On Thursday afternoon, history was in the making for Llano and the Llano City Council. Results of the general election on May 6 were approved by city council. Mayor Mike Reagor read the outcome to Alderwoman Gail Lang and Alderman Sammy Leverett, who in turn approved each of the three issues that voters overwhelmingly approved.
A local option election which would allow the sale of all alcoholic beverages, including mixed beverages, a $4.785 million bond measure to improve all streets in th ...
Monday’s Llano ISD school board meeting started out with the swearing in of board members. Gena Schuessler, administrative secretary, administered the statement of elected officer and oath of office to Rick Tisdale (Place 3) and Cody Fly (Place 4). Both were unopposed in the May 6 election and will serve full three-year terms.
Mary Christian thought her daughter would be “wasting a stamp” by entering the ‘Llano’s Luckiest Mom’ contest - but she was glad to be proven wrong. She was the lucky winner of gifts and gift certificates from 15 businesses in the contest. She dropped by The Llano News office and was presented the gifts and gift certificates by Cassandra Leeds, right.
Llano native Gail Lang was sworn in as the city’s new mayor last Thursday afternoon. The first female to take on the job, she was all smiles and filled gratitude: both happy and grateful for the opportunity to serve her community. She was on the city council for three years prior to being sworn in as mayor.
Gail and her sister, Sondra, were adopted by Norman and Julia Oestreich Holtzer in 1954.
Joe Bill Watkins became a Jacket for Life, May 11. This is one of the school’s most prestigious honors. Joe Bill, Class of 1961, is a most generous Llano ISD benefactor. He is also a member of the LHS Hall of Fame. An attorney who lives in Austin, Joe Bill was recently inducted into the University of Texas Intramural Hall of Fame.
This season started in Blanco a month before winter crossed its finish line, and the journey has included trips to Lampasas and Burnet, Waco and Huntsville. Next up—with the State Capitol looking on from Section C (Congress)—it’s the last stop in the pursuit of high school’s greatest prize: a state championship.
“Pretty excited,” said Ray Dixon.
The Llano Special Olympians traveled to Fredericksburg High School to participate in the Local Special Olympics Track meet on April 27. Llano was well represented with 10 students participating, each in one field event and one track event. The athletes trained for seven weeks prior to their competition.
A very special Thank You goes out to Madox Green, Jackson Dillard, Brock Fly, Remi Easley, Erin Waters, Ross Prokop and Paige Keele.
On Saturday night, the Hill Country Livestock Raisers Association (HCLRA) held its 67th annual banquet at the John L Kuykendall Event Center. This night is reserved for honoring the working cowboy, the way of life by many in Llano County, and singling out one that has stood out over the years.
For 2017, Robert Cowan introduced a gentleman that has devoted his entire life to being a cowboy, a man that turned down a chance in the professional sports arena, to remain a rodeo cowboy, Jimmy Duecker.
Family members, friends and co-workers recently surprised Carol Sheppard, longtime office manager of The Llano News, with a lunch in her honor. Sheppard (pictured front, center) spent more than 11 dedicated years at the newspaper before her retirement last week. Thank you for all of your hard work, and best wishes as you “move on to your next assignment!”
Stationed on the south side of the Llano Courthouse, the row of tailgaters, otherwise known as the Llano Farmers Market, is now in its seventh season and offers up a variety of personalities and produce.
The opening act is Jimbo Miller, who is appropriately outfitted in overalls and Converse All Stars, turns up with his turnips then tunes up his fiddle to help pass the time and entertain the shoppers.
