tie
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Voters across Burnet County chose new faces and picked a few familiar ones for local councils and school boards. One of the most recognizable faces on the Granite Shoals...
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Granite Shoals woman charged with embezzling from Marble Falls dentist office
FROM STAFF REPORTS MARTHA SOTO MARBLE FALLS — A Granite Shoals woman allegedly admitted to Marble Falls police that she took several thousand dollars from the dentist office at which she had once...
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Granite Shoals program removes unsafe buildings, saves money
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF Code enforcement officers Preston Williams (left) and Mike Bishop met Aug. 12 at a cleared lot in the 1500 block of Kingswood Street in Granite Shoals to discuss the...
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Video nabs suspect in Granite Shoals credit card abuse
FROM STAFF REPORTS AMANDA HEISLER GRANITE SHOALS — Authorities charged a woman with credit card abuse against an elderly person after a couple identified the suspect on surveillance video making...
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Ex-Marble Falls hotel worker gets 18 years for stealing from guests
FROM STAFF REPORTS Angelita Rodriguez Pacheco BURNET — A Burnet County Jury sentenced a Granite Shoals woman, who admitted selling methamphetamines, to 18 years in prison on charges she stole from...
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Construction on courts to start at Granite Shoals tennis center
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF Dave Holder (second from left), the Roddick Youth Tennis Foundation director of fundraising and special events, presents Granite Shoals Mayor Dennis Maier (right) a...
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Burnet man charged with intoxication manslaughter in Marble Falls crash
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR MATTHEW LEWALLEN MARBLE FALLS — Police charged a 26-year-old Burnet man with intoxication manslaughter for the death of a Granite Shoals woman after tests determined...
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Granite Shoals city worker charged with sexual assault of 16-year-old girl
FROM STAFF REPORTS JUAN CARLOS MORALES GRANITE SHOALS — An employee of the city’s streets and parks department faces a child sexual assault charge, after parents told investigators they found...
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Body cameras on Granite Shoals police aid criminal investigations
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF Granite Shoals Police Chief J.P. Wilson outfitted nine officers with body cameras in October to help document incidents and provide digital video evidence for court...
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Horseshoe Bay police charge former housekeeper in burglary cases
FROM STAFF REPORTS JENNIE RAE HAMILTON HORSESHOE BAY — Authorities have recovered about $15,000 worth of reported stolen merchandise and arrested a Granite Shoals woman after an investigation into a...
View ArticleGranite Shoals council seeks solutions to deer problem
CONNIE SWINNEY • PICAYUNE STAFF GRANITE SHOALS — A citizens survey citing problems caused by the deer population in the city limits has prompted officials to look for solutions to quell the herd. The...
View ArticleGranite Shoals police investigate shooting incident at residence
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Authorities are investigating a shooting incident involving a man they found alone March 7 at a residence in the 300 block of East Greenbriar. “The incident appears...
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Granite Shoals traffic stop leads to end of South by Southwest fun
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Three Midland residents apparently looking to extend their South by Southwest fun probably wish they had chosen somewhere other than Granite Shoals on March 22...
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Granite Shoals seeks money to repave Phillips Ranch Road, finish Quarry Park
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council is examining ways to raise money to pay for road improvements without raising taxes. One idea staff explored was selling...
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Granite Shoals interviews three candidates for municipal judge
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals City Council members interviewed municipal judge applicants during a special meeting June 17 but took no action. Instead, City Manager...
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Facebook helps Granite Shoals police catch burglary suspect
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals police turned to a popular social media site to help identify a suspect in a car burglary. On July 30, Llano County officials arrested Joe Canchola,...
View ArticleGranite Shoals town hall to focus on repairs to main streets
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER GRANITE SHOALS — The city of Granite Shoals is hosting a town hall meeting Nov. 14 to get feedback from residents regarding street repairs. “We’re looking for input from...
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Family loses home and pets in Granite Shoals blaze
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Grease on a stove top might have ignited a fire that destroyed a manufactured home and killed several pets Dec. 21, according to Granite Shoals fire officials. The...
View ArticlePrairie Creek work could cost Granite Shoals up to $2 million
JENNIFER FIERRO • STAFF WRITER EDITOR’S NOTE: The article has been updated to correct the estimated overall costs of the road project. The editor incorrectly added the two projected costs together...
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