Two candidates for office in Llano have withdrawn, meaning there will not be a competitive race for city council or mayor on the May 6 ballot. Cheryl Crabtree has withdrawn from the mayor’s race, while Jeanne Puryear has withdrawn from the city council race. That means Gail Lang will be mayor.
A pair of historical markers along Hwy. 71 in Llano County have been vandalized. The historical markers near Packsaddle Mountain, at CR 309 and near CR 308, have been sprayed by paint.
Karylon Hallmark Russell, co-chair of the Llano County Historical Commission, said they were informed of the vandalism by email. She said the state historical commission is currently looking at the matter.
“This is the first time something like this has come up, there’s been no prior incidents that we kn ...
Kristie and Allen Hopson of Llano show off their winnings from the Castell General Store’s annual chili cook-off held Saturday. They finished first in a field of 18 teams, which came from as far as Houston.
“I have a martini shaker and I am not afraid to use it,” a line from the Llano Community Theatre’s production of the “Dixie Swim Club,” which was performed Friday and Saturday at the Lantex Theater.
The play is a Jones, Hope, Wooten comedy featuring five friends that meet every summer at the same guest cottage.
There’s gold in the Llano River, and Kevin Green is just the guy who wants to help you find it. Green, the secretary of the Round Rock chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America, was one of the many vendors in town Saturday for the Texas Prospectors Get-to-Gather at the Llano County Community Center.
Even though there is gold and other minerals to be found in the river, Green said you have to work at it to find them.
“For the most part, the gold that is in this river is fin ...
Candidates for the May 6 municipal and school board elections are set. The City of Llano will have a contested election for mayor and two council seats, while there is only one candidate for each of the positions for the Llano ISD board of trustees.
Current city councilwoman Gail Lang will face Cheryl Crabtree for the office of mayor.
LaVina Mitchell was an active 46-year old almost a dozen years ago when she suffered a major stroke. She was in a coma for four days and then spent another 42 days in the hospital learning to do the simplest things, such as breathing, swallowing and eating. Mitchell still suffers from Aphasia and Apraxia, which means she cannot speak even a short sentence or even write.
But despite it all, Mitchell’s beaming smile and courageous determination gave her a big honor last Sunday -- a crown o ...
SALADO—You just never know who you are going to run into these days. Coach Joe Downey was one of the first people I saw in the Broncos’ gymnasium, February 10. No big surprise—his son, Kendall, plays on the Jackets’ team which was in town.
“Guess who’s here tonight?” he asked. “No clue,” I responded.
His first song to make the Country Music charts was “You Oughta Hear Me Cry” in 1967, and for three decades he had hit after hit and is one of the top names in Country Music history.
On Saturday, Johnny Bush had an 82nd Birthday Bash at the Llano Country Opry with two performances, entertaining close to full houses for each.
