The 17th Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) held its biennial legislative session from April 23-26 at the State Capitol.
Mike Sandoval, Precinct 3 Llano County Commissioner, was one of the 65 TSHL legislators who attended the session in Austin. He said the group works from morning into late night during its time in Austin.
The TSHL holds these sessions in the years that the Texas Legislature is in recess.
Llano Community Theatre, now in its third season, kicked off its latest performance last weekend with three shows. Without going too much into the show, it runs again this Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
The musical comedy lived up to its billing, and was a huge hit to all three audiences, with standing ovations each day.
The show starts off with the entire cast on stage dancing and singing the song, “Something Funny’s Going On.” When it happens, a murder sets the stage for ...
So do you want to be in the movies? Now is your chance!
Date from Hell is filming in and around Llano this weekend, so if you hear some screaming in the wee hours of the night, don’t panic-- it’s likely just a movie!
An original screenplay by Ven Scott, and polished by local screenwriter Tracee Beebe, Date from Hell, is a horror movie about a young couple in a small town (that looks a lot like Llano) who are on a date when they get into a bit of trouble with a drifter -- except this s ...
There was 18,000 pounds of crawfish, a huge crowd, live music, team roping, golf, a motorcycle run, and a 5K walk/run -- that is what was advertised about the 29th annual Llano Crawfish Open.
It started Thursday at the Llano golf course, and about the same time, inside the John L Kuykendall Arena.
Bands played. Crowds waved and clapped. People gave hugs, and also shook hands.
It was a patriotic festival at airports in Austin and Washington, D.C., as those traveling with Honor Flight Austin were greeted in style. They toured the nation’s memorials, monuments and more in Washington, D.C.
James Bond of Llano, a World War II veteran, was among those who toured the nation’s capital over the weekend.
“I enjoyed the whole thing.
Dayle Heiner was named assistant principal at Llano High School on Monday night, it was announced at the LISD board of trustees meeting.
Heiner’s wife, Dianna, will be the Lady Jacket volleyball coach and also a teacher at the high school. They were approved after the board met in closed session.
They also hired returning teachers Anita Coston, who will be a special education teacher, and Deborah Anderson, whose assignment to be determined at a later date.
Toby Fletcher, current LHS a ...
Llano County Commissioners discussed where to house parole services but did not agree on a location at Monday’s meeting.
Parole services come from Georgetown several times a month to meet with parolees in Llano County. They previously meet at the county jail, but an interpretation of a new state law dealing with computer records has put that location in doubt for the moment.
One location discussed was the Hwy.
Lake Buchanan and Inks Lake are both in overall good condition, a wildlife biologist reported last week.
District 2C Fisheries Management Biologist Marcos De Jesus, with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, spoke at the April 17 meeting of Lake Buchanan Conservation Corps and presented his yearly state of the lake.
De Jesus reported that both lakes are in overall good condition since the long drought seems to be over for now.
Fifteen Llano High School students gave back to the community Sunday afternoon as they cleaned a stretch of Hwy. 16.
The longest state highway in Texas at 542 miles, and also a designated a Texas Scenic Highway, Hwy. 16 is one of the prettiest in Texas. However, lately that beauty has been destroyed by careless people.
There are some things in life that we do without even thing about, everyday routines that were learned early in our adult life but had to learn it at some point.
Last Thursday, Llano High School juniors and seniors made a trip to the John L Kuykendall Event Center and Arena to learn those very things we take for granted, and maybe, some things us older adults could learn too.
