WACO—Tiger Maddox, Llano High Class of 2015, is on an unbeaten team this season. Through November 4, the Baylor football Bears were 7-0. Maddox, a freshman, is a cheerleader, and it’s changed just a bit since I was in high school—the men and women on the sidelines work about as hard as the players do.
“Baylor has become a part of me in the couple of months I’ve been here,” Tiger said.
The Llano City Council met in regular session on Monday, October 19.
City of Llano Municipal Airport employee Larry Cook, was recognized by the city as employee of the month.
Council voted to approve an ordinance that would allow the city to charge citizens for the time it takes staff to gather information for requests made under Texas’ Public Information Act, once the time spent exceeds a certain number of hours used by staff.
At Monday night’s meeting of the Llano ISD Board of Trustees Superintendent Casey Callahan was glowing in his praise for two of the district’s recent achievements.
Callahan recognized Matthew Cohen as a “Commended Student” in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The program tests 1.5 million students in three categories. Matthew scored in the top 5 percent to earn the recognition.
LHS Principal David Wuest said Matthew’s scores put him in the top 3 percent, but that the National Me ...
By Briley Mitchell
Visitors to Llano crossing the Roy Inks Bridge may have wondered what was happening Thursday evening, as chuck wagons lined the banks of the Llano River, smoke coming from the host wagon, Crossroads from Midland, Texas, and a few more cowboy hats than normal, even for Llano.
There was the gathering at Main Street Affairs that looked more like an old west saloon with cowboys and cowgirls from the Llano Wild West PRCA Rodeo.
By Briley Mitchell
Over the past two months there have been six new flag poles added to the grounds of the Llano County Courthouse. On Thursday, October 15 they were used for the first time. Initiated by Llano County Judge Mary Cunningham, and with the assistance of Llano Christian Academy students, those in attendance were given a brief history of the Six Flags of Texas.
Mental health disorders not only impact individuals, they have a tremendous impact on their families, support systems and communities. In the past year, over 500 hours of crisis mental health services were provided to individuals suffering mental illness within Llano County! This does not include the disproportionate number of hours spent by our law enforcement officers and first responders assisting individuals with mental health concerns.
Through the State-sponsored ...
Since the Texas Constitution was adopted in 1876, Texas voters have approved 483 amendments to the Constitution, making it one of the longest state constitutions in the country. The current Texas Legislature has proposed seven more amendments to the Constitution for voters to consider this election cycle ranging from tax exemptions to sports team charitable raffles to whether hunting and fishing merit constitutional protection.
Proposition 1 would increase the amount of the residence homestead ...
Dear Editor,
I read a City Councilman’s letter to the editor last week insinuating that he alone had come up with a contraption to separate sand and aggregate in the river, and wanting to pay tax dollars for a study on this elaborate unit.
My question is - since we have finally found a contractor to pay the city $100,000 plus a year, and sales tax revenue for our river sand, why in the world would we pay tax dollars for something that would take away from that yearly income?
God knows we coul ...
Richard C. Smith, age 64, of Llano, passed away at his residence on October 15, 2015. He was born on January 15, 1951 in San Saba, Texas to Alfred Smith and Rutha (Rankin) Smith. Richard had served during Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force. He married Mary Jene Randolph on August 4, 1973 in Nashville, Tennessee and had been a resident of Llano since 1980.
Richard had worked for the M.J.
