WIMBERLEY—The softball Jackets shook off a frightening Friday and authored a superb Saturday at the Texans’ tournament, February 27-28.
Llano was roughed up by a trio of foes in merciless fashion on Day One; they outscored the Jackets by a combined 28 runs to 7. The host team got it started with a 10-0 win.
In Game Two, Kamri Thompson and Molly Lindner had two hits each against Seminole.
In the nightcap of a lengthy triple-header, Kendall Wenzel had two singles, stole three bases, scored tw ...
“Llano is the best kept secret in Texas,” Charles Mills remarked. He was explaining how he and wife B.J. came to be staying in Robinson Park. “We had met friends camping in Arizona. They retired here, and we came to visit them, on the way to Bandera, where we thought we would stay a while.
The Llano Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Michael Aaron Najar, W/M, DOB: 07/07/84. Najar is wanted for Aggravated Robbery, which occurred on February 3, 2016, at the J&S Foodmart, located at 403 W. Young, in the City of Llano. If you have any information as to Najar’s whereabouts, please contact the Llano Police Department at (325) 247-3028.
At the Feb 1 meeting of the Llano City Council, the City’s engineering firm, Steger and Bizzell, presented a summary report of their study of the City’s streets and infrastructure.
The study, which began in July of 2015, included mapping the existing water lines, manholes, pressure in those lines, as well as the streets and the condition of those.
Llano Police are still searching for the person involved in the attempted robbery of J&S Convenient Store on Hwy 29 in Llano on Wednesday night. The suspect was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue hoodie and white tennis shoes. The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous; he was seen with a nail gun and a pistol.
With a vote of 3-2, the Llano City Council approved terminating City Manager Brenton Lewis.
Prior to terminating Lewis, who has been with the City of Llano since April of 2013, Council consulted with the city’s attorney, Cary Bovey, in closed session for just under an hour regarding the performance evaluation, employment, duties, compensation, and benefits of the City Manager.
The Council and Mayor retreated to the City Manager’s office after first ensuring that there no objecti ...
On February 1, 2016, the Llano County Journal newspaper ceased operations in Llano, and The Llano News agreed to purchase the assets.
The Llano News will continue to deliver the local and regional news important to its readers, just as it has for almost 130 years.
As we move forward in the days and weeks to come, we ask that you let us know if there is anything that the Llano County Journal covered or featured that you would like to see replicated in The Llano News.
If you’re expecting a whopper of a “Stop the Presses, Stop the Presses” story on realignment, you can keep the presses rolling. We’ll tell you all about where Llano has landed, but it won’t top, “The Eagle has Landed,” I’ll assure you.
Here’s the hand dealt by the UIL in football on the first day of February: the Jackets are in Region IV, district 13-4A, Division II, just like last year.
On February 4th the Llano Tea Party will host a Forum for the local races. Expected are Candidates for the offices of Sheriff, Tax Assessor/Collector, Commissioner Precinct 3 and Precinct 410 Chair. Some of the candidates for uncontested offices will also be present.
Attendees will have an opportunity to visit with the Candidates beginning at 5:30pm during the meet and greet hour.
What a way to kick off a new year in Llano! The 2016 Llano County Junior Livestock Show was a roaring success. Held for the second year at the “still new” John L Kuykendall Event Center, on a beautiful winter day that allowed the doors to be rolled up, the stock show was as good as it can get.
