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Communications Tower Proposed in La Grange

American Towers LLC is proposing to construct a 257-foot (overall height) selfsupporting lattice telecommunications tower located at 5401 N US Highway 77, La Grange, Fayette County, Texas (Parcel I

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City of LG Accepting Applications For Tourism Grant Funds

The City of La Grange will be accepting paper applications until September 1, 2023, by 1:00 pm from organizations and individuals for tourism grant funds which are to be used to enhance Historical Restoration, the Preservation of the Arts, and other activities which will increase tourism AND Hotel/Motel usage in La Grange, Texas. Updated Tourism Grant Program Request forms and further details can…

Second Annual South Central Texas Rural Philanthropy Day Speakers Announced

The roster of featured speakers bringing a wide range of nonprofit education at the upcoming second annual South-Central Texas Rural Philanthropy Day (SCTX RPD) has been announced. Hosted by the Fayette Community Foundation (FCF), this professional development conference is designed to alleviate the strain on our local nonprofits by building their organizational capacity and strengthening their…

Round Top Family Library Hosting ‘Communicating to Connect’ Workshop

OP With the start of the new school year just around the corner, the library has returned to regularly scheduled programming. Yoga in the library is every Monday at 5 p.m.

Constitutional Amendment Election Finalized

Texans will vote on 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution as part of the Nov. 7 election.

McCourts Honored by Church and Pope

On July 29, a special celebration and Mass was held at Hostyn’s church hall honoring the retirement of Deacon John McCourt and celebrating he and his wife Eileen’s 59th wedding anniversary. At the event, a pair of awards for the couple were announced.

Partisan Attack

To the Editor: President Trump is currently being indicted by highly partisan Democratic prosecutors in courts around the country. The prosecutors could have indicted Trump back in 2021 when he left office, but they purposefully waited until an election year for maximum political impact.

When I Was…

When I was ten I rode my bike fast around the neighborhood with my year younger sister on the handlebars, carried her up and down the stairs on my shoulders, squashed ‘stink’ bugs in our basement, and cared nothing about wisdom. When I was twenty I dated boys, danced to the ‘twist’, enjoyed rock and roll, began a career in journalism, married and divorced twice, and wondered about wisdom.

Here We Go Again

To the Editor: In response to the letter last week, “Hold SCOTUS Accountable,” where are the facts to back up this letter’s accusations? The only thing this letter shows is that it is full of lame stream media talking points and typical propaganda and lies the left loves to push as truth. How has the Supreme Court of the U.S.

Charity Worthiness

This is a good news/bad news essay, dear readers: I want to highlight some things we all need to be aware of when we are making decisions about donating money.

My Logistics Career Started by Making Deliveries to La Grange’s Chicken Ranch

Is it possible to believe that in the mid 1960s, the State of Texas would allow 14 year old’s to have a driver’s license? Well they did. All that was necessary was proof of a hardship and living on a family farm was hardship enough. By the summer of 1964 I had my driver’s license, a car, and a need for the extra cash that working on our farm did not supply. “Borrowing” tractor gas and oil from…

Early Memories Can Still Sting

Everyone has one, maybe several embarrassing moments that are impossible to forget, no matter what age you were when they happened. There’s usually one that you classify as your ‘most embarrassing moment.” It stands out above all others. Sometimes these events end in laughter and sometimes they end in tears.

Food Preservation Workshop Sept. 30

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Offices of Austin and Fayette County will conduct a food preservation workshop on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Fayette County Ag Building, 255 Svoboda Lane, La Grange.

Bishop Forest Class of 1973 Reunites

Fayetteville Students Start School Monday

F A reminder that FISD students are back in school this coming Monday. For residents (non-students) who have enjoyed spending time on the school track, holding yoga classes and stretching out on the bleachers this summer, these activities will no longer be allowed.

Adopt Me

DOPTABLE At the shelter, we see a lot of sad cases. Cori and Jodi’s story broke our hearts.

New Teacher Spotlight: Flatonia’s Lauren Hoffman

With school about to start, the Record is profiling one new teacher at each of the county’s five public schools over the next few editions of the newspaper. Here’s our first installment: Lauren Hoffman joins Flatonia ISD this year as the new head volleyball coach.

Farmer’s Quick Action Saves Tractor But Not the Baler

A hay baler caught fire in Mullins Prairie Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 8.

FEC Building New Headquarters

Fayette Electric Cooperative plans to build a new headquarters on Von Minden Rd. in La Grange with a move in date set for June of next year.

Ralph ‘Fizzie’ Fisher’s Entertaining Life

Fayette County’s king of Longhorn, buzzard and armadillo performances still wows crowds large and small Ralph Fisher was 13 years old when he landed a bit part in the heartwarming 1961 movie “Tomboy and The Champ.” Ben Johnson was the star of the show being shot in Katy, Texas, near Ralph’s hometown of Barker. The story was about a Texas ranch teenager who won a calf she named The Champ.