The 1,826 students who showed up for the first day of the 2016-2017 school year were greeted by many changes.
Two new buildings at Llano Elementary saw 385 students. Packsaddle Elementary School welcomed 501 youngsters, while Llano Junior High saw 407, and Llano High School had 533.
“It was truly a great first day,” Superintendent Casey Callahan said Monday night at the district school board meeting.
August 13, 2009 - just another day in history. A person born on this day will be 7 years old today. If that same person saved a dime every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $146.90 today.
For Angela Lewis, it is another kind of birthday.
Recent rains have brought about the end of this summer’s burn ban in Llano County.
The Llano County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday morning to lift the county-wide burn ban. The burn ban was put in place July 11.
Rainfall over the last week caused road closures at times in the county. County roads 102, 103 and 152 were each closed multiple times last week.
The 2016-17 school year marks the first that Llano High School will be helmed by a female principal, but Principal Jenifer Neatherlin is no stranger to the position.
Neatherlin comes to Llano after two years as principal at Abel Junior High in Midland, a school of 1,000 students. That is double the students she will be responsible for this year.
Jamie Osbourn, left, and Jennifer Page, right, are with Friend of Extension recipient Marilyn Hale at the 16th Annual Extension Banquet held last Tuesday. Other honorees were: Miiller’s Llano Smokehouse for Friend of 4-H, Jerry Don Moss as Outstanding 4-H Leader, and McKayla Lively as the Silver Star Award winner.
It was a night to recognize the accomplishments of those that volunteer their time to the Llano County Extension Office, held at St. James Lutheran Church in the Schorlemmer Hall. Marilyn Hale, former Llano County Extension Agent, received the Friend of Extension award presented by present County Extension agents Jamie Osbourn and Jennifer Page.
The keynote speaker of the evening was the Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Dr.
A Kingsland man was killed on Sunday afternoon when he was involved in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 281 just north of the Loop 163 intersection near Blanco.
Blanco Police stated that Kyle McAlister, 66, died in the crash that took place at about 4:15 p.m.
The fatality was the second one in recent weeks involving a Kingsland man in the Blanco area.
The Llano City Council approved a plan for employee insurance at Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting.
Baylor Scott & White held the city’s employee health insurance plan during the last fiscal year. The two finalists selected among the companies that bid were BS&W and the Texas Municipal League. The bids were solicited for the city by Javier Reyes and Deana Kenner.
Lynda Kuder, city finance director, said the current BS&W plan employees use will no longer be available.
A Harlingen man died Tuesday, Aug. 9, while swimming in Lake LBJ.
The Sunrise Beach Police Department reported that the body of William Thornton Jr., 74, was found Wednesday, Aug. 10, after he disappeared while swimming in the lake.
At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Aug. 9, a call came into the Llano County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a man who was swimming off a boat.
