Burnet

Burnet Head Football Coach Ben Speer made an appearance in the KBEY studio to talk realignment, the off-season program, and seniors signing on to play college football. Listen to the interview here.

Rusty Russey, director of Highland Lakes Footprints, joined Mac in the KBEY studio. Footprints is a free 8-week peer support group for children ages 6-15 years who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The first session is Thursday, January 22 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Hill Country Fellowship Church in Burnet. Listen to the […]

DailyTrib.com News Editor Dakota Morrissiey explains the news of the week from across the Highland Lakes. Tune in Fridays at 9:20 a.m. to The Daily Beat. Topics covered this week include: Burnet native and former Texas University football star Jordan Shipley suffered severe burns in a ranch accident; The City of Marble Falls approves ban […]

Teryl McFerrin from the Burnet Chamber of Commerce stopped by the KBEY studio to let listeners know about Christmas on the Square. The event takes place Saturday, Dec. 13 from noon to 9 p.m. on the historic courthouse square in downtown Burnet. The day starts with a Christmas parade and includes vendors all around the […]

Dailytrib news editor Dakota Morrissiey was in the studio to talk with Ben Shields about what’s been going on this week, news-wise, in the Highland Lakes. News stories covered include: the proposed smoking and vaping ban at public parks in the City of Marble Falls; a Nature Heights road extension; Chief Phillips posthumous induction into the […]

Every Friday at 9:20 a.m., DailyTrib.com News Editor Dakota Morrissiey chats with KBEY 103.9 FM’s Ben Shields about the week in Highland Lakes news. Listen to TheDaily Beat from Oct. 31, 2025, below. You can also watch the segments on the DailyTrib YouTube page. This week’s topics include: Llano County joins the transmission line fight; MFPD gives a […]

Dailytrib.com news editor Dakota Morrissiey and KBEY’s Ben Shields cover this week’s headlines in the Highland Lakes area: update on the possible transmission line project in Burnet County; the City of Marble Falls takes a closer look at game rooms; 47 dogs rescued in Llano; and a reality golf show coming to Horseshoe Bay.

There will be plenty of Halloween fun on the Burnet Historic Square during Boo-tiques and Brews Thursday, October 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Blair Manning, the tourism and marketing director for Burnet County, and Teryl McFerrin, executive director with the Burnet Chamber of Commerce, popped in to the studio to treat Mac to […]