Bertram VFD improves ISO rating
BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH/BURNET BULLETIN The Bertram Volunteer Fire Department has achieved a fire safety rating comparative to that of big city, paid fire departments.In a letter dated Monday, Aug. 1,...
View Article7 Creeks development could have multimillion dollar impact
Richard Zowie/Highland Lakes NewspapersDavid Carpenter said the new 7 Creeks subdivision, located northeast of Burnet and northwest of Bertram, is designed to meet the area’s growing needs. They’re...
View ArticleResidents ask TxDOT for TX 29 center lane
Local resident Tara Luke speaks to TxDOT Austin District Engineer Terry McCoy about the possibility of reducing the speed limit on Texas 29 during a Burnet County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday....
View ArticleSales tax revenue up for Bertram, Marble Falls
The addition of several retail outlets in Marble Falls and an influx of shoppers has helped the county's largest city reach double-digit gains in sales tax revenues for the month of December, Texas...
View ArticleBertram voters to choose mayor, council Saturday; Burnet proposes 17 charter...
By Lew K. CohnManaging EditorBurnet BulletinEarly voting in the Saturday, May 5, local elections may have ended Tuesday, May 1, but candidates are still working on swaying last-minute undecided voters...
View ArticleWarden elected mayor in Bertram; 16 of 17 Burnet propositions approved
By Lew K. CohnGlynis Crawford Smithand Alexandria RandolphBurnet BulletinBertram City Councilman Adam Warden will become the next mayor of Bertram, while Jane Scheidler joins Kim Klose on the City...
View ArticleHey mambo! Mambo Italiano! Bertram restaurant serves up taste of Italy in...
Contributed Mambo Italiano owner Al Redzematovic celebrates with local talent at Opera Night, held at his restaurant on 100 W. Ranch-to-Market Road 243 in Bertram. Al ensures his customers' dining...
View ArticleBurnet, Bertram sales tax revenues jump
By Lew K. CohnManaging EditorBurnet BulletinSales tax distributions for Burnet for the month of September are up more than two percent above last year's total as the city sees continued economic growth...
View ArticleSales tax revenue down for Burnet, Bertram
By Lew K. CohnManaging EditorBurnet BulletinSales tax collections in Burnet and Bertram experienced a downward trend this month, though the county's other four cities all reported sales tax growth, and...
View ArticleBurnet CISD Trustees call for bond election
BCISD Superintendent Keith McBurnett Special to the Bulletin •The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to call for a bond election on Nov. 5, 2019. The...
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