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Commissioners tabled the burn ban on Monday, May 13, which leaves it off for now. It will be reconsidered at the next meeting, and most likely every meeting through the summer.
Llano County ESD #1 board members reported on the taxing entity’s financial status. Currently, the ESD has an excess of funds, and reported that they are working to decrease the excess, but the process is methodical because of strict taxing laws. ...
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. ...
This Saturday, May 11, will mark 60 years that Lee Duncan has been a barber in Llano, not only in the same shop, but at the same chair.
Lee and his wife Virginia were born and raised right here in Llano; and have always lived here, with the exception of Lee, who left for a brief career in the Navy. ...
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. ...
Donny Stewart and Scottie Bryan Scoggins plead no-contest in the 2011 death of a Llano County inmate on Thursday, May 2 before District Judge Dan Mills.
The two former Llano County jailers accepted a plea agreement in the case; both were charged with a Class A Misdemeanor for deadly conduct and both will serve jail time.
The two were indicted by a Llano County Grand Jury in July 2012. ...
Early voting has begun, and the race for three seats on the Llano ISD School Board will conclude on May 11.
There are three seats up for grabs, Place 2, which is currently held by John Moran, Place 6, which is currently held by Becky Robinson, and Place 7, currently held by Ronnie Rudd.
Moran and Robinson opted to not seek re-election, however, Rudd has filed to run.
Cody Fly is the lone candidate for Place 2; three are running for Robinson’s former seat in Place 6 - Paul Hull, Lyn Jenkins ... ...
Early Voting by personal appearance for the May 11, 2013 Joint Local Election begins April 29, 2013 and runs through May 7, 2013 at all three Llano County Early Voting Locations.
Early Voting
Main location:
Llano County Library, 102 E. Haynie, Llano, Texas 78643
Hours 8:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M Monday through Friday with the following exceptions:
April 29, 2013 and May 6, 2013 – Polls open 7 A.M. ...
The Willow City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department members invite everyone to join them for the annual benefit on Saturday, May 4 at the Willow City Fire Station, located at 2553 Ranch Road 1323.
Activities will begin at 3:00 p.m. Horseshoes and washers will be set out for anyone to play, and children’s activities will be offered, including fishing, swing-the-hammer and dunking booths. The Auxiliary’s Country Store opens and a silent auction of 25 items will be open from 3:00 to 6 ... ...
Mike Reagor, is a 1974 graduate of Texas A&M University with a BS degree in Range Science. He is a 30 year resident of Llano, retired in 2006 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service as a Rangeland Management Specialist with work experience in Kimble, Mason and Llano Counties.
·Served as Llano city alderman from May 2002 until May 2004, then again from May 2008 until May 2009.
·Was elected mayor of Llano in May 2009 and again in May 2011.
·Serves on the Texas Water Development Boar ... ...
My name is Mike Virdell and I am running for Mayor for the City of Llano. I was raised in Llano and graduated from Llano High School as did my wife, Kay Schneider Virdell and Llano is our home. I graduated from Angelo State University as did my wife, Kay.
I bring with me a vast amount of business experience and leadership and I have first-hand experience and knowledge of the operation of the City of Llano. ...
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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Submitted by Payton J. Neessen
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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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.
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