City Manager Brenda Eivens appointed Dyanne Hargrove as the new Cedar Park city secretary, and the City Council approved the appointment on Nov. 5.

The details: Hargrove has worked for the Cedar Park Legal Department for 18 years, most recently as a paralegal. She succeeds longtime City Secretary LeAnn Quinn, who retired in October. Since Quinn's retirement, Hargrove has handled the city secretary responsibilities, which include:

• Processing public information requests

• Helping to prepare documents for City Council meetings

• Posting public meeting notices

What they’re saying: The city secretary reports to the city attorney due to the legal responsibilities of the position. City Attorney J.P. LeCompte supported the appointment, stating, "She’s been carrying the legal department since before I got here, so we know her value in-house."

Cranky Granny's Sweet Rolls owner Sianni Dean is looking to close the cinnamon roll shop's far northwest Austin location on the edge of Cedar Park.

The details: Dean said she is looking for a new tenant to take over the shop’s lease, according to a post on social media. The post explains that Dean plans to focus on the Pflugerville location while exploring expansion options outside the Austin metro. The shop will remain open while Dean looks for a new tenant to take over the space.

• 10900 Lakeline Mall Drive, Ste. 300, Cedar Park

Austinites will soon be able to fly directly to Fayetteville, Arkansas beginning in March.

The overview: Delta Air Lines announced the new nonstop destination on Nov. 3. This is the latest domestic expansion for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and the first nonstop connection between Central Texas and the state of Arkansas, according to an ABIA news release.

At a glance: Fayetteville, Arkansas is home to The University of Arkansas and is located in the Ozark Mountains. The flight will service passengers daily.

A new worship building for a church in Round Rock, an addition to the public works facility in Buda and a Dave’s Hot Chicken in Kyle are among the five most expensive projects filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in the Austin metro this week.

1. Bastrop Modular Vivarium ($19.6 million): This project involves the construction of a seven-module building complex with an added vestibule for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

2. New Worship Building ($10.9 million): Cityview Bible Church will be constructing a new worship building featuring a 1,200-seat auditorium with a stage designed to accommodate worship services, presentations and community events.

3. City of Buda Public Works and Parks Expansion ($5.5 million): This project involves a 7,790 square-foot building addition and 2,071 square feet of renovations to the existing Public Works and Parks facilities in Buda.

4. Discount Tire ($950,000): A new Discount Tire location is coming to Hutto, with construction set to wrap up next August.

5. Dave’s Hot Chicken ($525,000): A new Dave’s Hot Chicken location is coming to Kyle.

Texas' first female lieutenant governor, Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, held her first news conference since the election on Nov. 10 in Austin.

What happened: Goodwin, a Democrat, also announced her political transition team, which is led by lobbyist Angela Hale and outgoing state Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie.

The team, which includes four former state senators—two Democrats and two Republicans—will help prepare Goodwin to take over as lieutenant governor in January and work with state senators.

"My focus right now is sitting down with each senator, many of whom I worked with while in the House, to talk about their individual priorities and how we can work together so they can represent their districts," Goodwin told reporters Nov. 10.

More context: Goodwin will preside over the Republican-majority Texas Senate. How much power she will have over the chamber is largely up to senators, who will approve new Senate rules when the legislature convenes Jan. 12.