The Llano County Courthouse will soon receive a new chiller. The county commissioners unanimously voted to purchase the $92,200 80-ton Trane unit from Way Service LTD of Austin in a special meeting last Thursday morning.
The previous chiller used to cool the courthouse became unoperational in August, and a rental unit has been used shortly after that time at a cost of $3,500 per month.
The county must pay a 25 percent down payment.
Members of the Llano High School class of 1961 met at the Dabbs Hotel on Saturday for its 55-year class reunion. Pictured front row, from left, are: Mary Jean Fry Scantlin, Shirlene Parks Rogers, Bobby Ratliff, Linda Williams Jewell, Helen Feuge McGee, Mary Ann Gage McCarver and Mrs. Esther Weber (Guest).
Over the years the Llano pumpkin glow has had several homes, from East Main Street, the courthouse square, and last year at the Llano Fine Arts Guild. This year it has a new and possibly permanent home, the Llano River at Badu Park.
After presenting the idea to the Llano City Council in August, organizer Cheryl Quallenberg went to work on the logistics of the pumpkin glow, and its new name, the Llano River Pumpkin Float.
The first hurdle to cross, after city council approval, was how to get the ...
Some might know him as the fellow who once had a promiscuous rooster; others as the guy who runs the Castell General Store. Or maybe you know him as the cattleman who sold a Santa Gertrudis bull for a record high of $475,000 in 1981 or the visionary who turned Castell from a virtual ghost town to a popular tourist destination.
The Secretary of State’s (SOS) office has received reports concerning rumors that some voting machines may be changing candidate selections when voters cast a straight party ballot. The SOS is actively monitoring the situation and has yet to receive any verified reports of machines changing votes.
The Llano County Elections Office encourages voters to carefully review the voting machine summary screen and confirm that it accurately reflects your choices before casting your ballot.
Poll worker ...
Llano High’s stellar volleyball season came to an end Tuesday night in Georgetown with a 3-0 loss to Caldwell. The Lady Jackets fell 25-19, 25-17 and 25-21 in the bi-district round. In this photo, the Lady Jackets take on Liberty Hill earlier this season. They finished second in district with a 9-3 mark..
Maela Edmonson, Packsaddle Elementary School principal
Packsaddle Elementary is a school that fits the profile of so many other elementary schools. Kids enter the building every day, some of them are hungry, some of them are dirty, some of them have spent the time away from school in a home without electricity or water; despite their circumstances, they all come to school wanting to learn.
This past Saturday the Llano Community Center Board opened the doors to the 14th annual Llano Haunted House.
This year’s house is larger than ever before and at times a little scary. Guests are greeted at the entrance by a young lady, a cyborg of sort, and taken to the first room where they are showed a short movie about what to expect, and a warning for the faint of heart.
