An Eagle Scout was officially recognized and thanked by the Burnet County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, Nov. 25 for his leadership in several renovations and improvements made to Stringtown Cemetery .

Thomas McAnally, 18, of Oatmeal chose to help restore the historical graveyard for his official Eagle Scout project earlier this year, clearing land surrounding the site, and creating a new walking path between the cemetery and a future parking lot for the property.

Stringtown Cemetery, on CR 326A near Bertram, is all that remains of a historic black community that formed in the rural reaches of Burnet County following the Civil War. The Burnet County Historical Commission has been improving the land to make it an accessible, public historic site since 2023 using a state grant and a

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