Mac in the Morning

For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re traveling north to Gatesville and the Coryell County Courthouse. Built in 1897, the beautiful limestone building is the county’s third courthouse — the first being built in 1868 and the second in 1872. The current courthouse once housed the county jail in the basement, and the courthouse itself […]

It sure was fun visiting with April Vaughan, organizer of the Burnet County Santa’s Helpers Haunted House on Oct. 25-26. The haunted house is open 7-10:30 p.m. with more kids’ activities 2-6 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Freedom Flyers hanger, 3202 S. Water St. (U.S. 281) in Burnet. All proceeds benefit Santa’s Helpers, which provides […]

A big KBEY kiss to our ring leader, Amber Weems, for joining us this morning and filling us in on all things Moonlight Madness, a shop-local event Oct. 24 in Marble Falls. Don’t forget to pick up the Oct. 23 edition of The Picayune for a map of participating businesses and details on all the […]

For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re traveling to the small East Texas town of Karnack and Lady Bird Johnson’s family home. In 1843, Milt Andrews built the plantation-style mansion two-and-a-half miles southwest of Karnak. There, he raised his daughter, Eunice, or “Oonie,” as she was called. In 1880, when Oonie was 19, a bolt of […]

Today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” is set on what most Texas Longhorns fans would consider hallowed ground: the Littlefield House on the University of Texas campus in Austin. The home was built in 1893 for Civil War veteran George Littlefield, who was a successful businessman in the banking and cattle trades and a major benefactor […]

A big thanks to Pete Smith and Karen Wilkens, who joined Ed and Kay to fill us in on the community workday at The Helping Center garden in Marble Falls. Starbucks and the Highland Lakes Master Gardeners are holding the event 1-4 p.m. Oct. 27 at The Helping Center garden, located on the corner of […]

Today, we’re traveling southeast of Austin to the town of Coupland and the old Coupland Dance Hall. Many who have visited the area agree that, although it is only 30 minutes away from the busy city of Austin, it is a world away in time. Built in 1910, the dance hall, restaurant and inn had […]

It sure was fun visiting with Marble Falls High School theater arts teacher Jon Clark and two of his talented students, Wolf Williams and Mae Anne Ross, about the school’s upcoming production, “Shakespeare in Hollywood.” The audience can expect lots of hijinks and hilarity, and it should be thoroughly entertained! Again, the show opens Oct. […]

Ed and Kay sure had fun visiting with Colt Buckelew and Tiffany Valentine of Colt Buckelew and The Crossroads! Catch them live Friday night at the VFW Post 6974 in Burnet for a Halloween costume dance. There will be BYOB set-ups, great door prizes, hot dogs and hamburgers and, of course, live music. For advance […]

We’re headed east for today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” to the sleepy town of Palestine. The old Memorial Hospital in Palestine appears to be little more than a dilapidated building these days, but it once was a busy medical center, where area residents sought care. The basement of the hospital, however, served a different purpose: […]