Members of Grace Episcopal Church in Llano gaze at the Christ child during its live nativity last Friday night. The live nativity, in its seventh year, was held last Friday and Saturday nights.
Andrew Wells and his daughter Sonora Wells perform as the Nutcracker Prince and Clara on Saturday evening during the Wildflower Studios production of the Nutcracker at Llano High School.
A hefty donation to the Llano splash pad could garner someone naming rights. At Monday’s meeting, the city council approved a request from the Llano Parks Project organization to allow naming rights of the splash pad if someone donates at least $150,000 to the project. The council approved the measure with a 3-1 vote, with councilman Glenn Conner voting against it.
Julie Leverett, with the parks project, told the council the project is expected to cost between $270,000 and $300,000.
An oath ceremony for incoming elected officials will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, at the Llano County Courthouse at 801 Ford Street in Llano. Officials will be sworn in for the coming year at the ceremony.
Those who will be sworn in include: Allan Garrett, 33rd District Judge; Wiley “Sonny” McAfee, district attorney; Rebecca Lange, county attorney; Bill Blackburn, county sheriff; Kris Fogelberg, county tax assessor-collector; John Ables, county surveyor; Peter Jones, precinct ...
This past week has been a busy one at Starry Starry Nights, the annual walkway of lights along the banks of the Llano River.
On a recent night, the first visitors to the park had a little bit of an accent, not a southern draw, in fact, one that was not an American accent at all.
Marie Castruita is joined by staff, students and chamber board and staff for a ribbon cutting for her new business, Precious Moments Montessori Preschool, which is located at 1705 Wright Street in Llano. They are now taking applications for enrollment and can be reached at 830-998-7414.
Sting, the Llano High School mascot, and cheerleaders Megan Wootan and Alyssa Stennant posed for pictures with Llano Elementary School students during Family Reading Night on Dec. 8. The reading night and book fair helped LES raise funds for future books and events.
Officials with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality told those seeking funds from a one-time grant to “think big.”
Ron Anderson, the county’s assistant director for emergency management, did just that, and the county received a hefty reward through its Local Emergency Planning Committee. The county was awarded over $92,000 in grant funds for emergency management projects, Anderson told commissioners at Monday’s regularly scheduled meeting.
“This was a one-time opportunity tha ...
Most Friday and Saturday nights in December, Santa Claus, of the North Pole, takes time out of his busy pre-Christmas schedule to stop by Badu Park in Llano as the guest of honor at Starry Starry Nights.
This year marks Santa’s seventh year in a row, and, as usual, he brought his wife Carol Claus with him to help keep track of the many requests from the good girls and boys of Llano.
“The best part is when I first step off the fire truck,” said Santa, “and all the little ones come runnin ...
