Llano County might see some help to start three projects in the near future. The Llano County Commissioners approved grant applications to CAPCOG (Capital Area Council of Governments) at its Monday meeting that if approved could help citizens in the areas of victim or justice assistance and potentially help fund a Boys and Girls Club.
County attorney Rebecca Lange, who has spearheaded the projects, submitted the applications to the commissioners to gain their approval to submit the grant p ...
Current city councilwoman Gail Lang has filed to run for mayor, and is the only person to have filed to run for any position with the City of Llano as of early Tuesday afternoon.
Three spots are up for election in May - mayor and two city council seats. The positions are currently occupied by Mike Reagor (mayor), Paul Hull and Glenn Conner.
If Lang does not win the mayoral election, she will maintain her seat on the city council.
The Llano Alliance for Drug Intervention recently invited county attorney Rebecca Lange and Bill Drake, regional director of Boys and Girls Clubs of America, as guest speakers. Lange presented an idea to the non-profit group about her dream of bringing a Boys and Girls Club of America to Llano. Drake explained how it works and what it does.
If you have never heard of this club, you will be surprised at the variety of things it does for kids.
His first song to make the Country Music charts was “You Oughta Hear Me Cry” in 1967, and for three decades he had hit after hit and is one of the top names in Country Music history.
On Saturday, Johnny Bush had an 82nd Birthday Bash at the Llano Country Opry with two performances, entertaining close to full houses for each.
Llano residents could see plenty of street repairs and improvements to the swimming pool and parks if voters approve a pair of bonds in a May 6 election. The Llano City Council voted unanimously on Monday to call for two bonds to be placed before voters. A $4.785 million bond was placed on the ballot to repair all of the streets in Llano, while a $500,000 bond would repair the swimming pool and make improvements to city parks.
When Luke and Tokuyo Rogers first met, schools were segregated, Marilyn Monroe was known as Norma Jean Mortenson, and Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. It was 1956 when Luke, who was stationed as an officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Ord in California, walked into a Japanese restaurant and met his future wife, Tokuyo (aka Teddi), who recently immigrated from Japan.
“I’d go in there three or four times a week to eat,” Luke said.
Harvey H. Klee, National and Texas State Chaplain for the American Legion, has been invited by Rep. Michael Conaway to open the United States House of Representatives with prayer as the guest chaplain on Feb. 28.
Klee will open Congress at noon on the day with a prayer. He is a resident of the Lone Grove community in Llano County, where he lives with his wife, Suzanne.
In mid-2016, a certified letter came in to the promoters of the Llano City Wide Garage Sale, Llano Main Street, informing them that name City Wide Garage Sale had been trademarked by a company in Austin.
That letter had been sent to every other town in Texas that had the same name for their annual event, stating they needed to cease and desist using the name.
Llano Junior High School hosted the District UIL. Academic Meet on Saturday, Jan. 28, and 38 Llano students finished with a medal or ribbon. Approximately 500 students were on campus to compete in 12 different academic events with five school districts being represented: Burnet, Lampasas, Liberty Hill, Llano and Salado. Liberty Hill was crowned the district academic champions with Lampasas coming in second, Salado in third place, Llano in fourth, and Burnet in fifth.
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