MARBLE FALLS—Tragedy struck the annual LakeFest Drag Boat races, August 9, when Mike Fry, a talented veteran of this sport, crashed on Lake Marble Falls in his Top Alcohol Hydro boat. Details have been sparse, as friends and officials mourn his passing.
Fry, of California, and in a boat called Meanstreak, left the starting line around 10:30 Sunday morning.
The Llano County Sheriff's office arrested a Kingsland man in connection with several fires that were on the evening of Thursday, August 13 along Hwy 71 and on a number of rural roads.
Calls began coming in to 911 around 8:04pm on Thursday night, starting with a report of fire on Yeager Creek Road.
Citing high winds and plenty of fuel due to high grasses, Commissioners opted to reinstate the burn ban for Llano County at the regular meeting held on Monday, July 13.
The court approved entering in to a one year contract with Verizon for the county's phone services. The county currently utilizes Verizon for service, however, the contract will save the county approximately $6,000 per year.
In addition, the county plans to audit the phone lines used in county offices to determine exactly what, ...
After a two-year hiatus, the Llano Christmas Lighting Committee is teaming up with Llano County Sting to back the annual Fourth of July event, held on the banks of the Llano River at Badu Park.
This year they are introducing the high-speed sport of jet ski racing - which will be held on Town Lake beginning Saturday, July 4 at 1pm.
Hill Country Region Chief Executive Director Eric Looper came to the regularly called City Council meeting on Monday, May 4, to update the public and the Council on future plans for the Llano Scott & White Hospital.
Looper said that the new hospital, located in Burnet County near the intersection of Hwy 71 and Hwy 281, will open in August of this year.
The opening of the new hospital does not mean the end of the Llano facility, Looper explained.
On February 23 of this year, Marc Sewell, citizen of Llano, filed a petition for Writ of Mandamus, calling for the voiding of a vote made by the Llano City Council on February 2. Sewell argues that the agenda violated the Texas Open Meetings Act because it did not specifically mention that a grant being applied for by the City would be used, in part, to 'overhaul the Comprehensive Plan' for the city.
Council approved the motion to apply for a Texas Community Block Grant Program.
On April 24, Mayor Mikel Virdell signed a 10-year contract with Collier Materials that will allow the company to provide 'maintenance' to the two Llano River lakes; Robinson Lake and Town Lake.
City Council voted to allow negotiations, and authorized the mayor and city manager to enter into a contract with Collier Materials in the regularly called council meeting held April 6.
The contract calls for Collier Materials to dredge the lakes each year, collecting a minimum of 50,000 tons of sand.
Storms that rolled through the area on Sunday, April 26 and into the early morning hours on Monday, brought hail and tornadic winds to our neighbors north of Llano. Llano was spared the hail, however, high winds brought down several trees around town, including one that took a telephone pole and transformer with it.
City of Llano Public Works Director Eugene Long reported that at least three trees damaged power lines, including the one that fell knocking down a transformer on Berry Street.
