Area gears up for Saturday elections
If early voting is any indication, turnout for the municipal
and school elections in Burnet and Llano counties might be light this year. Read more... |
Bakery Wall saved by news rack
A driver caused damage to the structure of a Kingsland
bakery Saturday afternoon when she hit the gas instead of the brake. Read more... |
Council OKs street closures
Llano City Council members approved the request for street closures for the Blue
Bell/Blue Grass event, and authorized staff to begin conveyance of the Llano
Red Top Jail to a local nonprofit organization. Read more... |
Parents seek park upgrades
Two parents from Llano went before City Council members Monday
evening and presented plans for improving the parks and playgrounds in Llano
County. Read more... |
Is new LCRA water plan inadequate?
Some Highland Lakes interests are growing increasingly
alarmed that the Lower Colorado River Authority’s proposed new Water Management
Plan does not adequately protect the water supply in the lakes and likely will
ask the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulatory agency to order it
changed. Read more... |
Two Votes Decide Place 7 on LISD School Board
Incumbent Llano Independent School Board President Ronnie Rudd won the Place 7 seat on the school board by two votes over Letitia McCasland. Read more... |
If you don’t care about your hometown, don’t vote
If you don’t care what kind of town you’re living in, if it doesn’t matter to you what it looks like, whether the taxes are high or low, whether the city gets most of its money from you or from visitors or what’s its spent for, what your schools are teaching or how well, then don’t bother to vote this week. Read more... |
Llano jailers plead guilty to charges
Two former Llano
County jailers were
allowed to plead guilty last week to misdemeanor charges related to the death
of an inmate in August 2011 but will have to spend time behind bars and perform
community service in a facility that deals with the mentally ill. Read more... |
Kingsland teens found unharmed in Galveston
Two Kingsland teenage sisters were found unharmed in
Galveston Thursday night after an Amber Alert was issued earlier Thursday by
Llano County officials. Read more... |
Llano Tea Party Hosts Forum for LISD School Board Candidates
The Llano Tea Party held a candidate forum Thursday evening
at Inman’s Kitchen where candidates for the Llano Independent School District School Board discussed their
goals, stated why he or she is most deserving for the position and answered
questions from the audience.
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