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After 18 months of work to get all qualifying irrigation backflow preventers tested in Horseshoe Bay, City staff will soon begin writing citations to homeowners and others who have not responded to multiple notices to have the devices tested or replaced to assure proper function.
Backflow preventers protect public health by keeping contaminated water from siphoning out of irrigation pipes and into service lines, where it can flow into household plumbing or the public water supply.
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Llano County soon will be a hub for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, upping its vaccine distribution capabilities.
“We’re going to be able to provide approximately 1,000 vaccines per day, 5 to 6 days per week,” said Dr. Jack Franklin, Llano County Health Authority. “This week we’ll have approximately 1,600 J&J vaccines arriving.
Joseph’s Hammer, the non-profit formed in 2018, is nearing their goal to break ground on the new worship center at the Ellen Halbert women’s prison in Burnet.
“We are extremely grateful for the generosity that we have already experienced,” said director Paige Lechler. “Of the $1,100,000 proposed for the project, $200,000 is still needed.
Members of the Horseshoe Bay Topless (convertible) Club prior to a recent Hill Country road trip. There were eight convertibles and one motorcycle. in on the event. Pictured front row, from left, are: Chris Williston, Melody Lumpkin, Cathy Burgess, Janice Williston, Donna Honnors, Donna Wheeler, Sissy Curtis and Jack Curtis.
I graduated from Baylor in 1965.
In 1961, before I arrived in Waco I saw the Bears’ running back, Ronnie Bull, on the cover of Texas Football Magazine. I was pumped for the football season. A couple of wins into that campaign, my parents came for a visit from Memphis, Tennessee.
Party favors of giant syringes filled with Jello and luncheon table decorations of toilet paper rolls and hand sanitizer helped set the scene last week on Apple Rock Golf Course for “The Year of the ‘Do-Over’,” the Horseshoe Bay Women’s Golf Association’s 2021 Eclectic Tournament.
The two-day event brought out 65 players who competed in four different flights Tuesday and Wednesday.
His dream was to become a PGA Tour Professional and he almost made it – only one stroke out each of the two years he competed for a spot during Qualifying School. Needing to earn a living for his family, he instead returned to his family’s grocery business in West Texas.
Despite his inability to qualify as a PGA Tour Pro, Jess Claiborne enjoyed the game of golf for the rest of his life – perhaps gaining more pleasure from family and friends than what he might have experienced on the T ...
