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As voted on by The Picayune readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners, here are your favorites by category and area: AUTO SERVICES AUTO BODY SHOP MARBLE FALLS AREA: Alan’s Wrench KINGSLAND AREA: Action Paint & Body BURNET AREA: Bulldog Bodywerks AUTO GLASS MARBLE FALLS AREA: All Clear Auto Glass BURNET AREA: Hill Country…
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KINGSLAND — It would be hard to imagine that anyone gets more excited than Packsaddle Elementary School Principal Maela Edmonson about winning a Locals Love Us award. “This is so great,” she said after recently learning of the honor. It was her excitement as she laughed and joked with other Packsaddle staff that clearly showed…
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MARBLE FALLS — Whenever First Baptist Christian School headmistress and principal Sandra Phelps needs something done around the school, or for the school, she just taps into the campus’s wonderful volunteers. “The man hours and the resources the volunteers provide is amazing,” Phelps said. One of the First Baptist Christian School’s “go-to” volunteers is Leah…
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MARBLE FALLS — As Colt Elementary School third-grade teacher Marla DeBons and assistant principal Melissa Fletcher stood in the campus’s reception area and talked about what they loved about the education field, it was clear it all centered around the students. Their dedication to the kids earned them 2018 Locals Love Us awards for favorite…
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BURNET — From a new kind of bronc riding event and humorous “barrel men” to a live concert and an affordable entrance fee, the Burnet County Rodeo is considered one of the best local events running —and riding. “People committed to it, such as myself, love rodeo, love to see it continue,” rodeo chairman Brent…
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HOOVER’S VALLEY — With its nine hiking trails, many of them interconnecting, Inks Lake State Park has a number of places where you can stretch your legs. Or, you can just go for a walk around the park via its road system. For something rugged and challenging or a nice stroll hand in hand with…
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MARBLE FALLS — The Picayune readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners voted John Arthur Martinez as their 2018 Locals Love Us favorite band/entertainer in the Marble Falls area, but his music isn’t the only reason people love the Americana artist, according to Bill Rives. Rives, the former Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce…
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BURNET — Genuine shock. That best describes Martelle Luedecke’s reaction to the news she was voted the 2018 Locals Love Us favorite volunteer in the Burnet area for the second year in a row. “I can’t believe it,” she kept repeating. “It’s awesome.” When asked why she thought she won, the volunteer and photographer was…
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KINGSLAND — Spend a few minutes at the Kingsland Post Office, and you’ll understand why Debbie Payne was voted the 2018 Locals Love Us favorite postal worker in the Llano area by The Picayune readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. One customer needed stamps for postcards made from photos she took during her…
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KINGSLAND — Llano County Pct. 3 Constable Bill Edwards has a knack for knowing how to handle himself and react to others, no matter the scenario. “I treat everybody the same. It doesn’t matter if they’re good guys or bad guys,” he said. “I think that makes a lot of points with the citizens.” The…