The three day Horseshoe Bay Round Up Women’s Division was an exciting nail bitter. HSB Resort Golf Tournament Coordinator Holly Jenkins said, “Play was fabulous across the board, and everyone seemed to have a fantastic time. Several scores improved by 10 or more strokes compared to previous scores, which is absolutely amazing.”
Lynn Bishop, Jennifer Hoyt, and Leslie McCallick have won the Club Championship multiple times.
It’s not over yet.
One local doctor expects the county’s COVID-19 cases to climb, following a statewide trend.
“Statewide numbers are rising at a phenomenal rate,” said Llano County Health Authority Dr. Jack Franklin with Hill Country Direct Care. “I certainly expect Llano’s case count also to continue rising.”
As of June 26, Llano County has had 22 people test positive for COVID-19, including 15 active cases.
This year, the Fourth of July holiday falls on a Saturday and we expect, as in years past, a large turnout for the fireworks display on Saturday evening.
In order to facilitate the swift, safe, and steady exit of spectators from the area of the Yacht Club, we will once again execute a traffic plan for that section of Horseshoe Bay Blvd between the traffic circle and the Yacht Club.
Many in the county are in the process of recovering from the pain of a pandemic; but for others, another kind of suffering has remained.
“Our counselors have reported an increase in abuse with their existing clients, mostly because of employment loss, which leads to financial instability,” said Conny Steele, program director for the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center in Marble Falls.
June sales tax distributions received by the City of Horseshoe Bay dropped 46.21% over the same collection period last year. June sales tax allocations mostly reflect sales made during April. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said widespread social distancing requirements were in place across much of the state in April which lead to the steepest year-over-year decline in allocations since September 2009.
The Comptroller sent $443.6 million in June sales tax allocations to cities across the stat ...
Three generations of racers rolled past the barrels last Wednesday night at the John L. Kuykendall Event Arena in Llano, and I’ll just bet my lucky horseshoe that’s some sort of record in itself.
It all started back in Corpus Christi in the mid 1940s when a little girl named Mary Donna Elsea got a horse for her 10th birthday.
Seen written on the rear window of a Suburban automobile: You lied to me. My children are NOT a joy to teach.
The coronavirus lock down has had some unexpected side effects. In our family, I have noticed a change in our grandchildren, ages 4 and 6. What is different? They have gotten to know their neighborhood kids.
Council Member Elaine Waddill, Public Information Officer
The Horseshoe Bay City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Cynthia Clinesmith with a quorum present. Because the restrictions related to COVID-19 remain in place, the City Council meeting was closed to the public. Members of the public were able to participate by listening to the meeting via telephone.
As we make some forward progress in returning to our new normal life in our beautiful city, we remain cautious – though optimistic.
Last week the Federal Health task force conducted 75 random tests in Llano County (and 35 other counties). We were especially interested to see if people without real symptoms might turn out to be carrying the virus at high rates.
The Annual Spring Shred day will be held Monday, May 11 from 2 until 4 p.m. The Condor shredding truck will be parked next to Ace Hardware in the Ace Storage lot.
Many Horseshoe Bay area residents have had a little extra time at home to locate and collect old bank documents and are eager to have them safely destroyed.
