Mac in the Morning

We’re superstoked we had a chance to visit with Brad Quinn, one of the organizers of this Sunday’s Hill Country Marathon in Marble Falls! Don’t forget: There is a pre-race dinner Saturday at Double Horn Brewing Company, 208 Ave. H in Marble Falls, and on Sunday, there will be a full marathon, a half-marathon, a […]

We’re traveling to San Antonio for today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” and, instead of the obvious San Antonio haunts such as the Alamo or Mezger hotel, which we might visit before the month is out, we’re heading to the intersection of Southton and Farm Road to a dilapidated series of buildings once called the Southwestern […]

We’re so glad we had the opportunity to visit with Ollie Ann Baker about the Pink Party in Burnet. Again, all women are invited to the party 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 23 at First United Methodist Church, 909 N. Vanderveer St. in Burnet. The event is free, and there will be great refreshments and door prizes, […]

For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re taking a trip to a seemingly harmless bridge between Hutto and Pflugerville near the Williamson-Travis county line. Most in the area are already familiar with the legend of Jake, and many you ask will have a story to share about their run-ins with this spirit in need of […]

A big KBEY kiss to Mike Saenz along with Ashley Wright and Justin Monzon of Falls Career High School in Marble Falls for visiting with us Friday morning about the school’s upcoming blood drive. Again, it is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 15 in the school’s parking lot behind Super Taco at 1800 Colt Circle. For […]

For today’s “Spooky Place in Texas,” we’re taking a walk through the streets of Seguin — specifically, Milam Street, a quiet, peaceful byway with beautiful Victorian homes lining part of it. Those beautiful homes share the street and, come some nights, a most unusual ghost. Nobody knows from where he came, this ghostly figure that walks […]

A big thanks to Linda Wells of the Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension in Burnet County for visiting with us during our Burnet brunch. Don’t forget: A Pink Party for breast cancer awareness is 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 23 in the Family Life Center at First United Methodist Church in Burnet. The event is free with refreshments, […]

Today’s “Spooky Place in Texas” is Huntsville and the notorious Texas Department of Criminal Justice state penitentiary: the Walls Unit. The Walls Unit was built in 1848 and is the oldest prison in the state. From 1848 to 1923, thousands of prisoners were put to death by way of hanging. In 1923, Texas authorized the […]

We’re so glad Lydia Coffman of Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Burnet filled us in on the church’s fun fall festival! Again, the event is 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. There will be huge giveaways, fun games for the kids, a cake walk, a bake sale, a plant sale, a championship barbecue meal and […]

Boy, did we have fun visiting with Kenny Hare, the founder of the Llano Historical Ghost Society on Thursday. Don’t forget, the Old West Ghost Tours in Llano start Oct. 5 and run every Saturday through the month of October and the first Saturday in November. The tour is 6-8 p.m., and a portion of […]