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Fayette County published a public notice about elected officials salaries for next year on page C3 of today’s newspaper. Notably, the Sheriff Keith Korenek’s salary will jump ahead of the County Judge’s salary for the first time, at least in recent memory.
A man from the Fayetteville area spoke out against local law enforcement cooperating with ICE at the La Grange City Council meeting Monday night, Aug. 10.
In a colorfully-decorated meeting room at Monument Hill Nursing Center Tuesday in La Grange, a steady stream of well-wishers came to congratulate Willie and Dot Kana. “We made it,” smiled Dot, 94, as she put her arm around Willie, 98, as he sat in a wheel chair.
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The La Grange volleyball team defeated Weimar in five sets Tuesday in the season opener for both teams. Weimar won the first and fourth sets 25-13 and 25-22, while La Grange won the second and third sets 25-13, 25-20, before the Lady Leps grabbed the fifth and final set 15-12.
The La Grange football team will get its first chance to hit someone else this Friday as the team goes to El Campo for a scrimmage. The Leps will then host Franklin Thursday Aug.
Tuesday marks the start of a new volleyball season for La Grange as the Lady Leps host Weimar in the season opener for both teams at 5:30 p.m. The La Grange volleyball girls have their third different coach in as many years.
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Arts for Rural Texas is excited to announce that registration for the fall semester of Art After School is now open. Don’t miss out on the fun and enroll today.
All roads lead to Praha this Saturday, August 15, for the 171st Annual Prazska Pout, or Praha Picnic. Thousands are expected to descend upon The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in tiny Praha for a full day of fellowship and entertainment.
Abigail Anne Roscher graduated from Sam Houston State University on Aug. 1, The ceremony was held on the Sam Houston State University campus in the Bernard G.
The Blinn College District recently celebrated 26 licensed vocational nurses (LVN) and 12 paramedics who completed either Blinn’s LVN-Transition or Paramedic-to-RN Transition pathway to earn their Associate of Applied Science in Nursing.Among the graduates were Mariel Hernandez of La Grange. She is the daughter of Adolfo Hernandez and Patricia Hernandez. Mariel is a 2017 La Grange High School graduate. Blinn’s 60-credithour LVN-Transition and Paramedic-to-RN Transition pathways are accelerated programs that allow LVNs and paramedics to build upon their extensive medical training and experience to become registered nurses.