The body of Kingsland Pharmacy owner Warren Dale Freeman was found Friday morning on his ranch in Blanco County. According to Blanco County Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Terry Carter, Freeman, 53, had gone out to his ranch Thursday afternoon and was using a box blade on a tractor to build a stock tank.

By John Hallowell The Llano City Council held an abbreviated special meeting Monday night, discussing only two agenda items after a public hearing for an annexation request by Lee and Virginia Duncan. Although there have been no objections raised to the proposed annexation of the Duncan property (on RR 152, next to the Legend Oaks apartments), the rigid timetable mandated by state law required the city to hold two public hearings before the next regularly scheduled meeting September ...

A member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Llano drove her car through the doors of the church last Wednesday causing damage to the building’s sanctuary. Witnesses said Linda Tow, 66, drove her Chrysler Sebring up the walkway to the church and stopped at the doors. She got out of her car to open the doors before gunning the engine and driving up the center aisle.

By John Hallowell The Llano ISD board held its first meeting of the new school year on Monday night, and much of the evening was spent celebrating the district’s Exemplary status and detailing plans to solidify gains and make further improvements. Board President Ronnie Rudd opened a public hearing which preceded the meeting with comments on the school’s unchanged tax rate.

Sol’s MySpace page indicates he received a Bachelor’s degree in English at Schreiner University in 2007. He worked security at the La Hacienda Treatment Center in Hunt for about nine years until October 2009. Sol also worked as a substitute teacher for Ingram ISD from August 2007 until October of last year. Sol became a High School English teacher at Lexington last November, but his employment there ended at the end of the school year.