It’s high giving season in America. From Angel Trees and red buckets to year-end appeals, nonprofits and charities receive more donations during the five week holiday stretch than any other on …
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By Bella DeVaan, Guest Columnist
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12/26/23
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Leander and Cedar Park residents had to repeatedly turn their taps off in 2023.
Leander twice had to impose Stage 3 water restrictions, which prohibited all outdoor watering except for handheld …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/25/23
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The best Christmas gift I ever gave anyone was the one I gave my father about 20 years ago: a Lionel train set. Every year, we got him the same gifts, you see. And every year he’d …
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By Tom Purcell, Guest Columnist
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12/24/23
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Too many of us have to depend on sheer good luck to make it — especially when it comes to putting a roof over our heads. We grow up hearing that hard work alone will lift us above the …
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By Kazmyn Ramos, Guest Columnist
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12/21/23
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Four members of an alleged mail-theft ring operating out of Austin have been arrested and charged in connection with two robberies and a third attempted robbery of USPS master keys from postal …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/20/23
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Thomas Wayne Dooley, 57, of Cedar Park (TX), entered Heaven’s Gates on December 17, 2023 after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Thomas was born on March 16, 1966 to Bill & Fannie Dooley …
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12/19/23
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Cedar Park doesn't have a single tattoo parlor.
The cluster of them along the city's southern border, the newly opened tattoo parlor to the north in Leander's Old Town District and citizen …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/23
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A Leander High School student's death last Saturday, Dec. 16, is suspected to have been a fentanyl overdose, according to the Williamson County Sheriff's Office.
Zarek McMeekin, an 11th grader, …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/23
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The Travis County Sheriff's Office and the Leander ISD's district administration are investigating a Dec. 13 incident at Four Points Middle School where a substitute teacher brought a gun onto the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/18/23
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Texas dismantled No. 1 ranked Nebraska, 25-22, 25-14, 25-11, to win the program’s second-consecutive national championship at Amalie Arena on Sunday afternoon. In addition …
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Staff Reports
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12/17/23
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On the day of his return to Austin, Sir’Jabari Rice hit a game winning free-throw with 0.5 seconds left in the game to push the Austin Spurs to a 127-126 victory against the Rio Grande Valley …
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Staff Reports
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12/17/23
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Williamson County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 13 for the completion of a $1.1 million sports fields and courts lighting project at Southwest Williamson County Regional Park in Leander.
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/14/23
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Donald Lewis Hisle, a devoted family man and community leader, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at the age of 77. Born on September 21, 1946, in Lexington, Kentucky, Don was the …
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12/14/23
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It was never as high-profile as “Rudolph” or “Frosty,” but it’s worth noting that the animated special “The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas” turns 50 on …
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By Danny Tyree, Guest Columnist
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12/14/23
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Leander ISD will start the process of creating its own district police department by summer 2024 to comply with the requirements of a new state law.
The exact timeline for the Texas Commission …
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12/13/23
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As a 32 year-old mother, I understand the extreme challenges my single mom faced better than ever. But I’ve also seen the life-changing difference a strong social safety net can make. …
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By Asia Walters, Guest Columnist
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12/13/23
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