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Muldoon VFD Seeks Bids For Tanker Truck

Muldoon Volunteer Fire Department is seeking sealed bids for a 1996 Freightliner FL70 6 cylinder 5.9L B series Cummins engine with 5 speed manual transmission. 1,200 gallon metal tank all good tires and new batteries. 165000 miles. Has water pump with suction and outlet hook up’s. Truck does not come with emergency lights, sirens or other loose equipment. Bids must be received by August 25th…

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St. Mark’s State-of-the-Art Imaging Equipment Funded by Fayette County

St. Mark’s Medical Center (St. Mark’s) purchase and installation of multiple pieces of imaging equipment through a $500,000 grant from Fayette County raises the facility’s capabilities, efficiencies and patient safety.

Celebrating Young Talent: Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition Opens on Aug. 5

Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) is thrilled to announce the opening of its annual Emerging Artists Competition and Exhibition on Saturday, Aug. 5. The event will take place at the ARTS Ross Gallery, located at 114 N. Live Oak St., Fayetteville. This competition is dedicated to showcasing the exceptional creativity of students in grades 6-12, providing a platform for young talent across Southeast and…

American Legion Installs New Officers

Record Travels to Alaska

Dinner, Dance Saturday in Rutersville

On July 29, the Shared Lutheran Ministry and St. Paul Lutheran Church in La Grange will host an event to benefit Lutherhill: “Dancing Under the Stars.” This will be held at the Hermann Sons Hall in Rutersville starting at 5 p.m. with a fried chicken and sausage meal, free will donation. There will be a live and silent auction along with music by the Back Porch Boys starting at 7 p.m. BYOB and…

Freedom is as Freedom Does: July 4

To the Editor: A FCR letter on June 30 reminded patriots that the Declaration of Independence “contained the first formal assertion by a whole people of their right to a government of their own choice.” The author wrongly claims that a “whole people” claimed that right. Historians agree that approximately one third of the colonists supported independence, another third (British Loyalists)…

Practice Forgiveness

MayaAngelou, the famous African-American poet and author of many books, often spoke about forgiveness, and the most powerful of her injunctions was this: “Forgiveness is the greatest gift you can give yourself: It’s not for the other person.” What a powerful statement that is, and almost impossible for us to live out in these days of such deep divisions in our society, when too many of us walk…

Tired Of Looking The Other Way

To the Editor: We live during a time where what’s right is wrong and what’s wrong is right. Where what’s normal is considered abnormal and what’s abnormal is considered normal.

Repent for Past Sins

To the Editor: Just read your editorial related to the infamous brothel. Very well stated and the citizens of our county should repent for not making a bigger fuss about its continuance for those many years.

Concerned Driver

To the Editor: This notice is to advise the citizens of Fayette County of two dangerous intersections, developing, at the ends of Country Club Drive, bordering the City of La Grange, and entering both Hwy 71 and Hwy 77. I have lived in the Frisch Auf! subdivision for 15 years, and have seen the traffic on Country Club Drive increase steadily as drivers use it as a short cut between Hwy 71 and…

More Inflation, More Taxes

To the Editor: It should be noted that the recent increases in tax revenues being generated within Fayette County are not related to increased sales, but to increased prices. Prices are up due to inflation and thus there is a corresponding increase in taxes collected.

Construction Debris, Shingles Dumped Along Owl Creek Road

Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom reports that someone dumped a huge pile of old roof shingles on Owl Creek Rd.

Tex Gets Back to Writing

“So, Grandpa, what’d you do during the Covid 19 Lockdown?” “Not much, kids, mostly stayed home, hunkered down. About the only place I went was to the HEB, and the library – until it closed up during Covid.

Couple Shot and Killed in Shiner

The Shiner Gazette A couple was found deceased in their home on Tuesday, July 11, from gunshot wounds. The couple, Earl Hailey, 52, and Anna Marie Hailey had three children, one of which was discovered to be in the residence at the time of the crime.

St. Marks Medical Center Transition Update

Community engagement and communication efforts ramped up even more this week, as St. Marks Medical Center Employees continued to offer insight and advice on future plans. In total 125 hours were donated this week.At this point almost every employee and every department has been interviewed and asked for input on future operations. We met with 32 individuals directly related to SMMC and 47…

Animal Control Officer Staying Busy

La Grange’s beloved dog catcher Dean Ahlschlager will retire as the City’s animal control officer at the beginning of next year. Ahlschlager said work has been pretty routine lately when the Record caught up with him this week.

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LG Council Hears Insurance Pitch; Gives Out Money

At Monday’s La Grange City Council meeting, the council heard a presentation from Brett Bowers with HUB International, a firm that specializes in managing medical benefits for public sector employees. The Council heard from a competing firm at their last meeting. The City expects to see a huge rate increase this year from its current insurance provider, the Texas Municipal League. Council will…

La Grange Gets New Postmaster

Sonya Dugger-Williams is the new Postmaster of La Grange. Dugger-Williams began her Postal career as a Rural Carrier Associate (RCA) in Kingwood, TX, in 2001.