Llano County received a clean audit for the last fiscal year.
Preston Singleton, with the firm Singleton, Clark & Company, PC, told commissioners at Monday’s meeting that the county received an unmodified opinion on its audit for Fiscal Year 2017, which ended Sept. 30. Singleton said an unmodified opinion means the audit was good and clean.
“That standard wording means we didn’t have to point out any problems with the numbers as they are presented,” Singleton said.
The county re ...
Joe Hamilton begins his duties today as interim police chief for the City of Llano.
Hamilton has served in a variety of roles in a long career in law enforcement. He worked 32 years with the Texas Department of Public Safety and retired as the district commander for the San Antonio district.
He worked one year as police chief for the San Antonio International Airport and spent six years as police chief for the City of Bulverde.
Saturday night at Llano High School was all about the class of 2018. It was their time to shine, and shine they did. The annual gala for Project Graduation began with dinner and a silent auction that ended at intermission, and included the extremely entertaining LHS seniors. From dance routines to lip syncing to solo performances, the seniors showed off their talent in more ways than one.
The show began with the entire class doing a routine that included hula hoops, skate boards, flips and ...
A return to his roots in smaller school districts led Jamie Payne to Llano ISD.
Payne was named assistant superintendent in mid-December and began his duties on Jan. 3. He came to Llano from Grand Prairie ISD, where he was the director of reporting and analysis.
It was a whirlwind of activity from the date Payne was hired, on Dec.
This is--literally--the biggest moment of the year in squat in powerlifting in 2018 in the state. Llano High’s Dakoda Trull is in the midst of putting 800 pounds on his back. No one else has matched it in any classification. It also tied a school record.
Valentine week was special in our part of the woods as it was celebrated alongside Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras. On Tuesday evening, Lutie Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church held its annual Pancake and Sausage Supper, with decorations of masks and beads to celebrate the occasion. Members of the church helped prepare the meal, while others waited tables and helped with tea, coffee and orange juice.
Just a few blocks away at the Llano Library, another feast was taking place, the annual So ...
Over seven decades ago, Jim Foster met Joyce Stewart in a small north Texas town east of Wichita Falls.
Jim returned home to Spanish Fort in 1946, after serving in the European Theater in World War II. Joyce was still a high school student when they met, in the nearby town of Nocona.
Smokey the Bear made a brief stop at the Llano County Courthouse Tuesday morning, as he criss-crosses the state in advance of his 75th birthday, which will be next year. He also made stops in Burnet, Mason, Brady and Gillespie counties on Tuesday. Pictured, from left, are Kathryn Stephenson, Mike Sandoval, Smokey, Matt Rienstra, Melissa Wright and Layton, Jannelle Gray and Mary Cunningham.
Llano is so blessed to have the quality of music we have, from our local musicians that play week in and week out, entertaining audiences from 3 to 350, to super stars that make their way to town for larger concerts.
Every month, on the second Saturday, Heart of Texas Country Music Association brings the Llano Country Opry to the Lantex Theater for one or two shows that fill the 90-year-old venue.
“What a beautiful old theater you have” said one visitor, making her first visit to Llan ...
The Llano County Commissioners weighed whether to join a lawsuit in federal court seeking damages due to the nation’s opioid epidemic at Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting.
After a lengthy discussion, the commissioners took no action other than to allow the county attorney’s office to monitor the situation for any future potential decision.
Matt Rienstra, assistant county attorney, said the lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland, Ohio, is brought by many governmental entities again ...
