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Mon
02
Jul

Burnet County mourns loss of Constable Jimmy Ballard

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Precinct 3 Constable Jimmy Ballard

 

 

 

By Lew K. Cohn

Managing Editor

The Highlander

Burnet County Precinct 3 Constable Jimmy Ballard died early Monday, July 2, after losing a two-year fight with cancer and being removed from life support late Sunday. He was 57.

Fri
22
Apr

Rodgers overcomes devastating diagnosis through focus on music

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Highlander Managing Editor Lew K. Cohn met Nile Rodgers of CHIC at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday, April 19, after he opened for Duran Duran.

By LEW K. COHN

The Highlander

Managing Editor

 

The news from the doctor was devastating, said Nile Rodgers, lead guitarist and founder of seminal disco/dance band CHIC. Rodgers found out in October 2010 he had been diagnosed with a very aggressive form of prostate cancer that was extremely advanced.

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