The Llano County Sheriff’s Department has turned over an investigation into former jail personnel to the 33rd/424th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, officials confirmed. At the same time, administrators have mostly resolved previous staffing issues partly connected to overall jail operations.

Marble Falls police served two child sex abuse warrants on a suspect in jail on April 23, after two girls under the age of 16 reported being sexually abused. Gabriel Rodriguez, 18, of Marble Falls is charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count sexual assault of a child.

Llano County residents who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccine have their chance beginning Thursday, April 8, and Friday, April 9, and continuing Monday through Wednesday of next week after the state of Texas selected Llano County to be a vaccine provider.

The lifting of state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions has grocery store customers wondering what is “required” and what is “recommended” to help mitigate the spread of the virus. On March 10, Gov.

It could have been worse. At least, according to some people. While the area’s COVID-19 population grew to trigger a 50 percent limit on restaurants and similar businesses, it didn’t come at the worst time in Llano County.

Llano County commissioners will hold a special meeting Thursday at 9:30 a.m., hopefully to approve a lease of the Llano County hospital. That comes after indications that state and federal agencies have granted “critical access” designation to the hospital, clearing the way for Mid Coast Health systems of El Campo to assume operation.