The Boys and Girls Club in Llano opened on Monday, August 19. Highland Lakes Executive Director Bill Drake and Llano Unit Director Angelyn Drake were geared up and ready for the children as they arrived.
The dream of a club in Llano began last May with a gift of $35,000 from HOPE Haus. A board was formed which is headed by Rob Wilson, of Llano.
The Commissioners Court met in regular session on Monday, August 26. It was announced that a Special Election that will take place on November 5, 2019. This election is for the purpose of adopting or rejecting the proposed Constitutional Amendments as submitted by the 86th Legislature. This election is called by the Governor of the State of Texas and has to be approved by the Commissioners Court of each county.
At the Llano Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) meeting on Monday night, it was announced that the lights and polls for the John L. Kuykendall Arena and Event Center are in and awaiting the City Crew to start installing them. They were paid for from this year’s budget. It will make it much easier to find your vehicle when you attend an event in the evening.
Gail Davalos of the Workforce Network, Inc.
Attention Hill Country veterans! Thousands of Hill Country veterans are now eligible to become members of the American Legion as a result of President Donald Trump signing into law the LEGION ACT that eliminated all conflict era restrictions that barred “cold warriors” from Legion membership.
Congress and the White House agree to expand definition of war eras to include all who served since December 7, 1941.
“More than 1,600 members of the U.S.
An unauthorized spill of wastewater occurred from Kingsland Municipal Utility District with an estimated date of the spill being July 27. As of August 6, it is estimated that 50,000 gallons of waste was spilled. The description of the area affected is downstream of the Llano River to Wirtz Dam.
The City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 3 on the proposed 2019-2020 City Budget. They are proposing a tax rate of $0.68737 per $100. The proposed budget will raise more total taxes than last year’s budget by $29,938.44. That is a three percent increase. Of that amount, $16,434 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the roll this year.
Javier Reyes outlined the current health plan for the City of Llano employees.
On Saturday, August 17, the Llano Lions Club held their first Sporting Clays for a Cause event fundraiser at Ink’s Ranch. The hidden gem is located just 13 miles southwest of Llano and is rich with history and natural beauty. Though the ranch is private, the Inks family partnered with the Llano Lions Club for the event.
Ag-Pro from Fredericksburg had a ribbon cutting with the Llano Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday at the Depot Garden. Brandon Moore was joined by his fiancée, Jennifer Brewer, oldest daughter, Katie (cutting the ribbon), and youngest Makenna, along with members of the Llano Chamber and David Griffith, Constituent Service Director of Representative, Andrew Murr’s Office.
Toxic algae can sicken people, but it is especially harmful to animals. Small clusters of dog deaths have been reported for the past three summers after pets were exposed to toxic algae.
Increasing numbers of canine deaths have been reported in 2019 across the Eastern half of U.S.as temperatures reach record highs throughout the country.
Sisterdale resident Tamra Massey lost her three-year-old toy Australian shepherd, Fina just southwest of Blanco on Wednesday, July 31 in the Guadalupe Ri ...
On Saturday, July 27, 600 backpacks were given out at Packsaddle Elementary at Llano County’s Back to School Blast. Most students came from Llano ISD schools, with a few from neighboring schools.
Volunteers worked the week leading up to the event to pack backpacks, organize the “shoe store”, set up the hair salon and much more.
The first patrons began lining up at 6:00 a.m.
