Tourist season in the Highland Lakes brings out the Burnet Gunfighters, who are looking to recruit saloon girls when the Hill Country Flyer disembarks most Saturdays in downtown Burnet. The loud, entertaining show that plays out at 408 E. League Read more…
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Allison Pike Parker’s love of teaching has been strengthened by her 17 years in the same classroom at Packsaddle Elementary School in Kingsland. The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune showed their appreciation for her dedication by Read more…
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Monica McCollum has 25 years' experience teaching, the past six as a fifth-grade language arts and social studies teacher at R.J. Richey Elementary School in Burnet. She was voted a 2023 Locals Love Us Favorite Teacher by The Picayune Magazine Read more…
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Every day for almost four years, art teacher Shannon Baldwin has pushed her Marble Falls Middle School students to be comfortable in their own skin and test their creative limits. “I teach and encourage all my students to be artists Read more…
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Growing up, Kristi Jones loved two things: athletics and being around young people. Now, she is an assistant coach for the track and cross-country teams at Burnet High School. “I get the best of both worlds,” she said. Jones’ commitment Read more…
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When Abby O’Hair graduated from college, all she wanted to do was teach. It took over a decade before O’Hair, who is now principal at Shady Grove Elementary School in Burnet, realized she’d like to step outside of the classroom Read more…
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The Kingsland community has taken notice of the passion that new Packsaddle Elementary School Principal Jennifer Caropepe puts into her work. She was voted a 2023 Locals Love Us Favorite School Administrator by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 Read more…
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Badu Park stretches along the northern shore of the Llano River in full view of the iconic Roy B. Inks Bridge. It’s also within walking distance of downtown Llano, and it might be the best swimming hole around. As a Read more…
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Thunder Horse Outfitters has taken the hearts of Highland Lakes riders by storm since it was established in 2021 at Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet. The horseback riding and camping business was voted a 2023 Locals Love Us Favorite Outdoor Read more…
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Llano County Precinct 3 Constable Bill Edwards has been laying down the law in the Buchanan Dam area for 20 years, and locals love him for it. Edwards was voted a 2023 Locals Love Us Favorite Law Enforcement officer by Read more…
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