For a lot of folks, the word “nematode” conjures images of sickly plants with knotty roots. Indeed, some of these tiny worm-like parasites cause plant disease.

The 5th annual Texas Blacksmithing Exposition & the Hume L. Baker Texas Antique Gas Engine Reunion events will be held on Feb. 21 at the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center’s Czech Village grounds in La Grange. The event was regularly scheduled for Jan. 24 but postponed because of the winter storm that weekend.

The University of Arkansas is recognizing students for earning a place on the Fall 2025 Chancellor’s List, the university’s highest academic honor for undergraduates during the semester. Riley Lowe of La Grange joins a select group of students who have achieved a 4.0 grade-point average for the semester while completing at least 12 credit hours of coursework required for graduation..

AMEN wants to thank all in the community that provided food assistance for the month of January. This would include all that provided monetary donations, food drives and the AMEN Gardens.

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It has been a quiet February in Fayette County. The water is that specific shade of winter-grey that makes the steam rising from the power plant look like a long, slow exhale against the Texas sky. Down here on the north shore, the wind has a way of whispering through the blackjack oaks, telling stories to anyone patient enough to listen.

The topic for February’s “Resources for Successful Living Lunch and Learn” series will be “Peace of Mind: Simplifying Your Funeral Plan”. This monthly event will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17 from 12:05-12:50 p.m. at the Fayette County Agricultural Building, 255 Svoboda Lane, Room 104 in La Grange.

Lutheran Churches of the Tri-County Cooperative Ministries, ELCA, begin the Lenten Journey with Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17 and Ash Wednesday Communion Services, Feb.

C The Carmine Lions Club is sponsoring an evening of country music in support of the Carmine Hall and the Carmine Lions Club. The Heart of Carmine will be held on Thursday, Feb.

M The Stray Gathering Cowboy Church is working hard to get everything ready for their upcoming old time big tent revival. Their idea is to have a big tent, wooden stage with gospel music filling the air all the while there will be a chuckwagon serving up hot coffee and biscuits with the Holy Spirit being over it all.