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Transit town hall shows Four Points pays but doesn’t receive

A Transit Town Hall hosted by Rep. Vikki Goodwin, House District 47 on Jan. 14 at Towne Square Community Center, brought out a handful of residents from the Steiner Ranch area. LYNETTE HAALAND

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

A transit town hall meeting in Steiner Ranch on Tuesday brought together several area leaders including mayors from Lakeway, Leander and Lago Vista, Austin City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan, District 6, and Dottie Watkins, chief operating officer and chief customer officer of the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin of District 47, hosted and moderated the panel discussion which was dominated by Watkins of Capital Metro. 

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“Vandegrift High School Band Day” presented at VHS band’s Winter Concert

The Vandegrift bands — Concert 1, Concert 2, Symphonic and Wind Ensemble — were center stage for the annual Winter Concert that took place Dec. 16 at the Leander ISD South Performing Arts Center at Cedar Park High School. 

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January 19 2020 Issue

LCRA investigates breach of Mansfield Dam security, Protocol shared of critical infrastructure

Lower Colorado River Authority general manager Phil Wilson explains what happened on Jan. 14 when there was a security breach at Mansfield Dam on Jan. 14. FOX 7 Image

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

A security breach at Mansfield Dam on Tuesday morning sent local law enforcement agencies into emergency mode since the local dam is critical infrastructure protected by state law and federal law under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A Lower Colorado River Authority employee saw a man run by him shortly after he went into the dam tunnels around 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 14. 

The LCRA maintenance worker notified security officers that morning about the unauthorized man he saw. 

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LISD“A” HONOR ROLL – 2ND 6WEEKS

VANDEGRIFT HIGH SCHOOL

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