Jennie Lou Leeder of Llano announced last week at the Highland Lakes Women’s Democratic Luncheon that she will run for Congress.
“Texas deserves representation that supports our strong values, understands our challenges, and looks to the future for growth and opportunity. It is with great excitement that I am announcing my candidacy for the United States Congress District 11,” said Leeder, a seventh generation Texan.
On a hot July Saturday night, the Lantex Theater, with its new air conditioning unit working as expected, was transformed to a House of Blues with two Austin bands performing for a large, younger than usual crowd.
The concert, the first of a monthly event in Llano, is put together by Bret Cali, owner of the Llano General Store, who was excited with the turnout for the first-time event.
The Texas Municipal League recognized Llano mayor Gail Lang as a Leadership Fellow on Friday, July 28, at the Austin Marriott North in Round Rock.
Lang was honored by Bennett Sandlin, Texas Municipal League executive director, during the awards ceremony. The award recipients – elected, appointed, and other city officials from throughout Texas – voluntarily completed more than 30 hours of training, held over two months, to enhance their leadership skills.
Participants explored the prin ...
Three rising seniors at Llano High School told their experiences at Boys State to members of American Legion Post 370 last week.
The Llano American Legion Post, along with the American Legion Post in Kingsland and the Llano Tea Party, sponsored Quint Pincelli, Edgar Montoya and Hayden Cowart to attend the week-long summer program in Austin.
The Llano County Commissioners accepted routine reports and looked at a few items of business at a less than 20-minute meeting Monday morning.
The commissioners discussed and then approved a one-time stipend of $500 to Toni Anderson in the county attorney’s office. The item was included in the consent agenda before Precinct 2 Commissioner Linda Raschke asked that it be taken out for discussion.
Anderson administers the county’s hot check program, and the funds for the stipend come fro ...
Five Llano High student council members learned leadership skills at a recent workshop that will help them in the upcoming year, said president Chantalle Barret.
The students spent five days last week at a leadership camp at Southwestern University in Georgetown, where they worked together with students in student councils from across the state to learn leadership skills.
Each Tuesday night in July, families from Central Texas gather at the John L Kuykendall Arena for a night of fun as they compete in barrel racing, pole bending, flags, and goat slapping. What is noticed when walking into a hot, muggy arena, before anything else, is the laughter.
Everyone is having a good time, parents helping out with the youngsters, and the older kids giving a helping hand to the younger ones.
Jewel Early is the most recent GED graduate from the Llano GED classes at the Llano Library. Jewel (right) is shown here with her instructor Andrea Bielefeld. Congratulations, Jewel!
For a string of summer weeks starting four years ago, Dana Wright and Darrell Staedtler met once a week in a small music studio on the north side of the Llano River.
Staedtler, wearing his standard baseball cap as he sat in a large, swallowing, mustard yellow wingback chair, and Wright, sitting on a tiny piano bench, talked country music and life as the old songwriter told stories about luminaries such as George Strait, Patsy Cline and other famous stars.
Anyone who needs just a little bit of help with back to school shopping may turn to the Llano ISD Clothes Closet.
The Clothes Closet has clothes for all ages, from toddler to adult, and it is free for anyone to “shop.” It will be open 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, July 25, and 3-6 p.m.
