With over 8500 performances in the Grand Ole Opry under his belt, Tim Atwood is certainly no stranger to stage entertainment. This Saturday, he will be performing in the Llano Opry starting at 2:30 pm.
Atwood started out in Peoria, Illinois singing Gospel music during high school. He eventually worked his way to Nashville, where he performed in a band at the Grand Ole Opry.
Kevin Ratliff is no longer the police chief in Llano. The city on Tuesday announced its search for a new chief.
City Manager Scott Edmonson said Ratliff was fired as police chief on July 26, a week after his conviction on three misdemeanor charges.
Edmonson said both city and police department policy determined that Ratliff be terminated from his position.
The City of Llano moved into the fifth and final stage of its drought contingency plan Saturday morning, and made modifications to that stage at Monday’s city council meeting.
The goal of Stage 5 is to limit total pumpage of water to 600,000 gallons per day. The goal was 400,000 gallons per day before it was changed at Monday’s meeting.
Citizens packed the city council chambers for Monday’s meeting, with many in support of continuing the Llano Main Street program.
Ten citizens spoke for approximately 25 minutes in support of keeping the Main Street program in some fashion.
Keenan Fletcher told councilors that eliminating a program which brings tourists to town is a bad idea.
LaNell McKinney, a Main Street board member, said eliminating the manager position would be a mistake.
If you follow Facebook too much, which maybe we all do at times, there are conspiracy theories everywhere as to why Llano is in stage 5 of the Drought Contingency Plan.
The golf course seems to come up on nearly every thread as do the flash boards that were used in 2011 and 2012.
Congressman Mike Conaway hit on a variety of subjects in a town hall which lasted more than an hour on Monday at the Llano Library.
In an opening statement, the congressman said the tax bill has helped the economy, leading to 4.1 percent growth in GDP (gross domestic product). Companies at first passed those savings on to their employees.
“What you’re seeing now is the reinvestment by those companies into businesses, expanses, productivity and those kinds of things,” he said.
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Due to continuing drought conditions and extremely low flows in the Llano River, the City of Llano has moved to Stage 4 of its drought contingency plan as of Tuesday afternoon.
Watering of trees, gardens, shrubs, potted plants, and foundations is permitted on designated days by hand-held hose only. Use of sprinklers is prohibited.
The Llano ISD board of trustees received several project updates at its July meeting.
The demolition of the Llano Elementary School flooring in the first-grade wing and library has been completed. Delivery of the carpet for the library has been delayed requiring the selection of a different color so the library can be completed before the start of school.
Cities and communities around the country took place in an event on Saturday morning that was not only fun, but offered a time to get out and move a little.
Established in 2010 by Dizzy Feet co-founder Nigel Lythgoe, National Dance Day is an annual celebration dedicated to dance, which also encourages Americans of all ages to incorporate dance into their lives.
