Burnet School Board loses long-serving member Roy Oakley
Roy Oakley founder of A D Pharmacy in Burnet has resigned from the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District board after 12 years. He handed his letter to board president E B Price on January 21 citing increased business and outside activities. Price plans to present the resignation at the next board meeting and may recommend no interim appointee. Superintendent Robert Wilkin praised Oakley’s leadership and years of experience.
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Roy Oakley
Oakley
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E.B. Price
Price
Bulletin
Roy
Robert Wilkin
Burnet Consolidated Independent School Board
Will Your Sweetheart Remember
A brief column hints at romance themes and reflections. It references love memory and personal sentiment with a nostalgic, feature tone typical of a page sixA item.
Burnet Library seeks city gift to tide over funds
Burnet County Free Library Board asked the city for a $1000 gift to tide them over until June and additional funds above the $50 monthly payment after that date. The council could not act as the request was not on the agenda and scheduled a special meeting Saturday. The board noted limited funds for new books and building and cited minimum wage changes as a budget pressure. The fire department sought a no burn ordinance and potential city burn service. The Chamber proposed a Little League baseball field on city land.
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Burnet
Burnet County
Nored
Burnet Volunteer Fire Department
Bill Wilcox
LaVaughn Chambers
VFD
O.L. Kassaw
Fire Department
Marble Falls school board confronts rising taxes and pay levels
Marble Falls officials approved a 1976 77 teacher pay level with no raise from 1975 76 while tackling the ongoing issue of escalating school taxes. The board moved through an agenda likely to please residents seeking tax relief, detailing fiscal steps and budget considerations.
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Marble Falls
Tax revolt erupts as resident rails at Marble Falls tax office
Curtis Leiser of Sherwood Shores blasts Marble Falls tax procedures during a board meeting about school tax increases and a fixed assessment schedule. He cites a 46 percent rise and claims a lack of clear answers from Tax Assessor-Collector Leonard Storey, while noting disparities between his 1966 Airstream and a newer neighbor’s model.
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Sherwood Shores
Leiser
Leister
Leonard Storey
Storey
Department of Public Safety
Austin
Marble Falls
Kingsland
Burnet Chamber names 1976 Beautification Committee chair
Chris DeSpain is appointed chairman of the Beautification and Cleanup Committee to lead a citywide beautification program and citizen activities in education legislation and fire prevention. Dan Haynes serves as Bicentennial membership chairman, aiming to sustain chamber funding for the work program. Haynes was born in Jacksonville and studied at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches.
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Chris Despain
Burnet Chamber of Commerce
DeSpain
Johnny DeSpain
Department of Public Safety
Dan Haynes
Chamber of Commerce
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Jacksonville
Frankston
Stephen F. Austin University
Nacogdoches
Bert Bronaugh
Kermit
Texas
California
Oklahoma
Woodrow Wilson High School
Dallas
Austin College
Sherman
Austin Presbyterian Seminary
Trustees Decline Fill Post in Llano School Board
Llano school trustees refused to appoint an interim member to the unexpired term of Harvey Raab, citing the closeness of the election. The vote was unanimous to keep the seat vacant. Alberta Allred and Tommy Duncan had been considered previously. neither was appointed without Raab’s formal resignation.
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Harvey Raab
Bill Needham
Alberta Allred
Kingsland
Tommy Duncan
Raab
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