** BURN BAN WAS LIFTED AS OF NOV 21, 2025
More at: https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/page/environ.burn
Notify Burnet County Sheriffs Office of outdoor burns, 512-756-8080.
Our Burnet County Courthouse south lawn has a new addition: Lt Colonel William Barrett Travis ‘Victory or Death’ bronze plaque commemorating the sacrifices made at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Read about Alamo Letter Society. Press Release
Recently Opened: BERTRAM COMMUNITY CUPBOARD at 112 Grande Street
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1069072041806605
Resource for families in our community needing food assistance. Open Tuesdays 2 pm till 6 pm
For more info, call 512-355-8070 or 512-635-6455 - Michelle Blake, Mgr.
DROUGHT STATUS: DROUGHT STAGE 2
https://centraltexasgcd.org/drought-status-stage-4-critical-drought/
Farmers Almanac since 1818 https://www.farmersalmanac.com/long-range-weather-forecast
Many thanks to Brian at Bertram Electric click here to read about how Brian assisted Joppa Church
Join Our Joppa Community (private) Email Group for periodic news and announcements.
To be added to the list, please contact friendsofjoppa@gmail.com
It is the policy of the "Our Community" email group not to promote products or services,
First Saturday of each Month - Coffee on the Bridge - Joppa Bridge
8:00am till ?
Friends of Joppa Community, Inc, established in 2025, is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.
Quarterly Meetings First Monday Jan Apr Jul Oct
Did you know that a handful of local ladies JOPPA CRAFT GROUP meet regularly at Joppa Fellowship Hall, to work on their Craft projects, and visit. Whatever your craft is, come join in.
Did you know that our area has a new book club? JOPPA BOOK CLUB.
Contact Michelle for details at thecookiedtherapist@gmail.com
Historic Joppa Bridge - go to SAVE OUR BRIDGES and OLD RUSTY BRIDGE pages

FIRE
Link: https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/page/esd.home
Burnet County Commissioners Public Notices and Schedules
HIGH VOLTAGE COMING OUR WAY! read about it here:
765kV Transmission Line COMING TO BURNET COUNTY PCT 2 Oncor & LCRA
Property Search - Burnet County https://esearch.burnet-cad.org/
BURN BAN
***BURNING "IS NOT" ALLOWED*** EFFECTIVE 9/16/2025 at 12:00 pm.
Info at: https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/page/environ.burn
WATER - Visit our WATER CRISIS Page for more information on our groundwater shortag
Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/newsletters/
Proposed Groundwater Management Zone
Briggs, Oakalla & Northeast Burnet County
https://centraltexasgcd.org/groundwater-management/briggs-oakalla/
Drought Stage Status https://www.centraltexasgcd.org/
October 25, 2025 Burnet County Hazardous Waste Collection
CLICK HERE for details, DOs and DON'Ts LIST
9am to 1pm Burnet County Reuse and Recycle Center
2026 Spring and Fall - Burnet County household hazardous waste drop off
Burnet County Reuse & Recycle Center, 2411 E FM 963 north of Burnet.
LCRA appreciates your feedback on the proposed aggregate processing plant and quarry near Inks Lake. CLICK HERE to view LCRA web page
CAMPO Northeast Burnet County Transportation (Scroll down)
SCROLL DOWN on page for more information on Proposed Improvements, Short Term and Long Term
Historic Joppa Bridge - check the Bridge page for status of the rehab of our bridge
FRIENDS OF JOPPA COMMUNITY, INC



Peace Christian Church at Mahomet
10845 East FM 243 Between Bertram & Briggs
Robert Noland - 512-576-8279
about 11 miles east of Bertram and 3 miles west of US 183
"Singing in Community" Peace Christian Church @ Mahomet
First Sunday each month at 4PM
There is something special that happens when hymns are sung 'in community.' There is a voice contributed by each person that rises up from each person, and yet when music is good, another element begins to swirl in the mix. Something shifts, and the song becomes more than just me, more than the individuals singing. The song becomes itself, alive and real and more than the sum of its parts. At the heart of a good song, we still see and recognize something shared and human in one another, which gives us hope.
Donations appreciated for the Lacare Food Pantry (if ya can't come, just take a moment to send them a check - PO Box 1115, Burnet, TX 78611)
NOTES:

