Community News

On Friday, March 30, Llano Elementary School recognized students for exhibiting self-reliance. The 5th grade Spotlight Team, composed of Seamus deGraffenried, Cheyenne Haynes, Gentry Jones, Kourtney McCollum, Roland Napolez, Rebekah Nelson, Reighgan Neudorf, and Cooper Owens performed a skit about self-esteem for the students and their guests. Cookies and juice were provided by the cafeteria staff.

The Llano FFA Livestock and Meats teams both won district titles on Saturday in College Station at the District and Area contest. In the Area contest, the livestock team finished 3rd while the meats team finished 4th. Both of these placings at area qualify these teams for the State contest the first week of May.

As part of our community emergency preparedness effort, the City of Llano is hosting a weather spotter SKYWARN training class on Monday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. The class will be held free of charge and will last approximately 2 hours. Paul Yura, a representative of the National Weather Service, will conduct the class at City Hall, 301 W.

Robin Chiesa of Milagro Massage and Hills of Texas Taxidermy was once again crowned the Grand Champion Air Fiddler at the 2012 Llano Fiddle Fest "Air Fiddle Contest" held Friday night at the Badu Wine pub. Ms. Chiesa seen in this video taken during last year’s award winning performance:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o86ELfDSx4 gave another fine air fiddlin performance this year. Dressed in full competitive costume that included gold sequined "Fiddle"

The Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center will give a presentation on Sexual Violence at the Llano County Library, Thursday, April 19 at Noon, for the library’s Lunch N’ Learn program. 　"April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month," said Alma Lahmon, Executive Director of the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center. "In observation of this month, the Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center wanted to educate the public on the agency, victim’s services, and sexual violence, to spread aw ...

The Highland Lakes BWI/DWI Task Force held its initial meeting of the 2012 boating season on April 5, 2012 at The Highlander in Burnet. To help minimize alcohol and drug related deaths, accidents and offenses on our roadways and lakes, last spring Captain Kevin Davis of Texas Parks and Wildlife and Sergeant Henry Minton with the Lower Colorado River Authority created the Task Force. When boating season begins, the Task Force meets monthly to firm up plans for intense law enforcement ...

Nailhead Spur was on the Llano Artist Tour Saturday; Jesse, Debbie and Jesse Garrison Jr., along with Valerie Nusbaum and Madelyn Sanveur enjoyed snacks from Inman’s Kitchen and Miiller’s Llano Smokehouse. Photos by Jimmy Stephenson.

Artist Charles Wendt poses with granddaughters Jane Zigler and Katelyn Wasson during Saturday’s Llano Art Studio Tour.

Mary Lanning of Llano snapped these gorgeous pink bluebonnets last week on CR 116 in Llano County.

The Llano Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting for Laura Kay and Billy Crow’s new Riverway RV Park on Thursday, March 29th at 5 o’clock at their location of 1907 West Ranch Road 152, just a bit east of the Llano Community Center and a half mile from the Llano Golf Course.