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 Read more…
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Erin Chaney cried when she read the email informing her that she had been voted a 2022 Locals Love Us Favorite Law Enforcement officer by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. “After tears, I read Read more…
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For Amy Jo Williams, development coordinator with the city of Marble Falls, the best part of going to work each day is being with her coworkers. In fact, she credits them as one of the reasons she was voted a Read more…
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Llano County Justice of the Peace Debra “Deb” Edwards’ approach to her job best explains why she is a 2022 Locals Love Us winner. Edwards won in the Favorite Legal category as voted on by The Picayune Magazine readers and Read more…
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Every year, the Highland Lakes Service League changes lives through scholarships and grants it offers to local women and nonprofits and memories it helps create during the annual Special-Needs Christmas Party. Those efforts are why The Picayune Magazine readers and Read more…
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As a result of pandemic-related limitations, self-preservation has been the main focus for the past two years at American Legion Post 437 in Kingsland. However, thanks to perseverance and hard work maintaining the post’s membership, the focus is switching this Read more…
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You don’t have to look far to see the fruits of the Highland Lakes Master Gardener Association’s labor. The organization plants and maintains gardens and greenery across the area, all for the benefit of the community. “We have a lot Read more…
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David DeSpain was surprised when he heard that Shoot for Coop was voted a 2022 Locals Love Us Favorite Community Event by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. “I’m blown away actually,” he said. “I Read more…
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This April, when the annual Burnet Bluebonnet Festival turns 39, organizers can chalk up another accomplishment. The festival, which is set for April 8-10, was voted a 2022 Locals Love Us Favorite Community Event by The Picayune Magazine readers and Read more…
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Few summer events in the Highland Lakes bring out the crowds quite like AquaBoom. For more than a half-century, people have made their way to Kingsland to celebrate the Fourth of July on Lake LBJ. It’s no wonder that AquaBoom Read more…
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