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La Grange city offices will be closed on Monday, Oct. 9, for the Columbus Day holiday. Waste Management’s residential and commercial garbage service will be on their regular schedule for the week of the Columbus Day Holiday. Please put your garbage cart out on your regular pick-up day to be serviced.

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Hillhouses Donate $30,000 to Children’s Advocacy Center

The Children’s Advocacy Center, serving Bastrop, Lee, and Fayette Counties, is honored to announce a significant $30,000 donation from community supporters Steve and Sumer Hillhouse. This generous contribution will be instrumental in the establishment of a fully equipped Children’s Advocacy Center satellite office in La Grange, designed to enhance support for victims and families in Fayette…

Artist Inspired by Fayette Co. Landscapes

Second Chance Donates to Queen of The Holy Rosary

Fayette 4-H Competes in Guadalupe County Livestock Judging Contest

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Guadalupe County Livestock Judging Contest on Saturday, Sept.16. The Fayette County 4-H Junior Maroon Team was the Champion Junior Livestock Judging Team.

Texas Extension Education Week Proclaimed Here

1973: UT’s Winedale Collection Acquires Antique Bohemian Organ

Oct. 2, 1973 A hand crank organ, more than a century old, joined the collection of locally-used 19th century objects at the University of Texas outdoor museum at Winedale.

Guild Tours Quilt Museum

Deborah Bradley, above, the Director at the Texas Quilt Museum, hosted The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild at the Museum. Deborah’s enthusiasm and love for the exhibits and the building’s history were inspiring. From the current Exhibit “All Creatures Great and Small” to the quilts that were over 100 years old, the galleries were filled with beauty and fine art. Deborah’s vision of future events and…

Bluff Road Alternatives To Be Unveiled Thursday

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will unveil potential alternative routes for US 77 in Fayette County at an open house meeting on Thursday, Oct. 5.

One Dead After I-10 Collision

A crash involving two 18-wheelers claimed a life on Interstate 10 Friday morning, Sept. 19.

For the Record

Hermann Sons Life Rutersville will have their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.The meal will be chili dogs and members are asked to bring a side or dessert.

County Gets Passing Grade on Audit; Road Complaints Arise

An independent auditor gave Fayette County a passing grade on it’s annual financial audit. Greg Trlicek of Stephenson, Legrand and Pfeil LLLC presented the County’s 2022 annual financial audit at the Commissioners Court meeting last Thursday, Sept.

Highway 159 to Close for Days at a Time Next Year

Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) informed the Fayette County Commissioners Court about major road construction that will begin on SH 159 north of La Grange next year. The Fayette County Commissioners Court acknowledged a letter it received from TxDOT at their meeting last Thursday outlining the construction plans.

Gun Auction Raises $32,000 for Sheriff’s Office

Schulenburg Homecoming Royalty

Two Courageous Cops Stand Up to Klan

T EXAS History When two county cops confronted a howling mob of sheet-shrouded Klansmen on Oct. 1, 1921, no one gave them much of a chance of getting out of Lorena, Texas alive.

I Said What?

Some of my articles have caused a bit of a stir. The latest one (Sept. 8) got the phone ringing. Now, I don’t care if you call me names, just don’t call me a liar. You read right when I stated, “I put 25 head of cattle on one acre, from April to October of 2012 and had to mow grass!” If you have never done it, don’t say it can’t be done. They once said, “Man can never fly.” Well, the devil is in…

Another Special Session Slated for October

C APITAL Highlights Gov. GregAbbott has called a third special session, this time about school choice, for next month.

September’s Song

Think back with me for a moment. Place yourself in a typical day, say, in 2019. Visualize the routine, the errands you ran, the shopping, eating. Visualize your work load, email, phone calls. Think about what you were feeling, the ordinary worries— family, friends, weekend plans—even vacation plans for the following summer. Think of all the people you loved then, living their usual, ordinary…