The short and sweet September meeting of the Llano ISD school board held Monday night was focused mainly on reviewing reports which brought up some interesting statistics.
Llano continues to have a high number of special education transfers, which total around 30 this year. However, a large graduating class from 2016 offset the total number.
Crews began sidewalk repairs Monday night in downtown Llano as part of a grant to repair the area from Ford to Berry streets. Tex Toler, Llano Main Street director, said the goal of the repairs are to maintain the rustic and original look of downtown Llano. The repairs are mostly being paid for through a grant.
Located just next door at 809 Berry Street, outside of Calamity & Grace, is Llano’s newest Little Free Library. The small cabinet, painted and decorated by Brianna and Arina Desai, is sponsored by the Llano Best Western and their father Ceto Desai, is open 24 hours a day. Students and adults are invited to take a book, and or leave a book.
So just what is Little Free Library and where did it get its start?
Absentee mail ballots for the Nov. 8 general election have been mailed to all Llano County registered absentee voters.
Voters may still apply for an absentee ballot by mail until Oct. 27 if they are 65 years or older, disabled, expected to be absent from the county on election day, or confined in jail
College students registered in Llano County, yet away from county attending college, may request an absentee ballot by mail by calling 325-247-5425 or emailing [email protected] to request ...
Llano High School senior Sydney Owen has earned her place as a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, a prestigious academic competition.
Approximately 1.6 million students from all over the United States entered this competition last fall in the hopes of being recognized for their academic achievements and earn valuable scholarships.
Last Friday was a big day for a pair of seniors at Llano High.
Eighteen-year old Evan Wheeler and 17-year old Katherine McDonough were named the 2016 LHS Homecoming King and Queen, but they are both so much more than their titles.
Born and raised in Llano, Wheeler, son of Jim and Melinda Wheeler, is an Eagle Scout and a member of the National Honor Society.
Concerned about lack of control, the Llano city council voted to ask Llano Charitable Foundation to dissolve at its regularly scheduled meeting Monday night.
The council voted 3-1 to ask the directors of the 501c3 foundation to dissolve, with Councilman Sammy Leverett voting against the motion. Councilman Paul Hull was not present at the meeting.
The little-known charitable foundation was originally formed in October 2014 when someone wanted to donate to a city-owned property without the funds ...
The more than month-long search for Kaleb Osbourn is over. Law enforcement officials arrested the 32-year-old man this morning after searching for him in the area for more than a month.
Llano Police Chief Kevin Ratliff said Osbourn was spotted by Tim Harden, Llano VFD assistant fire chief, this morning behind Chicken Express on Hwy.
LAGO VISTA — It’s homecoming, and the boy is coming home. He’s no longer a boy, and he won’t be wearing orange and black, but he will compete at Llano Stadium for the first time in 19 years.
Bradley Kassell is a man who truly needs no introduction if you were here in 1997, when this All-West Texas MVP at quarterback (and highly applauded) safety led the Jackets to their last district championship and an 11-1 record.
“It’ll be interesting to be on the other side,” Kassell told me r ...
Alligator, Axis, Aoudad, Elk and more, and oh yeah, Cooper’s BBQ, it was all on the menu at the 7th Annual Llano Wild Game Dinner at the John L Kuykendall Event Center on Saturday night.
The crowd, one of the largest seen at the JLK Event Center, was there for one reason - to support the youth of Llano County 4-H and FFA programs.
