The Llano County Commissioners Court adopted a Resolution in support of Online Voter Registration at its January 26, 2015 meeting, and urged the Texas Legislature to enact authorization for Texans to exercise the option of registering to vote by electronic means. Llano County Elections Administrator, Cindy Ware, stipulated that the measure would need to conform to security requirements of the Texas Secretary of State and the Department of Public Safety.
A part of Llano County history lost to the public is being restored. The Red Top Jail will be safe again.
The historic Llano Red Top Jail, just a block east from the bridge on the south side of the Llano River, has been closed since 2011. Structural damages left it stressed.
Terry Lee Fontenot will be presenting a demonstration in drawing/illustrations at the Llano Fine Arts Gallery Studio on February 2 at 10:00 a.m. The public is invited. The studio is located at 503 Bessemer Avenue in Llano. A potluck lunch will be served afterward; a $5.00 donation will cover the demo and potluck luncheon.
Terry was born in Port Arthur, Texas on August 5, 1951.
As we enter the New Year of 2015, it is a good time to look ahead.
The City continues to monitor the river flows at both Junction and Mason and the effect on Llano by comparing the cubic feet per second to historical data and trends. Within the Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan, the discharge information for the Llano River at Mason and Junction can be used to predict when the City of Llano could be in Stage 3.
Llano Uplift Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution inducted into membership five new members at their meeting on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Marble Falls. With the induction of these new members the chapter is proud to announce that their membership is now 156 Members and 11 Associate Members.
Membership is open to any woman over the age of 18 who can prove her lineage to a Revolutionary War Patriot.
A lot of publicity has recently focused on the livestock industry in Llano County. Newspapers offered several write-ups and published numerous photos of events that took place at the annual Llano County Junior Livestock Show. The week before the show opened the second weekend in January, highlights of last year's show and its winners were recalled.
The foundation of any wildlife management program involves collecting survey data. Survey data may be collected in a variety of ways but consistency and trends are critical.
With recent advances in technology, the use of infrared-triggered cameras (trail cameras) may be used as an acceptable form of gathering such data, especially on properties that may not be conducive to spotlight or helicopter surveys.
With the first of the year, many people's thoughts turn to filing annual income tax returns. The libraries know this because for many years the library has been the place to pick up your tax forms and instruction booklets – at no charge. Well, there are some changes this year from the Internal Revenue Service, and the libraries will be receiving very few forms and NO instruction booklets.
There are options: you can order tax forms direct from IRS to be delivered by mail at 1-800-829-3676 or o ...
"What do you have in common with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln?" That's the question I asked Fred L. Thompson. "We're all surveyors!" And they were all elected to office.
Fred Thompson at 75 years of age is the longest serving elected official of Llano County. "I believe so," he said.
He came here in 1975 and was appointed to fill an unexpired term in "about 1976."
"Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the film is so delightful"....inside the Lantex theater last Friday night for the showing of locally made movies. Especially nice was the free admission and refreshments.
The four films shown were gifts of love – that's actually the root of the word "amateur." Comes from the Latin for "love"
