The Llano High School 2019 Homecoming Queen, Alexus Cotton and King, Joey Wolf.
2019 Homecoming Prince and Princess Quentin Franklin and Kennedy Wootan.
The Llano High School cheerleaders perform on Friday in front of the Llano County Courthouse.
Photos by Briley Mitchell.
Just Pass Me By
On Saturday afternoon and evening, among the many motorcycles in town and homecoming activities taking place, there was something huge unfolding at the Lantex Theater. “How many seats does the theater hold?” asked Charla Pitcox, wife of producer Tracy Pitcox, that brings the Llano Country Opry to the theater each month.
National Voter Registration Day was founded in 2012 as an annual event with the focus on registering Americans to exercise their right to vote. While the Llano County Elections Office states that a large percentage of Llano County residents are registered, the Llano County Library wants to get the word out to the public that an event will be held here on Tuesday, September 24 between 9:00 a.m.
By Jamie Osbourn, CEA-Ag, and Dr. Whitney Whitworth, FCH Llano County
Texas Extension Education Clubs in Llano County are looking forward to sponsoring the annual Ham and Bean Lunch and Country Store on Wednesday, October 2, from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. The fundraiser will be held at Schorlemmer Hall at St James Lutheran Church in Llano and will feature good down-home cooking.
Year after year—for close to two decades—the Llano High School Hall of Fame grows with remarkable class, and 2019 is no different. Let’s start our walk down that Hallway. Induction ceremonies took place September 13.
Brad Hatfield
Brad graduated in 1990 after being named All-District in football, basketball and baseball—Offensive MVP as a tight end in the district.
With the flood so close to Christmas last year, the Starry, Starry Night displays suffered greatly, but the Christmas Lighting Committee and the City of Llano did a great job of letting us have as much as possible. This year, much more will be added as things were repaired and replaced.
Former Llano Police Officer, Steve Andrew Sifford, was arrested in East Texas on charges originating in Llano. At this time, the following information is all that has been revealed to The Llano News. Sifford’s wife called the police about 5:30 on Friday morning, July 26. From that call, the Llano City Police charged him with domestic violence and unlawful restraint.
Cassie VFD Fire Chief, Derick Curtis, came to the meeting of the Llano Commissioners Court last Monday to present awards to Dispatchers Veronica White and Jamie Christopher for their role in a successful rescue of a person in distress on Lake Buchanan. Chief Curtis also recognized Llano County’s then Corporal Tim McLean for his role in the rescue.
Sheriff Bill Blackburn recognized the following officers for their promotions: Deputy Ashley, Les Hartman and John Gillespie were promoted from ...
The City Council discussed the proposed budget and tax rate for 2019-2020 at their regular meeting on September 9. The proposed tax rate discussed is $.68737/$100. That is the same as the last budget. The public hearing notification for the proposed budget was published in the August 7 and 14 issues of The Llano News.
I got a call around 3:30 that morning; a driver in Big Spring had not shown up for work. At that time we were living in Midland and I was over distribution at Gandy’s Dairy. Big Spring was not my territory, but the other supervisor was already busy so I got the call.
