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Granite Shoals shooting sends man to ER; no danger to public, police say
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Police said the public has nothing to worry about regarding a shooting last weekend that authorities are still investigating. The incident was reported at about 7...
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HIGHLAND LAKES ELECTIONS: Longtime council member unseated
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council will get three new members after the May 5 election that saw voters unseat a longtime councilwoman. Voters picked Bruce A. Jones...
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Ex-Granite Shoals chief charged with perjury surrenders to authorities
FROM STAFF REPORTS BEEVILLE — A former Granite Shoals police chief turned himself into the Bee County Jail on May 9 in response to a Burnet County grand jury indictment alleging he lied under oath...
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Fire chief investigates blaze that destroyed RV in Granite Shoals
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Investigators are trying to determine what ignited a blaze June 5 in an unoccupied RV. A renter had moved out days prior to the incident. Granite Shoals police...
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Marble Falls man gets 12 years in indecency with a child case involving...
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — A Marble Falls man told the mother of an 11-year-old girl he was only trying to wake her for school when he touched the child inappropriately, but the mother, law...
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Three killed, including Marble Falls High School student, in two-vehicle...
STAFF WRITER CONNIE SWINNEY BEE CAVE — An outpouring of community support has followed the death of a 17-year-old Marble Falls High School student killed in a two-vehicle crash on a rain-slicked Texas...
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Child sexual assault trial of Granite Shoals man underway; Bryant Dulin...
FROM STAFF REPORTS BURNET — Opening statements got underway June 12 in State District Judge Evan Stubbs’s courtroom in the trial of a Granite Shoals man accused of molesting four girls, some of whom...
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UPDATE: Granite Shoals Man gets 285 years in prison in child sexual abuse case
UPDATE: At 2:30 p.m. June 19, a Burnet County jury recommended Bryant Dulin get 20 years for the indecency charge; 60 years on each count of aggravated sexual assault of a child; 50 years for...
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Granite Shoals interviews top candidates for city manager
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — The Granite Shoals City Council took its first step toward hiring a permanent city manager July 5 by interviewing three of the top four candidates during...
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Granite Shoals town hall on likes, dislikes, and insights regarding deer...
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Residents who have questions about or insights into the Urban Deer Management program are invited to voice them during an upcoming town hall meeting. The...
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BCSO deputy stops to help woman in overheated SUV then arrests her on drug...
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Authorities arrested a Kingsland woman July 11 on a drug charge after a Burnet County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempted to help the motorist with an overheating...
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CORRECTION: Granite Shoals road work July 19; expect delays
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the initial article, it was stated that this project was tied to the $3 million bond, but it is not. The city is simply seal coating these roads, which is funded through the regular...
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Phase 2 of Granite Shoals street project under budget, leading to other...
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Unexpected extra money could mean better roads feeding onto the three main arteries in the city of Granite Shoals. City staff told the Granite Shoals City...
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Granite Shoals officer, military veteran promoted to sergeant
FROM STAFF REPORTS GRANITE SHOALS — Avery and Ayden Ortis finally got to stick it to their father, John Ortis. It’s not something you often get to do to your dad if he also happens to be a Granite...
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Granite Shoals terminates finance director; city manager spot possible...
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — The city of Granite Shoals has made a change in its finance department after letting director of finance Wendy Gholson go last week. “Wendy was terminated...
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‘Father of Texas 911 System,’ Granite Shoals resident Bill Carter dies at 89
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Growing up in Garland, Austin Stanphill didn’t have the option of dialing 911 in an emergency because that number didn’t exist in the state of Texas. “You...
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Granite Shoals City Council members unanimous in choice for city manager
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals City Council members unanimously voted during an Aug. 7 special meeting to offer the postion of city manager to Jeffery Looney, the former...
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Former Granite Shoals Mayor Dennis Maier was a ‘true servant’
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Dennis Maier was such a dedicated servant and leader of the city of Granite Shoals, he would spend hours at the water plant with Assistant City Manager...
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Granite Shoals OKs hire of city manager and votes on ‘not to exceed’ tax rate
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Granite Shoals City Council approved the hire of a new city manager and voted on a “not to exceed” tax rate during recent meetings. Jeff Looney’s hiring...
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New Granite Shoals City Manager Jeffery Looney believes in ‘service above...
STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO GRANITE SHOALS — Jeffery Looney, the new Granite Shoals city manager, knows the economic growth of the city depends on addressing the lack of a wastewater system,...
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