Yes, it’s that glorious season that so many pumpkin-spice addicts claim to be their favorite. I must admit that, I, too, succumb each year to the autumnal charms of fall, except for my …
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By Jase Graves, Guest Columnist
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11/20/23
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Well, that didn’t take as long as expected. In case you missed it, our federal government is now estimated to pay more than $1 trillion a year to service just the interest on our national …
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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11/22/23
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Leander ISD was named 2023 Advanced Placement Large District of the Year by the nonprofit College Board.
The district beat out over 12,000 districts across the U.S. and Canada on the annual AP …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/25/23
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Leander and Cedar Park have suffered a spate of fatal accidents this month.
Leander alone had to deal with three fatal accidents on the same day - two within the city and one involving a Leander …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/26/23
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Cedar Park-based electric trucking company Hyliion is terminating 67% of its staff, including 150 jobs from its Cedar Park headquarters, according to its public filings with the U.S. Securities and …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/28/23
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony to kickoff the construction of a 30,000-square-foot temple in Cedar Park sometime around June of 2024.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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11/29/23
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Four Leander ISD campuses will receive a combined maximum total of $25 million in modernization upgrades next year in 2024.
The $25 million in funding is part of the 2023 voter-approved district …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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12/5/23
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A Leander man was sentenced on Nov. 29 to two years in prison for threatening several Georgia public official and election officials via an online message following the 2020 presidential election.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/1/23
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The 2023 Leander Old Town Christmas Festival drew its highest turnout ever on Saturday, Dec. 2.
The Leander Chamber of Commerce, which runs the event, estimated over 31,000 people …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/4/23
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The Leander High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) won seven awards on Oct. 28 at the 5th Annual Central HS AFJROTC Competition in San Angelo.
Leander HS is the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/4/23
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The Leander Police Department has ruled the Nov. 18 death of woman fatally struck by a CapMetro commuter train in Leander while crossing a railway bridge as accidental.
On the day of the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/6/23
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A U.S. Postal Inspection Service worker was robbed around 9 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the 2000 block of Lucky Lane in Williamson County, just outside of the Leander city limits.
The Leander Police …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/6/23
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Leander ISD will not allow chaplains, or clergy members, to serve as district school counselors.
LISD Board of Trustees voted Nov. 30 against allowing or accepting chaplains as volunteers …
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By Clayton Kelley, Reporter
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12/8/23
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Leander will permanently close the CR 177 low-water crossing bridge in the coming days.
The bridge over Brushy Creek is located on a section of the county road near its midpoint between its …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/12/23
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