December 6, 2017 Issue

A Llano County Grand Jury indicted a City of Llano police officer on Monday. The grand jury indicted Grant Harden on six counts - three felony and three misdemeanor counts. He was indicted on two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of tampering with a governmental record, said District Attorney Sonny McAfee.

Crews from the San Marcos National Fish Hatchery scanned for mussels along the bottom of Robinson Park Lake last Thursday afternoon after it was mostly drained. The lake was drained in order to remove sand from it. After an environmental study was done in order to allow the city to drain the lake and have sand removed, endangered mussels were discovered and had to be moved before that was allowed to take place.

There will likely be changes coming to the JLK Arena. The Llano City Council on Monday granted approval to the Llano Junior Livestock Show Association to look at closing in the concession area of the arena and making it climate controlled. The LJLSA would also like to add a storage building to the site. The only cost to the city would be if it agreed to pay half of a larger storage building, where one side would house LJLSA equipment and the other half would house city equipment. Craig ...

In May of 1927, the Lantex Theater opened its doors for the first time. As mentioned last week, tickets for the first movie, “The Fourth Commandment,” a 1926 silent film drama produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and directed by Emory Johnson. Tickets were 30 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Friday night, the tickets were a little pricier, after all, the theater is now 90 years old, the sound was amazing, and the backdrop was a large Texas Flag in full color.

Llano High School Academics Teams would like to congratulate the following students for the success at the Bandera High School Winter Meet this past weekend: -- 6th Place in Number Sense: Heath Buttery, Junior (11th and 12th Grade Division) -- 6th Place in Calculator: Kenon Riley, Freshman (9th and 10th Grade Division) -- 5th Place in Mathematics: Heath Buttery, Junior (11th and 12th Grade Division) While the students above placed in their competitions, all students participating were ...

Thursday, November 30, three Llano High School seniors dawned the steps of our great state’s beautiful capitol building. Sydney Kuehne, Caroline Puryear, and Mackenzie White all participated in the practice of writing, defending, and objecting to practice legislation, and Miss Kuehne was able to successfully argue these bills in the Chamber halls.

THRALL—The basketball boys picked up two wins in this community east of Taylor, and Brooks Keele summed up that accomplishment: “Already doubled our total of last year.” I guess that’s bad news-good news. LHS 51, PH 50 In the opener on the last day of November, Michael Lockhart got the ball to Keele, and he hit a 12-footer to give Llano the lead over the Pflugerville-Hendrickson JV with six seconds to play. Cooper Owens then came up with a last second block to preserve the win.

HARPER—The Lady Jackets played back-to-back basketball doubleheaders, November 30-December 1, and left this small community 22 miles west of Fredericksburg with three wins and one loss, and that one was close and a fine performance. “We just have to keep playing like this,” said Alexus Cotton. Alexus, a spirited competitor with a talented left arm, had 12 points in a 46-34 win over Ingram in Llano’s opener in the Longhorns’ round-robin tournament. “We settled down in the sec ...

It appears to the media (me), Llano High football coaches are on a march to dim the memory—not erasing it, of course—of the 20-14, playoff loss to Crystal City. 2018 is the next number of concern, and their attitude is high on the positive meter. “I’m really excited,” said head coach Matt Green, who also insisted about his first campaign in Llano: “What a great year.” Indeed.

LaTrelle Adams, 94, passed away Nov. 30, 2017 in The Wesleyan at Estrella Assisted Living, Georgetown, Texas. She was born on July 28, 1923 to James Wade and Pinkie Eva (Forister) Duncan in Teichville, Llano County. LaTrelle grew up in Llano and graduated from Llano High School in 1939. On March 31, 1946 she married Hubert Allen “Hap” Adams in Llano.

Born Sept. 21, 1938, Claudine Long ended her visit here on earth and went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Nov. 30, 2017. She was preceded in death by her father, Claud Barnett Smith; mother, Lola Cassels Smith; and husband of 18 years, Bill Long. She is survived by her brother James H.

What’s more fun than a barrel full of monkeys?  Why, a play full of Penguins, of course!  This year’s Logos Christmas musical is set in the Polar Pet Park, where some middle school students learn about the true meaning of Christmas from some well-meaning penguins, a couple of polar bears and the zoo keeper, Mr.