Over the years it has been called different things - Heritage Weekend and Wild West Weekend to name a few. It has been located on the courthouse square, in Grenwelge Park, last year in both, and this year, in the John L Kuykendall Arena.
The arena itself makes for a perfect location since it is covered and protected by the weather, which this past weekend saw cooler temperatures, for a while, rain, and then lots of sunshine.
Many Texas Hill Country residents head to the Coastal Bend area for sun, fun and relaxation every year, but recently, seven Llano residents headed south with something else in mind.
A group from Llano’s Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church loaded a trailer and trucks and spent two weekends as part of an Early Response Team (ERT), whose mission was to prevent further harm or risk to those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
They weren’t running for their lives, but they were running for one of the most memorable triumphs in school history. The Lady Jackets, displaying guts and glory on the twists and turns of a trail in Huntsville, October 23, captured the Region III Cross Country title.
“In the beginning of the season,” head coach Lauren Timms said, “it was a shotin-the-dark; you just push ‘em, you push ‘em like they’re going to be number one, and {they were} receptive to training and mental dis ...
Artists from all over the United States were in Llano on Friday night for the opening of Western Trappings on the Llano.
Now in its fourth year, the juried art show will continue daily until Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Llano County Historical Museum.
On Friday evening, an opening gala was held with food, music and a chance for visitors to meet the artists represented in the 14-day show.
Jeannine Ketchum has been married 67 years. She’s worked in the same building 26 years. And she’s worked two decades at the same company.
You might say permanence is something she values heavily.
Ketchum has worked 20 years at the Llano National Bank branch in Buchanan Dam – since it opened two decades ago in the fall.
I’m the lady who lives down the road from you, the one who survived breast cancer because she kept her annual mammogram appointment. Scared to death when I heard the diagnosis, I turned to writing for therapy and wrote a book about my journey.
This past July, I celebrated my 15th year as a survivor.
Saturday morning, 33 people met at the west pavilion of Badu Park with one thing on their minds -- trash.
After nearly three years of preparation, getting recognized as a Keep Texas Beautiful City and three months of planning, it was time to get to work on the committee’s first project, Keep Texas Beautiful’s first-ever Fall Sweep.
With nine board members, there were two assigned to each of the areas to be cleaned: Badu Park, Grenwelge Park to the corner of Main and Oatman, the courth ...
The City of Llano is now officially a ‘Texas Film Friendly Community.’
Kim LeBlanc of the Texas Film Commission, which is an office of the governor, gave a special presentation at Monday’s city council meeting to officially honor the city with the designation. (See presentation photo on page 13).
Llano joins 112 other cities across the state to earn the designation.
“It’s a select group, but it’s a growing group,” LeBlanc said.
As fall weather slowly and occasionally makes its way into Llano, Keep Llano Beautiful makes its debut Saturday with the Fall Sweep clean-up.
Those who are interested in helping beautify Llano at the clean-up 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.
