The Llano City Council on Monday approved final financing to build a pro shop and maintenance building at the golf course, which includes a small mandated bump in taxes.
Last month, the council voted to approved a $250,000 from Llano National Bank to build a pro shop and maintenance building at the city’s golf course.
It may not have been the hottest rodeo on record, but it felt like it on Friday and Saturday night at the John L Kuykendall Arena. This was one time the fans came in handy for both participants and spectators. Another welcome relief was in the concession stand provided by Llano County 4-H, where tea and water were the beverages of choice for many, and shaved ice had consistent lines throughout both nights.
Rodeo week in Llano got started on Tuesday night with the Llano Rodeo Royalty pageant ...
Llano Independent School District held ceremonies at Llano Junior High School and Llano High School on Thursday and Friday nights.
At the Junior high School, 135 8th grade students walked the stage on Thursday night as they received their promotion to 9th grade and on to Llano High School.
“We don’t call this graduation because you have four more years to go, this is a promotion and we hope you all finish your high school career,” said Principal Todd Keele.
An overflow crowd watched Llano Christian Academy’s second graduating class receive their diplomas last Thursday.
Amanda Schmidt and Tristan Najar became the second and third graduates of the school in the hour-long ceremony at LCA’s first-year home on Green Street.
Najar started school at LCA in 2011, the first year of its existence.
The Llano County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted to continue an arrangement where parolees would meet parole officers at the county’s East Annex.
Angelic Phillips, the unit supervisor from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, asked that the TDCJ client meetings at East Llano County Sheriffs Annex continue as previously agreed between Llano County Sheriff’s Office and TDCJ.
During public comments, Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Linda Ballard appeared before the court to prot ...
The Llano ISD board of trustees passed added security measures for Llano High School at last Thursday’s meeting.
There has been much discussion as to what to do to make schools safer for students and faculty after many shootings or incidents throughout the country. The first line of defense is to control admittance to the campuses, and the board passed a proposal to install a security storefront at the high school.
The system would allow visitors to be admitted into the first set of doo ...
Nominations are being sought for the Llano High School Hall of Fame.
The first Llano High School Hall of Fame class was announced in 2002 and a hall of fame class has been announced yearly since then. There are three categories for the hall of fame - individuals, team and humanitarian.
Criteria for the individual award is an LHS graduate age 40 years or older, or someone who has been deceased for at least five years.
Michael Burcham walked into a Dallas-area Army recruiting office years ago inspired by the movie Patton.
That’s as good a reason as any, the recruiter told him. It must have been, because Burcham spent 21 years of active duty in the Army. He recently retired as a lieutenant colonel.
Burcham was the featured speaker at the Armed Forces Day program held Saturday at the American Legion Hall in Llano.
One day a year the nation sets aside a special day to honor those who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Frank Griggs Post 370 of The American Legion will hold a short, 30 minute memorial ceremony Monday, May 28 at 10 a.m.
