Author Archives: Lynette

Brown III receives McDonald’s All-American jersey

By ZACH SMITH, Photos by ZACH SMITH Four Points News

Greg Brown III could’ve gone to just about any prep school in the country, but he chose to stay at Vandegrift because of the connection he felt with his teammates.

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Body found in Hippie Hollow Friday, Feb. 21 just after 7 a.m.

Body discovered in Hippie Hollow this morning just after 7 a.m.,

Foster is the only missing person case TCSO is working on now

Travis County Sheriff’s Office at 9:22 a.m. released that TCSO Lake Patrol found a body on the shoreline of Lake Travis just after 7 a.m. this morning Feb. 21.

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Death ruled accidental of body in car in Lake Austin Feb. 2019

Nancy Eisemann Blackburn
Sept. 28, 1965 – Feb. 1, 2019

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Nancy Eisemann Blackburn’s body was discovered in a submerged vehicle in Lake Austin at the end of Quinlan Park Road just over a year ago on Feb. 2, 2019, and Austin Police Department stated that her blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit.  

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Man’s whereabouts unknown since abandoned car found Feb. 5

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Brenden Foster’s vehicle was found by authorities abandoned on Feb. 5 in the Four Points area and he was reported missing by his family after that, but extensive searches by the Travis County Sheriff’s Office and volunteers have not turned up conclusive answers as to his whereabouts as of Thursday morning. 

On Feb. 6, articles of Foster’s personal belongings, including his prescription eyeglasses were found near the water at stairwell 14 (the last stairwell in the park) when park officials did preliminary search of park, according to information from the family.

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