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Bobbi Hutchinson, the newest person to be elected to the Cedar Park City Council, and returning incumbent council members Anne Duffy and Kevin Harris were sworn into office last Thursday, May 29, to …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/30/23
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The Hill Country Humane Society is pleading with area residents to help them by adopting dogs after a massive influx of 151 animal intakes this month alone put them over their housing capacity. More …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/25/23
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Five candidates are vying for two seats in the ongoing Pedernales Electrical Cooperative (PEC) Board of Directors elections. The election started on May 16 and will run through 5 p.m. on June 9. Each …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/25/23
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Leander ISD students have seen their academic achievement with reading return to “at or near” pre-pandemic levels, but their mathematical achievement has still not recovered. In an effort …
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By Clayton Kelley, Staff Writer
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5/24/23
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Cedar Park residents shared their priorities with city staff Wednesday, May 17, at the Cedar Park Recreation Center during a public input session for the Cedar Park Mobility Master Plan. The public …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/24/23
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Jenny Craig, the weight loss chain, is closing all its centers nationwide, including its Cedar Park location at 1335 East Whitestone Boulevard, Ste. A-295. An iconic brand since it opened in 1983, …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/23/23
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A Cedar Park High graduate and two of his fellow Texas Christian University students were sentenced to five days in jail for their role in and cover up of a classmate's accidental death. Carson …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/22/23
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A Texas man pled guilty on May 8 to a manslaughter charge related to his fatal shooting of another man in Cedar Park in 2020. Kelly Lawrence Schernik, 40, entered his plea before his case was given a …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/22/23
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Williamson County is mulling whether to bring a new bond before voters this November to address the county's long-term transportation needs related to county roads and regional trails. To …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/16/23
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Leander ISD is expanding its ten-year Long-Range Planning Committee to allow community members, students and parents to apply to join it for the first time. The application process is now open …
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By Clayton Kelley, Staff Writer
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5/16/23
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The death of a former Cedar Park Police officer recently charged with sexually assaulting a woman who had called the police about a domestic disturbance is under investigation by the Killeen Police …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/15/23
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The former Cedar Park Police officer facing a sexual assault charge allegedly sexual assaulted the victim of a call he was dispatched to check on earlier this month, according to the probable cause …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/11/23
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Members of the Williamson County Native Plant Society of Texas and the Good Water Master Naturalist’s Native Plant Rescue Project gathered on Sunday, April 23, to dig up and rescue native plants …
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5/10/23
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Leander ISD expects its recapture payments to the state to increase from $36 million to $50 million for next year, according to estimates presented at the April 27 Leander ISD Board of Trustees …
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By Clayton Kelley, Staff Writer
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5/9/23
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The $762 million combined Leander ISD bond package passed Saturday night during the May 6 General Elections by a sizable margin. Williamson County saw a 9% voter turnout rate countywide this …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/8/23
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They're on the moooo-ve! Several cows were observed at 8:51 a.m. Saturday crossing Avery Ranch Boulevard near the intersection with North Canoa Hills Trail in Cedar Park. The cows didn't appear to …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/6/23
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Two men from the Houston area have been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon during the theft of a vehicle in Leander. Robert Sidney Turner, 53, and Triston D. Alfred, 33, …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/6/23
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A Cedar Park Police Department officer was arrested Friday by the Texas Rangers on charges of sexual assault and has been fired by the department. Keco Motton, who was with the department for …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/6/23
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Williamson County is partnering with Bluebonnet Trails Community Services to address the ongoing national opioid crisis by placing the overdose treatment drug Narcan in school campuses throughout the …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/4/23
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Leander ISD held a groundbreaking ceremony last Friday to mark the beginning of construction on Elementary School No. 30. Located west of Bagdad Road and north of San Gabriel Parkway near Devine Lake …
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By JOSH MONIZ, Senior Reporter
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5/4/23
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