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Horseshoe Bay firefighter Keith Payne has known since he was a little boy in the Texas Panhandle that he wanted to help people, so when he was 18 years old, he joined the West Carlisle Volunteer Fire Department in Lubbock. “I always thought it would be fun,” Payne said. “I like helping people, and giving…
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It’s not easy to catch firefighter/paramedic Lt. Cory Schreiber of the Burnet Fire Department off guard, but those were the words he used when told he won a 2023 Locals Love Us award. Schreiber was voted Favorite First Responder by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. “I didn’t realize people…
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Highland Lakes residents certainly know what community events they love the most. Once again, the Bluebonnet Festival, Shoot for Coop, and AquaBoom were voted 2023 Locals Love Us Favorite Community Events in the Burnet, Marble Falls, and Kingsland/Llano areas, respectively, by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. All three are…
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The mission of Rotary International is “service above self,” a statement that Noon Rotary Club of Marble Falls members take seriously. The evidence can be seen across the area: at The Helping Center, in Johnson Park, at Spicewood Elementary School and Marble Falls High School, in the Marble Falls Public Library, in front of stores…
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Sunrise Beach Village residents have Sean Schreiber to thank for the water in their faucets, and they did thank him: with a 2023 Locals Love Us award. The city water department supervisor was voted Favorite City Employee by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. He takes pride in getting water…
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As accounting clerk and assistant financial officer for the city of Cottonwood Shores — as well as a native of the town — Gladys Montoya revels in the opportunity to assist residents through a wide array of issues. That happy-to-help attitude was why she was voted a 2023 Locals Love Us Favorite City Employee by The Picayune…
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Melissa Fletcher aims to spread love and kindness to the Highland Lakes community through her job as assistant principal at Marble Falls Elementary School. Her efforts and dedication were noticed by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners, who voted her a Favorite School Administrator in the 2022 Locals Love Us…
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Sharing in the success of her students could explain in part why Kingsland School Principal Meloni Puishes was voted a 2022 Locals Love Us Favorite School Administrator by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. She couldn’t contain her excitement when she talked about a student who “has made a year…
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Before many people set foot in their offices, Burnet High School receptionist Sunya Denton is already at work preparing for the start of another school day for students and staff. The first thing she does each morning is get everything ready for the substitute teachers, who begin arriving at 7:30 a.m. Then, she's greeting kids…
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Nearing retirement, Eddie McCoy and wife Jodi visited the Highland Lakes for a vacation — and decided they didn’t want to leave. He’s now a sergeant for the Cottonwood Shores Police Department and just won a 2022 Locals Love Us Favorite Law Enforcement award, voted on by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM…