Author: Wendi Wilkerson
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This year’s Granitefest features a carnival, live music, vendors, fireworks, and so much more March 22 at Quarry Park in Granite Shoals. Jay Brown of Main Event Co. and Preston Williams with the city of Granite Shoals gave KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners a rundown of that Saturday’s events. Listen to the interview below.
The Marble Falls Area EMS hosts its biannual fish fry Wednesday, March 5, from 4-8 p.m. at Blue Bonnet Cafe. The agency’s executive director, Johnny Campbell, told KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners about the tasty fundraiser. Listen to the interview below.
Diddy Sawyer invited the community to the first Sunrise Beach Chili Cook-off on Saturday, March 8, at McNair Park in Sunrise Beach Village. The cost is $15 to taste the different chilis. Gates open at 11 a.m.; judging begins at noon. The event benefits the nonprofit Citizens for Community Action Association. Listen to the KBEY […]
A grief support group for children ages 6-15 begins March 3 at First Baptist Church of Burnet. Rusty Russey and Janece Rolfe told KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners about Footprints Children’s Grief Ministry. Listen to the interview below.
AARP’s TaxAide provides free tax help for the community. Volunteers Gene Broadway and Judy Fiene told KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune’s Mac McClennahan about the service. Listen to the interview below.
Camp Agape is looking for summer campers and volunteers. Chris Wood and Alaina Sivells-Wood shared the grief recovery camp’s mission with KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. Listen to the interview below.
The Highland Lakes Service League is now accepting scholarship applications from area women looking to further their education. The league’s Beth Childers and Linda Baker stopped by the KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune studio to talk with Mac McClennahan about the scholarship program. Listen to the interview below.
After years of being in the works, the Black History Museum on the grounds of St. Frederick Baptist Church in Marble Falls is opening Saturday, Feb. 22. The church’s Bessie Jackson talked with KBEY 103.9 FM’s Mac McClennahan about the museum.
Staff reporter Dakota Morrissiey gave KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners a sneak peek at the February 2025 issue of The Picayune Magazine.
Burnet County commissioners are choosing a new county judge from among three applicants: (from left) Alan Trevino, Gil Jones, and Bryan Wilson. The appointee will serve out the remainder of the current term through 2026. The elected position was left vacant with the resignation of James Oakley in December 2024. Commissioners will hold formal interviews […]
