An amazing 10,132.63 miles were walked in the Friends of the Weimar Public Library and Colorado County AgriLife Walk Across Texas program this year. First place team, Miller Creek Milers logged 2,869.62 miles.

Fayette Electric Cooperative is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 scholarship program, recognizing six exceptional students from across the cooperative’s service area for their academic achievement, dedication, and future aspirations.

Clara Magliolo, a senior at Schulenburg High School, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Amos Pavlik Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $500, awarded by the Fayette County Czech Heritage Society.

The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild has been making lap quilts for nursing homes as a service project for 25 years. The guild has made over 1,000 quilts.

Monday, May 25 marks Memorial Day – the day to honor U.S. service members who died serving their country.

During graduation practice Monday, LHS seniors each received a letter that they had written to themselves in their eighth-grade technology class in 2019. Kim Newton, their technology teacher, back then passed out the letters to the class of 2026.

The Memorial Day Buddy Poppy drive in the La Grange area by the VFW Auxiliary No. 5254 will be held Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23. Your donations will benefit Veterans assistance programs. Wear your Poppy with pride and remember the sacrifices service members have made for our freedom.

A standoff with law enforcement on Old Plum Highway ended in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning, May 20. The suspect died at the scene.

Three more students graduated from La Grange ISD through the Leopard Academy program at Monday’s school board meeting. Nicholas Rodriguez, Leila Davis, and Nahqi Wilson are the most recent graduates completing the Leopard Academy. The Leopard Academy is an alternative academic program that was the brain child of Brad Harbers. He came to the administration in 2022 asking if LGISD would implement an alternative graduation completing program to allow students who were in danger of dropping out or not graduating. Since the inception of the program, there have been over 30 students complete the requirements and receive their high school diploma – students who otherwise might not have graduated. Superintendent Andy McHazlett congratulated the graduates and thanked the parents and staff who supported these students on their journey. He reminded the graduates that “Getting this diploma will open up many doors for each of you.”