Logan Decker gets a wild start in his bronc ride on Saturday night at the Llano Open Pro Rodeo at the JLK Arena. Four days of rodeo fun are in the books for 2018.
The Llano City Council on Monday approved final financing to build a pro shop and maintenance building at the golf course, which includes a small mandated bump in taxes.
Last month, the council voted to approved a $250,000 from Llano National Bank to build a pro shop and maintenance building at the city’s golf course.
The body of a man pulled from the Llano River near Kingsland has been identified.
Jarod Lee Layton, 38, of Kingsland, was pulled from the river on May 27. At 4:19 p.m., a man knocked on the door of a residence in the 6700 block of River Oaks in Kingsland, and reported he had just pulled a deceased male from the Llano River.
Deputies and investigators responded and conducted an on-scene investigation that included speaking to several witnesses.
A 69-year old Llano County man was convicted on two counts of aggravated sexual assault with a child, and was sentenced to two life sentences.
Billy Rousch was found guilty by a Llano jury on the two counts. Judge Evan Stubbs sentenced Roush to two life sentences which were then “stacked,” so they must be served consecutively.
It may not have been the hottest rodeo on record, but it felt like it on Friday and Saturday night at the John L Kuykendall Arena. This was one time the fans came in handy for both participants and spectators. Another welcome relief was in the concession stand provided by Llano County 4-H, where tea and water were the beverages of choice for many, and shaved ice had consistent lines throughout both nights.
Rodeo week in Llano got started on Tuesday night with the Llano Rodeo Royalty pageant ...
Llano Independent School District held ceremonies at Llano Junior High School and Llano High School on Thursday and Friday nights.
At the Junior high School, 135 8th grade students walked the stage on Thursday night as they received their promotion to 9th grade and on to Llano High School.
“We don’t call this graduation because you have four more years to go, this is a promotion and we hope you all finish your high school career,” said Principal Todd Keele.
An overflow crowd watched Llano Christian Academy’s second graduating class receive their diplomas last Thursday.
Amanda Schmidt and Tristan Najar became the second and third graduates of the school in the hour-long ceremony at LCA’s first-year home on Green Street.
Najar started school at LCA in 2011, the first year of its existence.
The Llano County Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted to continue an arrangement where parolees would meet parole officers at the county’s East Annex.
Angelic Phillips, the unit supervisor from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, asked that the TDCJ client meetings at East Llano County Sheriffs Annex continue as previously agreed between Llano County Sheriff’s Office and TDCJ.
During public comments, Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Linda Ballard appeared before the court to prot ...
The Llano ISD board of trustees passed added security measures for Llano High School at last Thursday’s meeting.
There has been much discussion as to what to do to make schools safer for students and faculty after many shootings or incidents throughout the country. The first line of defense is to control admittance to the campuses, and the board passed a proposal to install a security storefront at the high school.
The system would allow visitors to be admitted into the first set of doo ...
