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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 • Posted May 20, 2013
Wayne and Tammy Manning  of Kingsland, Texas and William Charles and Kim Farrand IV of Ogdensburg, New York are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Cassandra Lee Farrand to Dusty Don Hohhman, son of Donavon and Julie Hohhman of Llano, Texas and Jay and Pebbles Irvin of Roswell, New Mexico.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 • Posted May 20, 2013
The May meeting of the Llano Woman’s Culture Club honored past presidents of the club at its annual President’s Day Tea. Former presidents who were honored were Martha Long, Sarah Franklin, Dorothy Murchison, Patsye Parker, Gayle Hardaway, Billie Laning, Julia Hilbun, Janice Shannon and Carol Dodgen. Sue Prime, past president from 1999 to 2001 was unable to attend.
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Faith
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 • Posted May 3, 2013
Feeling down about money? You’re not alone. Millions worry about meeting money needs every day. But their fretting doesn’t add one cent to their bank accounts nor bring one slice of bread to their tables. Being down about money is unprofitable. And it is detrimental to emotional and physical health. We simply can’t afford the money blues. What then can we do about pressing bills and future financial needs?
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Gardening
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Posted May 1, 2013
Our roadsides teem with wildflowers, insects and folks taking bluebonnet pictures. Imagine what Texas Ranger James B. Gillett once described of this area in Six Years with the Texas Rangers 1875-1881, “In the springtime one could travel for hundreds of miles on a bed of flowers.” In the springtime you can also start your flower beds or vegetable garden.
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News
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 • Posted May 20, 2013
On Wednesday, May 8, at about 7am the Llano County Sheriff's Office, assisted by the Llano Police Department and ATF, executed a search warrant at 202 E. Navarro in Llano. Over 400 grams of methamphetamine was recovered along with several items of paraphernalia. There were two arrested for 1st Degree Felony charges of possession of methamphetamine, 34 year old Michael Vincent Riggs Jr and 25 year old Maranda Ann Smith.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 • Posted May 3, 2013
Betty Jean Huffman, 80, succumbed to cancer, April 27, 2013, after a long and valiant struggle, surrounded by loving family and lifelong friends. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. Officiating will be Dr. Robert Webb of Trinity Baptist Church in Orange.
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Opinion
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 • Posted May 3, 2013
Dear Editor, The Friends of the Lakeshore Library Board of Directors want to congratulate Lakeshore Librarians Pat Taylor, Branch Manager, and Linda Wallen on successfully obtaining two major grants for the Lakeshore Library. After learning about county budget cuts for the library last year, our librarians began looking for other sources of revenue to fund the efforts of the library.
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Regional
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 • Posted May 13, 2013
On Thursday, May 2 an Amber Alert was issued for 13-year-old Savannah Sloan and 15-year-old Misty Sloan after they were reported missing from a residence in Kingsland. At the time the Amber Alert was issued, 33-year-old Keith Mize was named as a person of interest. Later that evening, Llano Sheriff's Office received a tip.
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School
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 • Posted May 3, 2013
On April 16, 2013, the Llano FFA Chapter went the San Saba District FFA Convention in Goldthwaite, Texas. The two members that attended the convention were Kathryn Cunningham and Julianna Ball. These two individuals served as the voting delegates and also received the awards for Llano FFA. The awards they received were 1st in Meats Judging 2013, 1st in Livestock Judging 2013, 3rd Jr.
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Sports
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 • Posted May 16, 2013
The Annual Powder Puff game will be Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 PM – Jacket Stadium. This year’s game will be sure to impress . . . as much as last year’s BU vs. Kansas State match up? Hmmmm I don’t know . . . but you won’t want to miss this fun and fiercely competitive event.