2019 before the fire and rebuild
GROUNDWATER UPDATE
The Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District (CTGCD) is holding a second public meeting to evaluate the potential establishment of a groundwater management zone in the Briggs, Oakalla, and NE Burnet County area for the Trinity aquifer. Five Stakeholder Committee meetings were held between May and July to gain perspectives on the formation of a management zone.
The Stakeholder Committee consisted of local property owners that included goat and cattle ranchers, business owners, an environmental engineer, an RV park developer, a Master Naturalist, a Firefly representative, and a custom home builder. The upcoming public meeting will deliver the Stakeholder Committee recommendations to the public. It is an opportunity to ask questions of the
CTGCD and provide feedback. The meeting is open to all residents, stakeholders, and interested parties in the Briggs, Oakalla, Watson, and Joppa areas and other portions of NE Burnet County.
• When: Tuesday September 30, 2025 at 4:00 pm
• Where: Oakalla Community Center, 29011 Ranch to Market Rd 963, Oakalla.
More detailed information can be found at:
https://centraltexasgcd.org/groundwater-management/
briggsoakalla
Briggs does not yet have an active website yet, however they do have a FACEBOOK PAGE where announcements and events are posted: https://www.facebook.com/BriggsCommunity
Future website www.inbriggstexas.com
Briggs Community Center, Inc. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Membership potluck meetings are held on the second Monday of Feburary, May, August, and November at 6:00pm, hosted at the Briggs Baptish Fellowship Hall. All are welcome to attend the BCCI potluck.

Oakalla Monthly Meetings/Potluck - Every First Monday of each Month
Monday, January 5, 2026 ~ Meet and Eat Potluck and Community Meeting
Oakalla Community Center, Oakalla, Texas
Facebook Public Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1999843866980648
Oakalla Public Library is a branch of the Burnet County Library System proudly serving Oakalla, Texas and surrounding areas. 28981 FM 963 Oakalla, TX 78608
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064479864883
CTGCD GROUNDWATER Public Hearing
• When: Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
• Where: District office located at 225 S Pierce St # 104, Burnet, Texas 78611,
More detailed information can be found at:
https://centraltexasgcd.org/groundwater-management/briggsoakalla
From the Notice of Public Hearing:
The Board of Directors of the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District will hold a public hearing on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM in the District office located at 225 S Pierce St # 104, Burnet, Texas 78611, to discuss, consider, receive public comment, and potentially act on the adoption of proposed amendments to the District Rules.
The proposed amendments to the District Rules include changes that reflect the establishment of the Northeast Burnet County Trinity Aquifer Management Zone (“NBCTAMZ”); the revision of permitting, well spacing, water meter, contiguous controlled acreage, and tract size requirements within the NBCTAMZ; the creation of requirements that address the waste of groundwater issues associated with stock tanks within the NBCTAMZ; the addition of a requirement for new wells for which an Operating Permit is required to have a meter or other form of production use estimate; and additional non-substantive changes.
All interested members of the public are invited to attend. Any person who wishes to present comments or other information at the hearing may do so in person, by counsel, or both. Comments may be presented verbally or in written form. Limits may be placed on the amount of time that each person can present verbal comments at the hearing. The hearing posted in this notice may be recessed from day to day or continued where appropriate. A copy of the proposed District Rules may be requested by email at sodek@centraltexasgcd.org or may be reviewed or copied at the District office, 225 S Pierce St # 104, Burnet, Texas 78611 or are available on the District’s website at https://centraltexasgcd.org/. Written comments may be submitted to the District email address or to the District mailing address provided above.
September 6, 2024 - DEADLINE to Submit Comments to TXDOT
US 183 from SH 29 to FM 963 Schematic/Environmental Study
COMMENT FORM is due by September 6, 2024 LINK to Comment Form CLICK HERE
https://ftp.txdot.gov/pub/txdot/get-involved/aus/us183-from-sh29/082124-comment-form.pdf
Aug 21 and 22 - TxDOT HELD a virtual public meeting with in-person options to identify and gather feedback on potential improvement concepts for the US 183 corridor from SH 29 to FM 963 that align with TxDOT’s mission and reflect community values. Click for FACT SHEET The public meeting materials are posted AT THIS LINK to TxDOT
CAMPO
GROWTH IS COMING OUR WAY - transportation will try to keep up
FM 243 to 4 lanes - to more safely accommodate 18 wheelers, construction trucks, heavier traffic
Capital Area Metropolican Planning Organization - Northeast Burnet County Transportation Study
2024 Online Materials - June 6th Open House in Bertram. Materials available online
https://www.campotexas.org/open-house/northeast-burnet-county-transportation-study-open-house-2/
For more info pls contact: Doise Miers doise.miers@campotexas.org 737-226-4840
View CAMPO Contacts below in photo gallery
CAMPO Regional Transportation Plans.. past and out to 2045
Signboards on display at the August 21, 2024 Public Meeting. It was not actually a meeting, but rather a Presentation of Visual Displays, Handouts, Staff on hand to answer questions.
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