The Llano County Commissioners heard a presentation on floodgate notification in a brief regularly scheduled meeting Monday morning.
Ron Anderson, assistant emergency management coordinator for Llano County, provided information on FONS (Floodgate Operation Notification System) provided by the Lower Colorado River Authority. The notification system informs the public of changes to the floodgate operations in dams operated by the LCRA.
There will be a new commissioner in Precinct 3 for Llano County as challenger Mike Sandoval upended incumbent Ron Wilson in Tuesday’s Republican Party primary runoff election.
Also on Tuesday, incumbent Bill Blackburn handily won the primary for sheriff against challenger James Schilling, who withdrew from the race last month. Schilling’s name had to remain on the ballot, however, due to state law.
In the Precinct 3 commissioner race, Sandoval won by a 201 (52.07 percent) to 185 (47.93 perc ...
FREDERICKSBURG — I was certain the date listing on my $30 Rolex had failed me. I was watching the Llano volleyball Jackets, and it read May 5, but, by golly, they were playing like it was mid-September! I mean, I wasn’t ready to change my plans conflicting with November’s regional playoffs, but I was impressed, and teams don’t impress me as much as they
used to.
“They are putting in the time and effort,” said head coach John Black, “wanting to improve.
BURNET—Nothing’s ever easy here, is it? The opening night of 7-on-7 wasn’t a total success for the Jackets, but there were some moments worth remembering.
And—no surprise—we can confirm before mid-May—barring injury—that Ben Walling will be Llano’s starting quarterback, August 26.
Hard core bad news: The Jackets lost to the Bulldogs, 28-7, and to Lampasas, 42-21.
Five years ago he was thinking about summer and the eighth grade. Today he’s also thinking about summer but before that, the State Championships. Cody Miller began pole vaulting as a seventh grader, and now he’s about to be part of the Track & Field cast that comprises the greatest display of high school talent in Texas.
“I’ve worked all year for this,” he told me.
Susan King and Dr. Dawn Buckingham, State Senate candidates in District 24, challenged each other’s visions at a forum hosted by the Llano Tea Party last Thursday.
King and Buckingham will face off in the May 24 Republican Party runoff primary.
King, a current state representative from Abilene, said the runoff is about integrity, and challenged Buckingham’s time on board of directors of for-profit universities.
Wayne Christian and Gary Gates each sought votes for the Republican Party nominee as state railroad commissioner at the Llano Tea Party candidate forum last Thursday night. The runoff election is May 24. Christian is a former state representative who spent 14 years in the legislature. He said now is the time for someone with experience to run the commission, as it undergoes scrutiny from the state sunset commission.
The 2016-2017 officers for the Llano Historical Society, pictured, from left, are: Marilyn Hale, vice president; Rhonda Perkins, treasurer; Denise Kennedy, president; JoAnn McDougall, secretary; and Judy Miller, reporter.
The planning began a year ago when Paul La Fleur first walked into the Llano Chamber of Commerce with questions about opening a kayak rental business at Badu Park. The timing was perfect, the new sand beach had just been opened, the stair into the water and the boat ramp make for easy access, even for overweight, older guys such as myself.
The candidates for Llano County Commissioner in Precinct 3 disagreed about the need for moving the offices and more at last Thursday’s candidate forum held by the Llano Tea Party.
Incumbent Ron Wilson and challenger Mike Sandoval face each other in the May 24 Republican Party runoff.
In opening remarks, Sandoval described himself as a conservative, Christian and Republican.
