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Smith-McMillan Chapter Donates Books to Library

Kim Joost and Jo Ann Vasina, representing the local Smith-McMillan Chapter, NSDAR, presented Allison MacKenzie, Director of the Fayette Public Library/Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, with five new books to be added to different sections of the facility. This donation is part of an initiative across the state of Texas by the Daughters of the American Revolution Library Outreach Committee.

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OP News New class alert: on Thursdays there will now be a Jazz Dance Class for kids with Anna McBride, a past Kilgore College Rangerette. The kindergarten through second grade meets 5-5:30 p.m., followed by third through sixth grades from 5:30-6:15 p.m.

Correction

The article in Tuesday’s paper about former La Grange City Manager Fred Bell’s resignation incorrectly stated the date of his resignation. He resigned on Monday, Aug.

Flatonia Lady Bulldogs

Overall record: 14-8 Date Opponent Site Time Teams August 8 Flatonia def. Rice 2-0 11-12 Flatonia goes 2-3 at Shiner Tourney 15 St.

La Grange Lady Leps

Overall record: 11-16 DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE F/JV/VARSITY 8/8 Weimar def. La Grange 3-1 8/10-12 Went 3-5 at Columbus Classic 8/15 Def.

Schulenburg Lady Horns

Overall record: 14-12 DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME TEAM Aug. 8 *St Michaels def.

Fayetteville Lady Lions

Overall record: 8-16 Date Opponent Teams Time Location August 8 Fayetteville def. Tidehaven 3-1 8 Fayetteville def.

Cubettes

Overall record: 14-6 DATE OPPONENT SITE TEAMS Times August 8 RTC def. Anderson Shiro 3-1 10-12 Went 4-4 at Columbus Tournament 15 Def.

Several Volleyball Players Honored

Congratulations to Schulenburg’s Kieryn Adams and Meredith Magliolo and La Grange’s Jena Jobb for being named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America Watch List. The AVCAAll-America Watch List is for the top Seniors in the United States.

LG Volleyball Stats

Tuesday’s results: LG Varsity lost to Brenham 9-25, 10-25, 7-25; lost to Bellville 14-25, 1625, 17-25 Kill Leaders: Carley Ulrich - 17 Dig Leaders: Jena Jobb - 15 Haylie Cooper - 13 Ace Leaders: Kylie Trlicek - 2 Jena Jobb - 2 Assist Leaders: Phoebe Tucker - 15 Kylie Trlicek - 9 Block Leaders: Cara Homer - 1.

TGCA State Volleyball Rankings

1. Blum 19-3 2.

ACCSS Receives Grant From Stanzel Foundation

The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) program was started with an $842,120 grant from Greater Texas Foundation a little over 2 years ago. The program is now working towards building sustainability beyond the 3-year gift that initiated the alliance. ACCSS partner schools currently include Flatonia, Schulenburg, Weimar, Columbus, and Fayetteville ISD’s. The program is housed at…

La Grange Police Report

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Aug. 13-19.

Orsak of Flatonia Retires From Board

Hello Beautiful Holds Ribbon Cutting

Rogue Sprinklers Soak Farmers Market Folks

Folks setting up for the La Grange Farmers Market got soaked Saturday morning when the sprinklers on the courthouse lawn came on. One of the vendors, Vergie Hall, said the sprinklers started gushing about 7 a.m.

Very Old Quilts, and Ones Featuring Animals, are Part of Two New Exhibits Opening at LG’s Quilt Museum

Two new exhibits of quilts will be on display at the Texas Quilt Museum from August 31-December 23, 2023. First, they’ll pay tribute to the wildly popular series of books by James Herriot as well as the recent smash PBS series with the animal-themed juried show “All Creatures Great and Small.” And they’ll also dip into the amazing archives of quilt collectors and dealers Mary and Joe Koval with …

How to Deter Pests – Naturally

The dry weather is driving all kinds of critters into our home – especially ants. With so little water outside, bugs try to find moisture indoors The other night my wife Janessa got into bed and ants started biting her. She apparently leaned against the countertop while brushing her teeth and some ants crawled on her. I went to look under the sink and found a trail of ants crawling up the drain…

Grant Money Pouring in – With Strings Attached

Fayette County elected officials recently attended the kickoff meeting for the General Land Office’s (GLO) Regional Mitigation Program in Bastrop. GLO presented on the method of distribution for the mitigation funds the County is slated to receive through the Hurricane Harvey funds.

LGISD Approves $1,500 Pay Raise for Teachers

Each year the LGISD administration reviews the pay of the district’s current employees and makes a pay raise recommendation to the board. The current schedules are analyzed and assessed to determine the external market analysis and include pay ranges of peer school districts and the analysis of the district’s ability to be able to recruit, hire, and retain quality employees to positions.