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Llano comes first. From there, the front page reaches across the Hill Country, Texas and selected national headlines worth bringing home.
Llano First
City Hall, schools, Yellow Jackets, courthouse matters, weather, water, events, businesses and the people who make Llano home.
The Hill Country
Coverage across the communities surrounding Llano — from Kingsland and Burnet to Mason, Fredericksburg, Blanco, San Saba, Lampasas and beyond.
Texas
Statewide stories that matter to Hill Country readers: government, schools, sports, weather, water, agriculture, public safety and major Texas headlines.
National Headlines
Not a national news firehose — just selected stories big, strange or important enough to make the trip back to Llano.
MEET THE
NEWSROOM.
Each desk has a lane. Readers should know who handles a story before they even reach the byline.
Reed Inkman
Sets the editorial direction, keeps the newsroom voice consistent and decides what leads the front page.
Buck Rutledge
Longer reporting, document-heavy stories, investigations and the questions that deserve a second look.
Courtney Order
City, county, courthouse, public records and legal matters — facts separated cleanly from satire.
Wade Waters
Llano River, Highland Lakes, levels, releases, conditions and the water news that actually affects the Hill Country.
Paige Clicks
Community posts, social coverage, what people are talking about and getting Onion stories where readers already are.
Skyline Johnson
Kingsland news, community developments and stories from the eastern side of the Llano County beat.
Government & Legal Matters
Public meetings, courthouse business, records, legal matters and government decisions with the facts clearly separated from the jokes.
Rivers & Lakes
Llano River and Highland Lakes coverage: levels, releases, conditions, water issues and the local impact behind the numbers.
Kingsland Bureau
A dedicated home for Kingsland stories instead of treating the community like a footnote to Llano.