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New Tri-County Tractor Club Being Started This Weekend

9 months ago By A Monthly Feature By Jessica Montez

Country living is built on pride, legacy, and plowing through fields as life continues to pass you by, and preserving this way of life is hard to come by unless you start a Tri-County Tractor Club! For Lindsey Blezinger of New Ulm and her family, the idea of a tractor club has always been on their mind. “I have always had an appreciation for history.

Brad Blezinger drives his grandfather’s tractor in a parade in New Ulm as his son Henry watches.

New Food Court Nears Completion

9 months ago By News Staff

Animal Shelter Update

9 months ago By News Staff

As of Aug. 1, the total intake for 2025 at the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1,111: 474 dogs and 637 cats in need. There are 158 animals in care: 61 dogs and 97 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to a rescue partner.

Tuning Up the Heat: LHS Band Already Hard at Work After Last Year’s First-Ever March to State

9 months ago By Jeff Wick

Last year was unforgettable year for the La Grange High School marching band as the Leps advanced to the state marching contest for the first time in school history. Some members of the band have already been at work for almost a month building on last year’s success to help this year’s band succeed as well.

Water bottles dot the area around the 50-yard line on the band’s marching practice field as the sun begins to set during the band’s practice Friday evening. Photos by Jeff Wick

2025 Schulenburg Festival Parade

9 months ago By News Staff

The Schulenburg Festival Parade was held Sunday in downtown Schulenburg. There were 65 entries and lots of folks packed the sidewalks to watch the event.

Back-to-School Event Well Attended

9 months ago By News Staff

Hundreds of kids and their parents attended the Back-to-School event sponsored by Tejas Health Care Saturday in La Grange. Several other local organizations also had booths set up at the event.

First Annual Fayette County Calf Scramble a Hit at Schulenburg Festival

9 months ago By News Staff

Local students got a chance to catch a calf for $1,200 to go toward an FFA or 4-H project during the first annual Fayette County Calf Scramble. The event took place Friday and Saturday night during the Schulenburg Festival Rodeo.

Plan to Change La Grange City Council Meeting Days Faces Some Opposition

9 months ago By Andy Behlen

The La Grange City Council took no action on a request from staff at their meeting last Monday to change the dates for Council meetings. The Council currently meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 p.m.

The Day Buster Brown Came to Town

9 months ago By Rox Ann Johnson

Footprints Of Fayette Fayette County is one of the most historic counties in Texas. In this weekly feature from the County Historical Commission, a rotating group of writers looks back at local history.

A large crowd gathered in front of the Von Rosenberg-Heintze Company at 345 and 353 West Travis Street in La Grange on March 5, 1908, to see Buster Brown and his dog pal, Tige. August Heintze is the bearded man on the balcony. Photo courtesy of the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives

Adopt Me

9 months ago By News Staff

FAYETTE COUNTY ADOPTABLE

Meet Leon and Carl! They are only two of the 451 Fay ette County dogs brought to the shelter this year, so far. We would like to spotlight these boys because we feel they would make great family dogs. Both boys love people and are friendly with other animals. Stop by and take them for a walk or give them a treat, you may fall in love! You can help the animals in the shelter by adopting, fostering, donating, vol unteering, and educating the community about spay/neuter.

TO ADOPT ANY OF THESE PETS, OR OTHERS:

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