As the summer drags on and the heat and dry conditions linger, it is time to watch water usage and conserve as much as possible.
Last week, Llano went into Stage 3 of the drought contingency plan, so it is time to step up and do what can be done to preserve water.
There are so many places to visit in Texas and nearby states that it is sometimes hard to make the decision on where to go.
In our younger years, it was finding places we could afford, places our children would have a fun time, and places that wouldn’t take forever to get there.
Officer James ‘JT’ Threadgill, criminal investigator and enforcement officer, brings six years of law enforcement experience with him to Llano County.
Threadgill is a Capitol Area Regional Law Enforcement Academy graduate who has prior law enforcement experience with the Austin Community College District Police and the City of Bertram Police Department.
A packed courtroom saw the Llano County Commissioners vote to oppose a proposed sand plant near Sandy Creek.
By a 3-2 vote, with County Judge Mary Cunningham and Precinct 4 Commissioner Jerry Don Moss opposing, the commissioners passed a resolution to oppose a portable crusher and sand/gravel plant proposed by Collier Materials, Inc., to be located at Sandy Creek on land off SH 71.
Llano city council members amended the city’s water conservation and drought contingency plan on Monday night, and the city moved into Stage 3 of water restrictions on Tuesday.
Stage 3 water restrictions go into place when the 7-day average flow of the Llano River is less than 21 cubic feet per second (cfs).
July 4 in Llano started pretty typical for this time of year, a normal hot, muggy morning, the streets were empty early on except for a few joggers and walkers doing their daily routines.
Flags that had been placed around the courthouse square were waving in the warm breeze, others adorned the sidewalks in front of shops, and store fronts were welcoming with their show of American pride.
I didn’t think I’d ever care who won a Spain-Russia World Cup game. I didn’t think I’d ever use Facebook for quotes. And I didn’t think Steve Golemon would come back to Llano as a head coach. What do you know? All in the same week.
The man who earned Jacket-for-Life and Hall of Fame honors here 1992-2005, is leaving Bandera, where he led the cross country girls to state championships, 2014-’17.
Golemon will mentor the Llano girls and boys in cross country, and he’ll coach di ...
