The Daily Beat for Dec. 19, 2025

DailyTrib editor Dakota Morrissiey and KBEY FM radio host Ben Shields discuss hot topics in the Highland Lakes each Friday. See the video interview on DailyTrib’s YouTube channel.

Topics covered this week include: search for missing Marble Falls Volunteer Fire Chief Michael Phillips restarts; City of Granite Shoals internal complaint; bombs heard in Northeastern Burnet County; and DailyTrib welcomes a new team member.