Llano Students Score Big
On Thursday night, May 16, Llano High School held their annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony inside the auditorium, where in just a little over a week the same students and more will walk the stage for the final time of their high school career. It is a time that the community awards theses young folks for their hard work over the past 12 years, and especially during their tenure at LHS.
Organizations from across the town offered scholarships, nonprofits, churches, ...
UM ARMY stands for United Methodist Action Reach-out Missions by Youth. UM ARMY is celebrating 40 years of Christian service. This national youth mission organization is a 501c3 Christian organization, whose mission and purpose is to provide Christ-centered experiences for middle and high school student and adult volunteers. Weeklong work camps are scheduled every summer in host communities and churches throughout Texas.
Gas up the all-terrain vehicle and head out on a wilderness adventure like no other. Get up close and personal with elephants and egrets, polar bears and penguins, cockatoos and crocodiles, and so much more! This summer kids will focus on some amazing, real-life encounters with Jesus and discover the most amazing truth of all—Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing in Jesus we can have life in His name.
On Monday, May 27, 2019, we honor the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Here at the Llano Chamber of Commerce we give our thanks to those that gave the ultimate sacrifice to this country and we realize that freedom is not free.
I absolutely love sharing my outdoors lifestyle via this column each week. I must, I’ve been writing it for just over three decades! As an outdoors writer, I find myself continually exposed to folks that are skilled in all sorts of outdoor endeavors and from each I manage to learn something useful that I can share with you.
Just about the time when I think that I ‘know it all’ about a particular subject, along comes someone with a different and often better way of getting it done.
AUSTIN— As the Texas Legislature entered the final week of its 140-day 86th regular session, Texans continued to wait for lawmakers to wrap up priority issues: the 2020-2021 state budget, property tax reform and school finance reform.
Of the more than 7,000 bills Senate and House members have filed proposing to create, amend or repeal a law, only 56 had passed and been forwarded to the governor's desk for final approval as of Sunday, May 19.
By Jamie Osbourn, County Extension Agent-Agriculture, Dr. Whitney Whitworth, County Extension Agent – FCS/4-H Coordinator Llano County
This year’s Llano County Beef & Range Field Day is set for Tuesday, May 28.
Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the John L. Kuykendall Arena & Events Center, 2200 Ranch Road 152, about 1.7 miles west of Llano. The program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. and there is no charge to the participant.
On Monday, May 13, Google announced that in one year 119,000 Texas businesses, publishers and nonprofits used Google search and advertising tools to connect with the people and communities they serve, generating $20.8 billion in economic activity. By using Google products businesses increased their online presence and were able to grow, bringing more money and jobs into the local economy.
Hill Country Area Crime Stoppers, and the Heart of Texas Auto Theft Task Force request any information of a burglary of business at 320 Red Bluff Spicewood. Welding equipment taken: Victor Journeyman Torch kit, a bottle of acetylene, bottle of oxygen, bottle of argon, 2 torch hoses, gauges for torch and numerous tools were taken in the early morning hours of May 7, 2019.
The Burnet County Historical Commission (BCHC) continues its recognition of the county's remarkable people for the fourth year on July 2, 2019. In the spotlight will be individuals who have made an impact on our community with their acts of kindness, economic impacts, and philanthropic influences, or simply being an exemplary mother or father.
Originally called the Burnet County Women of Note in honor of Women's History Month in 2016, the commission decided to thank the women who have made ...
