The City of Llano is set to save a bundle on water and sewer line repair thanks to a pair of low interest loans.
The Texas Water Development Board on Thursday approved loans totaling more than $4.2 million for the city to repair or replace water and sewer lines on Sandstone Street.
It is an annual event that brings the entire community and beyond together, for three days of showing, and a year of preparation.
The Llano County Junior Livestock Show and Art, Craft, and Food Show was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the John L Kuykendall Event Center and Arena. Kids, parents, grandparents, friends and family are together for these three days, working together to be the best they can be.
Two legends of country music, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, have wowed audiences for years -- Twitty, before his death, and Lynn, still active today. On Saturday, for two performances at the Lantex Theater, their grandchildren, Tre and Tayla, entertained Llano Country Opry audiences with powerful performances of their respective hits.
Lynn began the show with a number of Loretta’s songs, and her energetic singing mixed with non-stop narrative was a hit with those enjoying the show.
Judicial candidates packed the stage more than once as they spoke at the Llano Tea Party’s candidate forum held this month at the American Legion Hall.
Though they were running for different posts, on most occasions the candidates gave similar answers.
Three candidates are vying for Place 8 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
The Llano County commissioners approved a request from the Lake Buchanan Conservation Corporation to build a pavilion at Llano County Park and reinstated the county-wide burn ban at Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting.
The commissioners voted unanimously to allow Lake Buchanan Conservation Corporation to build a 30-foot by 50-foot pavilion at Llano County Park on Lake Buchanan.
LBCC will pay for the cost, which Ron Abshier of LBCC estimates will be $25-30,000.
Statewide and regional candidates faced the public at a Llano County Tea Party forum held last Thursday at the American Legion Hall.
Candidates or surrogates for several offices, including agriculture commissioner, land commissioner, railroad commissioner and U.S. Congress, made their pitch to voters and answered questions in front of a near-packed audience.
The biggest fireworks came from two candidates who took common aim at the incumbent.
A Llano resident died last week after a medical incident in the Llano County Jail.
A press release from the Llano County Sheriff’s Office said Cindy Lou Yonker, 56, suffered a medical condition while in the county jail at 8:36 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2017. Baylor Scott & White EMS responded and Yonker was transported by Air EVAC to Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin for treatment.
Yonker died Jan.
Saturday was a night of firsts for Llano and the Lantex Theater as recording artist and local fan favorite, Jake Hooker performed for the first time in this venue.
It was also a first in the fact that Jake promoted the show himself, it is usually brought by a third party, like the Llano Country Opry is brought to Llano by Heart of Texas Country Music Association in Brady.
January is School Board Recognition Month and Llano ISD is joining other districts across the state to thank these local leaders for their dedication and willingness to serve as advocates for our children and public schools.
School board members serve countless hours working to make public education the best it can be for every child.
Frigid winter weather greeted Llano County as 2018 began.
The high for New Year’s Day was 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Llano, which was 5 degrees below the low on the same day one year ago. The high was 58 and the low was 37 as 2017 greeted Llano, compared to 32 and 23 this year.
Though it was cold Monday, the low of 23 was not a record for that day.
