The Llano High School boys basketball team enjoyed its best week of the season so far. The Yellow Jackets (8-4) are currently on a seven-game winning streak that includes being the Brady Tournament champions.
Llano beat Eldorado 44-26 in the championship Dec. 9 after stinging NVTO 61-34 in the semifinals and Grape Creek 54-35 both on Dec.
Parker noted the Lady Jackets showed improved patience on the offensive end and saw the defense’s open spots. “They seem to be getting better,” he said. “These girls haven’t had a breather. At times our patience was better. We didn’t force things. As a young team, you don’t want to force things.”
He noted the emphasis in practice has been to throw he 12-foot pass as opposed to the “skip pass the defense is baiting.””They’re starting to see it,” he said.
Once upon a time— of all the good days in a year, amid all the swishing and swaying of hoop skirts, the blare of bagpipes and songs of merry carolers wafting across the courthouse square, and with a line of children standing before her, eagerly awaiting a chance to meet her and trade a shy smile for a personally signed copy of Dear Mr.
LaFreda Perry talked over her shoulder as she scrambled breakfast eggs, “Here’s what’s happening this last week before Christmas; you six grandchildren are going to be in charge of taking care of the nativity scene.
“I’m counting on you to take the responsibility of the nativity barn seriously. Even though it is life-size and some of you may consider it a perfect playhouse, it is not a place to play.
Precisely six months have passed since Llano County’s attorney and an attorney representing a group of library system patrons argued their cases before a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans. Since then, the News has been checking the dockets of both the appellate court and the U.S.
The Llano High School girls basketball team earned three wins at the Johnson City tournament Dec. 1-2. The Lady Jackets defeated South San Antonio West 35-20 Dec. 2 after beating them a day earlier 27-17 and The Woodlands Christian Academy 32-16.
One reason for the winning streak, head coach Jay Parker said, is because of how the ball handlers are attacking defenses“We handled the press a lot better than we have been,” he said.
What a week for the Llano High School boys basketball team. After coming within a couple of possessions to win in their first and second games of the season, the Yellow Jackets put it all together in a big road win at Wall.
Llano left no doubt in winning 49-42 Nov.
Grant Cole, a 37-year-old Johnson City man, was found guilty of the enhanced first degree felony offense of Manufacture/Delivery of Methamphetamine, 4 grams or more, but less than 200 grams on Wednesday, October 23, 2023. Judge Evan Stubbs of the 424th Judicial District Court accepted Cole’s plea of “Guilty” and then sentenced Cole to 50 years in prison after hearing punishment evidence from the State and Defense.
Choosing a Fruit
Ask yourself several questions before choosing a fruit tree to perhaps determine why. For instance, do you enjoy the pink, rosy petals of an apple blossom? Is apple pie your favorite? Or do you prefer figs, peeling the skin back to take a bite of the juicy red fruit?
On November 13, 2023, the Texas Silver-Haired Legislative members received their liaison assignments for the 2024-25 Biennium. Each elected official serving in the 2021-23 Biennium has been ascribed a representative from TSHL for the purpose of developing a relationship and communication system to identify needs of aging Texans. Dr. Sherry Hubbard, TSHL Speaker, envisioned the program to involve members in personal contacts with Legislators as they write, debate, and seek to pass legislation ...
