The Llano Lions Club installed its 2018-2019 officers last Wednesday at Inman’s Kitchen. They are: President Leslie Tomlinson, First Vice President John Moyer, Second Vice President Carl Shannon, Third Vice President Barry Box, Secretary/Treasurer Luke Rogers, Lion Tamer/Tail Twister Rick Tiffin, Membership Billy Click, directors Fred Cook, Briley Mitchell and Gary Wells, and Past President Rob Wilson.
As the news of a planned sand dredging and crushing operation along Sandy Creek has spread, controversy about this commercial project has grown.
Property owners upstream and downstream from the proposed site on the Nash Ranch are voicing environmental, lifestyle and safety concerns about allowing Collier Materials, Inc. to refine tons of sand and gravel from Sandy Creek with massive amounts of water drawn from the already sensitive underground watershed.
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The City of Llano on Monday moved into Stage 2 of its drought contingency plan, and expectations are that things will continue to worsen.
“Based on the river flows, the seven day countdown to Stage 3 will begin in the next couple of days,” City Manager Scott Edmonson said Monday. “Also, based on the current weather pattern and barring a significant rainfall event, the city may move rapidly from Stage 3 to Stage 5, possibly surpassing Stage 4.”
On Monday the city reported that the ...
Christian Worship Center of Kingsland donated 20 first aid kits specifically designed for first responders and law enforcement officers to Llano County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning. The kits include equipment designed to help stop or significantly slow down the bleeding when deputies are the first on the scene. Pictured, from left, are LCSO Investigator Michael Scoggins, Sheriff Bill Blackburn, CWC Pastor Travis Gunn and LCSO Investigator Bucky Boswell.
Llano Community Theatre premiered its summer children’s program on Saturday night to a full house at the Llano Independent School District Community Room.
The cast, made up mostly of children, there were two adults, was pulled off well by the youngsters, bringing many laughs throughout the 45-minute performance. As the play begins, a club known as The Monster, Ghost, Goblin, Demon, Dragon, Evil-Wizard Hunters Club, begins its meeting, with a run down of past adventures.
One by one, American flags were carefully lowered into the flaming pit to be properly disposed on Thursday morning.
The tattered, torn and worn flags were given their respectful end during a brief retirement ceremony held on Flag Day behind Highland Lakes United Methodist Church in Buchanan Dam.
Jenny Tucker, the church’s pastor, said it was the second consecutive year that the church has hosted the event.
Just months after the figurative dust settled around a controversial proposed rock crushing facility near the intersection of Highway 71 and US 281 in southern Burnet County, notice of a new application for a crusher site near Sandy Creek in Llano County has been posted. But, apparently not all crusher facilities pose a threat to their neighbors.
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Today, over 35 million people across the world are living with Alzheimer’s, including more than 5 million Americans. In the U.S. alone, more than 15 million caregivers generously dedicate themselves to those with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
We must take action now, or these numbers will continue to rise. The Llano Chamber of Commerce, CelesteCare of Llano, Core24 Gym, Soar Fitness and Nomad Fitness are joining together to make people aware of lifestyle changes that may slow the progress o ...
After you watch them play for a while, you don’t notice too much they’re carrying two crutches to help make up for having one leg. Many look like teenagers—some are— who’ve earned the right to be called, “Young men.”
The Haitian National Amputee Soccer team, June 16-17, visited Llano County for the second time.
