As the weather warms and the town gets ready for Llano Earth Art Fest, Keep Llano Beautiful will hold its spring cleanup Saturday morning.
Those who are interested in helping beautify Llano at the cleanup should gather at 8 a.m. at the West Pavilion at Badu Park for trash bags and gloves and to get organized before heading out.
They come from Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana, Canada, Wyoming, the Philippines, Colorado, Alaska, and a few from Texas. Making their winter home in Llano, some arrive as early as October and stay as late as April. These folks become a part of our community, attending events, visiting our shops, and taking in the beauty of the Texas Hill Country.
On Friday morning, the Llano Chamber of Commerce board of directors met early at the Ray House located in Robinson Park, nex ...
Llano County received a clean audit for the last fiscal year.
Preston Singleton, with the firm Singleton, Clark & Company, PC, told commissioners at Monday’s meeting that the county received an unmodified opinion on its audit for Fiscal Year 2017, which ended Sept. 30. Singleton said an unmodified opinion means the audit was good and clean.
“That standard wording means we didn’t have to point out any problems with the numbers as they are presented,” Singleton said.
The county re ...
Joe Hamilton begins his duties today as interim police chief for the City of Llano.
Hamilton has served in a variety of roles in a long career in law enforcement. He worked 32 years with the Texas Department of Public Safety and retired as the district commander for the San Antonio district.
He worked one year as police chief for the San Antonio International Airport and spent six years as police chief for the City of Bulverde.
Saturday night at Llano High School was all about the class of 2018. It was their time to shine, and shine they did. The annual gala for Project Graduation began with dinner and a silent auction that ended at intermission, and included the extremely entertaining LHS seniors. From dance routines to lip syncing to solo performances, the seniors showed off their talent in more ways than one.
The show began with the entire class doing a routine that included hula hoops, skate boards, flips and ...
A return to his roots in smaller school districts led Jamie Payne to Llano ISD.
Payne was named assistant superintendent in mid-December and began his duties on Jan. 3. He came to Llano from Grand Prairie ISD, where he was the director of reporting and analysis.
It was a whirlwind of activity from the date Payne was hired, on Dec.
This is--literally--the biggest moment of the year in squat in powerlifting in 2018 in the state. Llano High’s Dakoda Trull is in the midst of putting 800 pounds on his back. No one else has matched it in any classification. It also tied a school record.
Valentine week was special in our part of the woods as it was celebrated alongside Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. On Tuesday evening, Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church held its annual Pancake and Sausage Supper, with decorations of masks and beads to celebrate the occasion. Members of the church helped prepare the meal, while others waited tables and helped with tea, coffee and orange juice.
Just a few blocks away at the Llano Library, another feast was taking place, the annual So ...
Over seven decades ago, Jim Foster met Joyce Stewart in a small north Texas town east of Wichita Falls.
Jim returned home to Spanish Fort in 1946, after serving in the European Theater in World War II. Joyce was still a high school student when they met, in the nearby town of Nocona.
Smokey the Bear made a brief stop at the Llano County Courthouse Tuesday morning, as he criss-crosses the state in advance of his 75th birthday, which will be next year. He also made stops in Burnet, Mason, Brady and Gillespie counties on Tuesday. Pictured, from left, are Kathryn Stephenson, Mike Sandoval, Smokey, Matt Rienstra, Melissa Wright and Layton, Jannelle Gray and Mary Cunningham.
