FROM STAFF REPORTS KINGSLAND — A 56-year-old Richmond woman died Aug. 17 after a personal watercraft accident on Lake LBJ. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Debra Stribling was operating a personal watercraft on the Colorado River arm of Lake LBJ when the craft crashed into a bulkhead and a boathouse at about […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Quick, heavy rainfall Sept. 21 near Sonora caused the Llano River to reach flood stage as the water rushed downstream over the weekend. The Lower Colorado River Authority measured 3.85 inches of rain between 11 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Friday at a gauge 17 miles east of Sonora. The water reached […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Kingsland Water Supply Corp. General Manager Leonard Leinfelder said a boil water notice is likely to be in effect “well into next week.” Pumps have been damaged and will need to be repaired to get the system back to full capacity, Leinfelder said. “We’re still asking people to conserve until we […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The body found Oct. 16 on Lake LBJ near Kingsland was identified as that of a woman who had gone missing eight days prior during flooding of the Llano River in Kimble County. Burnet County Sheriff’s Office officials reported that the Travis County Medical Examiner identified the woman as 63-year-old Charlotte Moye […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS A new 2900 bridge in Kingsland could be open in just six months. Terry McCoy, the Texas Department of Transportation Austin District engineer, said Oct. 26 that the 1,200-foot-long bridge is expected to cost $15 million and “be open by next April.” To accomplish such a lofty goal, McCoy said a […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Of all the projects under the Texas Department of Transportation’s umbrella, replacing the RR 2900 bridge will be the only one going at a 24/7 pace until completion. “With an emergency declaration, and a large number of TxDOT personnel, we were able to move at warp speed,” said Austin District engineer […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The contractor tasked with rebuilding the RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland by April has more than TxDOT eyes on their work. A live camera placed on an electric pole on RM 2900 north of the Llano River is streaming their progress online for the world to see. The live feed is hosted […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Construction is underway on repairing the depth of RM 2342 between RM 1431 in Kingsland and the intersection of Park Road 4. The work is expected to be completed within “a couple of weeks, weather permitting,” according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Message boards will be placed on the roads […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The first beams for the RM 2900 bridge began being placed Jan. 17. Ten 80-foot-long beams will be set on the bridge’s first two spans on the north side of the Llano River. After the beams are set, the surface will be prepped to place panels then pour the driving surface. As […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS Llano County deputies and the Texas Rangers are investigating the death of a 49-year-old woman in Kingsland as a homicide. Deputies responded to a home in the 200 block of Ridgeway Street at 4:42 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, after a caller reported that an injured man showed up at his door. During […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS A Llano County jury sentenced a Kingsland man to life in prison after convicting him of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver. According to the Llano County District Attorney, the jury could have sentenced 35-year-old Thomas Preston Davis to anywhere from 15 years to life in prison on the conviction. […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS A 26-year-old Kingsland man was arrested Feb. 21 and charged with murder, according to Llano County Jail records. Gary Reese posted a $50,000 bond later that day. The arrest is in connection with the death of 49-year-old Rachel Mansell. Llano County deputies found Mansell at a residence in Kingsland on Jan. 19 […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS Freezing temperatures won’t affect progress being made on the RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. Construction crews have been struggling to drill as they’ve encountered debris from the old bridge that collapsed during the October 2018 flood. TxDOT Public Information Officer Brad Wheelis said the […]
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FROM STAFF REPORTS Obstructions from the collapsed RM 2900 bridge have delayed construction on the new one and pushed the opening to May, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The final pieces of the old bridge that are blocking drill shafts are being removed. The obstructions have slowed drilling work. “We’ve made substantial progress […]
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UPDATED APRIL 24: The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the two victims in the Easter Sunday plane crash in Kingsland as 69-year-old William Lee Glenn and 66-year-old John Timothy Sharp. Both men are from Kingsland. PREVIOUS REPORTING FROM STAFF REPORTS A single-engine planed crashed April 21 at a Kingsland-area airport, killing two people […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS The new RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland has crossed the Llano River and connected to the south side of Lake LBJ. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, concrete was poured May 15 on the final approach slab. Work continues to quickly come along in anticipation of a May 24 public […]
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Officials joined together in the middle of the new RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland on May 24 for a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Standing between fire trucks from the Sunrise Beach Village and Kingsland volunteer departments for the ribbon cutting were Llano County Pct. 3 Commissioner Linda Raschke (left), State Rep. Andy Murr, U.S. Rep. Roger […]
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STAFF WRITER JARED FIELDS For 220 days, residents south of the Llano River looked across to a community they could no longer quickly reach. Short trips to the grocery store or school had become 45-minute treks after a flood on October 16, 2018, destroyed the old RM 2900 bridge in Kingsland. Those communities were reunited […]
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STAFF WRITER JENNIFER FIERRO After the October 2018 flood devastated Kingsland Community Park, the Kingsland/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce began a plan to both restore the facility and protect it. The chamber is the designated trustee of the park, 119 Christopher St., which is currently closed for restoration. Officials hope to reopen the park in […]
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STAFF REPORTS A Buchanan Dam man was charged with two second-degree felonies after a June 2 crash that killed a Kingsland pastor. Thomas Reyes, 27, was booked into the Llano County Jail on June 6 on charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Reyes was released on bonds totaling $80,000 the following […]
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