Mac in the Morning

We’re working on a special Halloween edition of the “Wake Up Call!” Have you or someone you know had a scary experience? Do you have a favorite or funny Halloween memory? Email kay@thepicayune.com to send them to Kay or post them on KBEY’s Facebook page, and we might share them tomorrow morning!

We had a scary good time with Marble Falls High School theater arts teacher Jon Clark (left) and students Nathan Haywood and Christine Ashbaugh! The Fright Night Theatre Haunted House is open Friday for Halloween and then again Saturday, Nov. 1. It is located in the Salem’s Center basement, 518 U.S. 281 in Marble Falls. […]

We’re so glad we had a chance to visit with Glenna Bell Orman (left), seen here with KBEY’s Kay Baker, on Wednesday morning. She filled us in on Saturday’s third annual opening day of deer season barbecue benefiting the Bethel Community Center. The event is 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the intersection of 963 and 2340 […]

A big KBEY kiss goes out to Chuck Vorhies of the Burnet VFW Post 6974! Again, the post is holding a poker run on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. The cost to participate is a $5 donation, which will benefit the Veterans Relief Fund. To find out more, call Chuck at (830) 265-7924 or George […]

We’re so glad we had a chance to visit with Deputy Chief Lealand Raiford of Burnet Fire and EMS about the upcoming EMT basic training courses. To find out more or to register, stop by the Burnet Fire Department any time this week or call Lealand at (512) 553-3491.

It was awesome visiting with PRCA rodeo announcer Doug Mathis about this weekend’s Llano PRCA Rodeo at the Llano Events Center, 2200 RR 152 West in Llano. The action starts 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Along with some of the best rodeo cowboys you’ll ever see, there also will be fun events and […]

Thanks to Damon Beierle for visiting with us via the phone lines about this weekend’s 17th annual Burnet BBQ Cook-off & Music Festival. About 100 teams are expected to compete in this sanctioned event at the Burnet County Fairgrounds, located on Houston Clinton Drive in Burnet. Admission is free for spectators, and there will be […]

We were honored to have Robert Baugh, the spiritual life director at the Cherokee Home for Children, join us this morning! The home’s annual auction is Saturday, and bidding begins at 9 a.m. There are tons of great items up for bid including electronics, vintage and antique items, furniture, sporting goods, trailers and lots more. […]

It was awesome talking with Bart Steele, the assistant director of the Spicewood Volunteer Fire Department and EMS, about this weekend’s Destruction Derby! Again, gates open at 4 p.m., and the metal crunchin’ action starts at 6 p.m. Read more at DailyTrib.com. The derby will be at the Spicewood Fire Hall and should Mother Nature […]

We had a blast visiting with Wendy Ferrell, the director of the Hill Country Community Theatre production of “Hallelujah Girls!,” and cast member Bobby Duane (aka Patrick Lescarbeau) this morning. Read more about the production at DailyTrib.com. An opening night gala is Thursday, Sept. 18, and the show runs through Sept. 28. Tickets are going […]