By Briley Mitchell
The rains started early in the week and continued to the wee hours of Saturday morning, but in the words of performing arts, the show must go on. “I hate to tell them to get out of the water but we have another three-foot rise making its way down the river” said Llano Earth Art Fest coordinator and Llano Assistant Emergency Management Coordinator, Ron Anderson, during a break in the weather on Friday afternoon.
Llano County Sheriff Bill Blackburn addressed the County Commissioners Court at its regular meeting Monday. The sheriff asked to replace two patrol cars before they wear out completely. He stated that the county has 3 vehicles with over 175K miles, 6 more vehicles over 130K miles and 5 more with over 100,000 miles.
While the rock-stacking fans were flooding into Llano, another tournament was happening at the golf course.
Contestants from 30 Texas cities and 3 states converged to fling the plastic discs that derived from college students playing with pie pans as early as 1938. Today’s discs are more refined and aerodynamic and more accurate.
The development of the disc popularized challenging games such as disc golf and the rise of competitions, clubs and associations.
Disc golf champion Jay Reading said ...
by Jill Minshew, Llano ISD Chief Financial Officer
Most people in Llano are well aware of the “Robin Hood” provision in school finance laws that requires the district to send local tax dollars back to the state to help fund other school districts. However, I’m not certain if people are aware of a provision known as Additional State Aid for Tax Reduction (ASATR) and how it affects Llano ISD.
The Llano Country Opry hosts Barbara Fairchild
There are singers and then there are Singers, and in Llano on Saturday the latter performed for 2 hours at the Llano Country Opry. Barbara Fairchild and her husband, Roy Morris, brought their Branson, Missouri act to Llano entertaining the audience with wit and song.
The Llano Chamber would like to recognize two organizations that have worked tirelessly over the past few months to bring excitement to Llano. First, the Llano Earth Art Fest committee that worked in the rain, cold, wind, in the mud, on slick rocks and in the weeds to bring a world class event to Llano.
Alcoholics Anonymous (Llano Group) - Meets at Grace Church Oatman, Llano, on Monday 7:00pm; Wednesday 12:00 pm (noon); Thursday 7:00pm
Al-Anon Family Group (Keep Coming Back Group) - Meets at Holy Trinity Church Hall, 708 W. Bessmer, Llano, on Saturdays, 10 a.m.
American Legion Post-General membership meeting held every third Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.
Disabled American Veterans - Monthly meetings held the fourth Monday of each month at 2516 FM 1431, Kingsland, Texas.
Spring Has Sprung!! And it is a glorious spring for sure. The Blue Bonnets and Indian Paintbrush are rejoicing. My Bachelor Buttons and Poppies are in blossom along with the Iris and lilies. This is why we live here in Central Texas.
So far I have had to hold myself back from going planting crazed.
Full 5th Circuit to hear Texas voter ID case
AUSTIN — The entire U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will review Texas’ controversial voter identification law.
A majority of the judges of the Fifth Circuit on March 9 voted in support of an “en banc” rehearing of oral arguments in Veasey v.
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