Who’s Mother Neff? That’s the question Allan C. Kimball asked himself as he passed the Mother Neff State Park sign near Moody, Texas. That started him wondering how the other120 State Parks got their names, which resulted in his book, Who is Mother Neff and why is she a state park?
Kimball shared some of his research with the Woman’s Culture Club of Llano at their monthly meeting by giving a brief history of Mother Neff and how many of the state parks got their names.
Llano High’s Meats Judging team has been one of the best in the nation — literally — for a number of years, and its talent showed again in the Western National 4-H Roundup, Jan. 6-7 in Greeley, Colorado, near Denver.
The Jackets placed second in a field representing 10 states. “Had a really good day,” said Joe Dan Tarter, an agriculture teacher for more than two decades at Llano High.
The Llano City Council on Monday voted to issue up to $1.7 million in certificates of obligation as the first step to fix the city’s aging and sometimes crumbling infrastructure.
At the special called meeting, the council also directed city staff to continue to work to prepare more specific information that will likely be used in February to call for a bond election in May to repair the city’s streets and swimming pool.
On Monday, the council moved in a 3-0-1 vote, with Glenn Conner abstain ...
Eli Smith wanted to do something on a grand scale, and he sure found something that fits the bill. Smith, an Army veteran, is hiking the more than 13,000 miles to the four corners of the continental United States to raise awareness for soldiers and veterans who have PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder).
The Llano County Commissioners had lengthy discussions on the use of a radio tower and the county’s longevity scale at Monday’s more than hour-and-a-half regularly scheduled meeting.
Bramer Owens, of Baylor Scott & White, said the health system would like to upgrade its equipment on two of the county’s towers. That would include a move from the emergency band to the licensed band for its radio system.
In order to do so, Owens said the company would like a wind study done on the towers ...
What wacky, winter weather we have been having so far, cold, warm, bitter cold, warm, and cold again. At the time of writing, the temperature is 18 degrees in Llano, early on Sunday morning, by the time the paper comes out it is supposed to be a balmy 75. Welcome to winter in Central Texas.
Claudine Weber celebrated her 99th birthday with family and friends, including her bridge club and 42 players, at CelesteCare on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Her party was hosted by her Sunday School class from First Baptist Church with cake, refreshments, coffee and tea. Mary Fay Wallace entertained the crowd by playing the piano.
A ceremony to honor the late Texas Ranger Stan Guffey will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21. Guffey was killed 30 years ago in the line of duty while rescuing a 2-year-old kidnapping victim in Horseshoe Bay.
The Texas Ranger Association Foundation, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the City of Horseshoe Bay, are hosting the ceremony.
Llano County officials were sworn into office last Friday morning at the county courthouse. Pictured, from left, are: Judge Allan Garrett, 424th Judicial District Judge; Richard Harris, Precinct 2 Constable; John Ables, County Surveyor; Kris Fogelberg, Tax Assessor/Collector; Mike Sandoval, Precinct 3 County Commissioner; Bill Blackburn, County Sheriff; Joe Simpson Jr., Precinct 4 Constable; Rebecca Lange, County Attorney; Sonny McAfee, District Attorney, 33rd and 424th Judicial Districts; and ...
