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“I’m just a mean green mother from outer space, and I’m bad!” — Audrey II, “Little Shop of Horrors” Actually, “Little Shop of Horrors” as performed by a Hill Country Community Theatre ensemble was good. VERY good. In fact, good enough — not to eat — but to win Favorite Theater Production in the 2024…
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“Gifts of the Season” merges the dancing, story, and music of “The Nutcracker” with the message of Christianity in an original production developed over the years by Harmony School of Creative Arts in Marble Falls. Over 90 young dancers ages 18 and younger put on two performances a year at Hill Country Fellowship Church in…
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Mikal-Ann “Mikey” Milam is the Special Education English Resource teacher at Burnet High School. This year, she is also the yearbook teacher. She was voted Favorite Teacher by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners in the 2024 Locals Love Us contest. “This is a great surprise,” Milam said when she…
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LeeAnn Harkins was so inspired by her sixth-grade teacher that she wrote her a note of thanks. Years later, when Harkins took over as principal of Spicewood Elementary School, retiring Principal JoAnn Dillworth handed her a copy of that note. Dillworth was the inspiring teacher Harkins had written. After 23 years in the Marble Falls…
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The Marble Falls Rodeo Association has been putting on a show every third weekend of July since 1957. “It’s like a big community reunion,” said Jacque Rogers Horn, a director for the rodeo with familial ties to its origins. “It’s nice to be with your family and friends and watch the horses.” The Marble Falls…
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A successful Spring Fling made way for a Fall Festival and Chili Cook-off that was so popular it was voted Favorite Outdoor Activity in the 2024 Locals Love Us contest by he Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. The Horseshoe Bay Property Owners Association event attracted a large crowd in 2023,…
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The Environmental Crimes Office has only been a “thing” in Burnet County for six years, but just the knowledge that someone is out there enforcing state trash and litter laws has helped keep the Highland Lakes clean. That someone is Burnet County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Paul Kowalik, who was voted Favorite Law Enforcement Officer in…
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Capt. Jimmy Cole of the Marble Falls Police Department‘s Central Investigations Division, has had a passion for kindly serving the community since he started working with the city in 2008. “Treating people right goes a long way,” he said. His drive to ensure Marble Falls is a safe and welcoming place for residents and visitors…
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The Kingsland Volunteer Fire Department is the thin red line that protects thousands of lakeside residents from disaster, and it wouldn’t be possible without volunteers, like Assistant Fire Chief Joey Whittenburg, who respond to the call of duty day or night. Whittenburg was voted Favorite First Responder in the 2024 Locals Love Us contest by…
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Llano Junior High Athletics Coordinator Dwayne Friday took the job in May 2023, bringing 20 years of experience in the U.S. Navy and seven years of coaching for football powerhouse Liberty Hill with him. In his short time with Llano, he has made a big impact on his players, students, and community. Friday was voted…