The public is invited to attend the dedication of Texas Ranger metal cross markers on the grave sites of four former Texas Rangers buried in the Tow Cemetery on Saturday, March 18, at 2 p.m.
The Rangers are: Columbus Barton, Matthew B. Clendennen, William Tow (father) and William Riley Tow (son).
The event is sponsored by the Former Texas Rangers Association, the Llano County Historical Commission, the Tow Cemetery Association and the families of the honored men.
A special program is planned th ...
A pair of historical markers along Hwy. 71 in Llano County have been vandalized. The historical markers near Packsaddle Mountain, at CR 309 and near CR 308, have been sprayed by paint.
Karylon Hallmark Russell, co-chair of the Llano County Historical Commission, said they were informed of the vandalism by email. She said the state historical commission is currently looking at the matter.
“This is the first time something like this has come up, there’s been no prior incidents that we kn ...
Two candidates for office in Llano have withdrawn, meaning there will not be a competitive race for city council or mayor on the May 6 ballot. Cheryl Crabtree has withdrawn from the mayor’s race, while Jeanne Puryear has withdrawn from the city council race. That means Gail Lang will be mayor.
The Llano ISD Board of Trustees canceled its May 6 election. The candidates for Places 3 and 4, Rick Tisdale and Cody Fly, respectively, have no opposition. Holding an election costs the district money, so with no contest, no expenditure is necessary.
Also at Monday’s school board meeting, the trustees did not extend the contract of Packsaddle Elementary Principal Maela Edmonson after a closed session to review administrators.
Llano County will continue to use KOFILE to preserve its records. The county commissioners on Monday approved the third installment of record preservation with the Dallas-based company. This contract will cover the indexing of records from December 1965 through October 1983.
Once the work is done, citizens may use county computers to access the public documents.
Baylor Scott & White Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Llano held an open house on Thursday at its newly remodeled clinic at 1100 Ford Street.
The $350,000 remodel has changed the appearance of the building greatly, creating a more open space for physical medicine and rehabilitation. On hand for the open house, complete with finger foods and desserts prepared by physical therapy staff, was Bramer Owens, the chief operating officer of the Hill Country Region Baylor Scott and White H ...
Llano municipal judge Jim Deer is retiring. Deer’s retirement was announced after a closed session of the Llano City Council at a meeting on Feb. 21. He will retire in May.
The council voted to give city manager Scott Edmonson the authority to select a committee to come up with a job description for Deer’s replacement.
The council briefly discussed the number of meetings it has each month, but decided to leave things as they are for now.
Candidates for the May 6 municipal and school board elections are set. The City of Llano will have a contested election for mayor and two council seats, while there is only one candidate for each of the positions for the Llano ISD board of trustees.
Current city councilwoman Gail Lang will face Cheryl Crabtree for the office of mayor.
A free weather spotter training class will be conducted by the National Weather Service (NWS) on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 at the Llano Public Library.
Paul Yura from the local NWS office will deliver this informative class designed to give those attending the essential knowledge and standards necessary to become an official weather spotter for the NWS.
