The Ford Street facade of the Llano Library will soon have a new, old look. The Llano County Commissioners on Monday approved improvements to the library that will make it more appealing and more historic-looking. The Friends of the Llano Library and Llano Main Street program’s facade grant will fund most of the improvements, while the county will do some painting and power was the front.
The three buildings, which are now one, were many things before becoming the library in 1989.
Joe Bill Watkins became a Jacket for Life, May 11. This is one of the school’s most prestigious honors. Joe Bill, Class of 1961, is a most generous Llano ISD benefactor. He is also a member of the LHS Hall of Fame. An attorney who lives in Austin, Joe Bill was recently inducted into the University of Texas Intramural Hall of Fame.
Llano native Gail Lang was sworn in as the city’s new mayor last Thursday afternoon. The first female to take on the job, she was all smiles and filled gratitude: both happy and grateful for the opportunity to serve her community. She was on the city council for three years prior to being sworn in as mayor.
Gail and her sister, Sondra, were adopted by Norman and Julia Oestreich Holtzer in 1954.
Mary Christian thought her daughter would be “wasting a stamp” by entering the ‘Llano’s Luckiest Mom’ contest - but she was glad to be proven wrong. She was the lucky winner of gifts and gift certificates from 15 businesses in the contest. She dropped by The Llano News office and was presented the gifts and gift certificates by Cassandra Leeds, right.
Monday’s Llano ISD school board meeting started out with the swearing in of board members. Gena Schuessler, administrative secretary, administered the statement of elected officer and oath of office to Rick Tisdale (Place 3) and Cody Fly (Place 4). Both were unopposed in the May 6 election and will serve full three-year terms.
On Thursday afternoon, history was in the making for Llano and the Llano City Council. Results of the general election on May 6 were approved by city council. Mayor Mike Reagor read the outcome to Alderwoman Gail Lang and Alderman Sammy Leverett, who in turn approved each of the three issues that voters overwhelmingly approved.
A local option election which would allow the sale of all alcoholic beverages, including mixed beverages, a $4.785 million bond measure to improve all streets in th ...
On Saturday evening, the Lantex Theater was host to the 18th anniversary of the Llano Country Opry, and superstar from the 1980s and ‘90s, Doug Supernaw. Those that were in the audience were treated to another night of music that can compete anywhere in the state of Texas.
From the opening number by the Llano Country Opry Band to the closing by the night’s headliner, traditional country music resonated throughout the walls of the 90 year old theater, and a little Rock N Roll.
Kaye Tolson an ...
The Llano City Council did not fill its vacant seat at Monday’s meeting. The seat became vacant after councilor Gail Lang was elected mayor. The seat left to fill would be for the final year of Lang’s council term.
The council solicited feedback from the community and three people applied. They are Cheryl Crabtree, Mary Dannelley and Virginia Walker.
The council can choose someone from that list or someone else, can elect not to fill the position or can call for an election.
All three propositions on the City of Llano ballot passed Saturday. Residents approved bond propositions to fix the city’s streets, and repair the swimming pool and give funds to parks. Residents also approved a local option election to allow the sale of all alcoholic beverages, including mixed beverages.
Proposition 1, the $4.785 million bond measure to repair all of the city’s streets, passed with 66.36 percent of the vote (288 to 146).
