Shine on Performing Arts (SOPA) will soon be performing "Little Women - The Broadway Musical" at the Shine On Performing Arts Center at 1200 Toro Grande Blvd #100 in Cedar Park.
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Staff Reports
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2/4/25
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Long-time Leander City Council members Kathryn Pantalion-Parker and Chris Czernek have announced they won't seek reelection to their seats this year.
Both council members have served on the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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2/4/25
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Travis County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed a man who held his wife at gunpoint in Leander.
The Sheriff's Office received a call at 4:17 p.m. on Jan. 28 from someone who said his …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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2/3/25
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UPDATED 1:36 p.m on Feb. 3 The Hill Country News will update this story when more information becomes available.
The Cedar Park Police Department reports that two people were …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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2/3/25
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A Cedar Park woman was sentenced to one year of probation after she pleaded guilty on Monday, Jan. 27, to smuggling adulterated drugs into the U.S. for years and misleading cat owners with …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/30/25
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The Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) is preparing for a massive expansion of its water plant in the coming year.
The City of Leander returned to its normal Stage 2 water …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/28/25
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The Williamson County Sheriff's Office seized an estimated $1 million worth of narcotics last Thursday from an apartment complex near The Domain in northwest Austin.
According to their press …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/27/25
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A Leander man was sentenced to a lifetime in prison on Jan. 17 after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in a 2022 Leander homicide.
Edward Figueroa, 44, was found guilty of fatally …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/27/25
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The arctic blast of freezing weather is causing local city governments and school district to change their plans this week.
A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until noon Wednesday. Large …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/20/25
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Leander is gearing up for its fourth annual MLK Day event this Monday, Jan. 20.
Organized in collaboration with the Leander Public Art and Culture Commission and the City of Leander, the theme …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/17/25
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FLY ME TO THE MOON: Firefly Aerospace lunar lander heading to the Moon on SpaceX rocket By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
Cedar Park-based aerospace company Firefly Aerospace's staff must be …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/15/25
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The Austin Public Health department reported Wednesday, Jan. 8, that a dead bird - specifically a wild, migratory waterfowl - found near The Arboretum tested positive for bird flu at a local …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/14/25
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The future of the $1 billion Leander Springs development has never been more uncertain.
The 78-acre project, envisioned as a massive development with a 4-acre lagoon, clubhouse, restaurant and …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/14/25
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A man has been arrested following a bomb threat at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at an H-E-B store on FM 620, near the intersection with 4 Points Drive and close to Cedar Park.
According to the Austin Police …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/10/25
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Five years after Javier Ambler's death while in the custody of Williamson County Sheriff's Office deputies, the criminal charges filed against several law enforcement individuals in the wake of the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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1/3/25
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Leander entered Stage 4 water restrictions today, Dec. 30, as part of its planned water usage reduction ahead of the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) water treatment plant going …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/30/24
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2024 YEAR IN REVIEW: Samsung doubles size of Taylor campus to $37B after securing CHIPS Act funding; Economic challenge, U.S. policy resulted in plant plans being scaled down by $8B, mass production …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/26/24
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Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace has been metaphorically shooting for the Moon this year with a massive expansion of their company and ambitious new business opportunities.
Next month, the …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/26/24
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Leander ISD has been busy in recent months as it rapidly expands its operations and facilities to meet the demands of Williamson County's population boom.
Some of the district's biggest projects …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/19/24
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Kaitlyn Tran really, really love dogs.
The fact she can't own one herself because she's allergic to them doesn't even make her love them any less.
The 10th grader from Cedar Park High …
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By Josh Moniz, Senior Reporter
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12/16/24
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