Fifteen Llano High School students gave back to the community Sunday afternoon as they cleaned a stretch of Hwy. 16.
The longest state highway in Texas at 542 miles, and also a designated a Texas Scenic Highway, Hwy. 16 is one of the prettiest in Texas. However, lately that beauty has been destroyed by careless people.
There are some things in life that we do without even thing about, everyday routines that were learned early in our adult life but had to learn it at some point.
Last Thursday, Llano High School juniors and seniors made a trip to the John L Kuykendall Event Center and Arena to learn those very things we take for granted, and maybe, some things us older adults could learn too.
Celebrating 19 years is an important thing for any organization and doing that in Llano on Saturday night was the Llano Country Opry, a monthly tradition at the Lantex Theater.
This was a special night indeed with not only regional artists, but also one from Peoria, Arizona, making his first appearance on stage in Llano.
You meet the nicest people on the side of the road, sometimes. Lonnie Mason of Lubbock made a visit to Highway 71 and Llano County to paint the countryside and the bluebonnets. His work has an almost-impressionist look.
The Llano County Historical Museum is honored to present a new exhibit on the life of Robert Hunger Jr., DVM, a local veterinary doctor and member of the Llano community for many years.
According to a biography provided by the family, Bob’s lifelong profession was fostered by his upbringing on the family sheep and goat ranch on the South Llano River near Junction.
If you can get kids (and their folks) out to the soccer fields on a perfect day for, uh, the slalom, or hockey on the nearest frozen pond, I think you’ve got something going.
“They have a ball,” Deana Kenner told me. She’s treasurer of Llano Youth Soccer. More than 200 youngsters—about equally divided between Llano and San Saba counties—come to the pitch on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Some year, somebody totally unknown now will, win the Oscar. Another somebody will be President. And, finally in this paragraph, someone will go to Mars. Might as well be Heath Buttery, a Llano High junior.
“He’s one of our top students,” said physics teacher Neville Triplett. “Pushes you to explain things.”
Heath has taken the first step—yes, one small step.
The Llano County Commissioners reinstated the county-wide burn ban at a lengthy meeting on Monday.
All of the county’s fire chiefs who responded to an inquiry would prefer to reinstate the burn ban reinstated, County Judge Mary Cunningham said.
“It is extremely dry,” she added.
Mason County is the only county bordering Llano County to also have a burn ban in place, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service’s April 10 burn ban map.
It’s a 41-year tradition that brings some of the best musicians to town for a weekend of tricks, licks and good ole, down home music. Only strings are allowed with this group of artists, aging from 3 to, well, a group called the Legends. And yes, there is a fiddle, at least one, in the band.
This is the eighth year for John Caballero to bring the Llano Fiddle Fest Weekend to the Lantex Theater, with the assistance of his faithful group of volunteers that have been involved since he brough ...
The Llano ISD called a special board meeting at noon on Monday to discuss the Level III Grievance brought by Beth McDaniel.
They went into closed session for approximately 20 minutes. Jay Brim, lawyer for McDaniel, was allowed 20 minutes to state the grievance brought by her. Mac Edwards, superintendent for Llano ISD, was then allowed to present the school’s answer to the grievance.
Back in open session, Brim stated that last year and this year, McDaniel taught dual credit courses in En ...
