The roadside park on US 77 near the Hostyn cutoff has been closed until further notice, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Fayette County Habitat for Humanity had “adopted” the park for volunteer cleanup through TxDOT’s Adopt-AHighway program in 2020.

Merriam’s Midway Carnival is returning to Fayette County Fairgrounds for Easter Weekend, April 2-4 sponsored by The La Grange Optimist Club. Event Schedule: • Thursday: 5 p.m.

Peter Farrow, who has traveled widely and often to view solar eclipses, will be the third speaker in the Fayetteville Community Center’s Speaker Series. He will present a talk covering 45 years of travel to the right location to be in the moon’s shadow for a Total Solar Eclipse. The presentation, free and open to the public, will be held at the Fayetteville Community Center on Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. Beverages will be served.

There is a strong tradition in many churches this time of year. The “Passion” is a semi-dramatic scripture reading of the events leading up to the death and resurrection of Christ and is usually done during Holy Week of the Easter season.

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This summer the Round Top Film Festival will be hosting its first ever summer filmmaking camp, “Making the Short: From Script to Screen” for students ages 13 to 18 who are interested in film, storytelling, writing, or creative collaboration with limited spots available.

Fayette County Helpers (FCH) sponsored the 11th annual Little Leps Jump-a-thon Jump Rope Contest for 2nd graders at La Grange Elementary and Sacred Heart Catholic School in La Grange last Thursday, March 19.

Fayette Electric Cooperative is pleased to share that Gretchen Sacks, a senior at Round Top-Carmine High School, along with Laney Bludau, a junior from Hallettsville High School, have been chosen as the cooperative’s representatives for the 2026 Government-in-Action Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

Friends of the Weimar Public Library will host author S. Charles Decker on Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m.

The Greater Fayette Community Foundation (GFCF) is proud to announce a new grant through the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. We are honored to share that the Greater Fayette Community Foundation has been selected as one of eleven organizations across Texas to receive funding through a major initiative focused on strengthening mental health in rural communities.