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Mill Street Cafe Seeks TABC Permit

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Wine and Malt Beverage Retailers Permit by LoriAllen dba Mill Street Cafe to be located at 102 E Mill St, Round Top, Tx 78954.

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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.

LGISD Makes Handbook Changes

At the July La Grange School Board Meetings, some revisions were made to the School Handbook. Here’s a roundup of those changes: Page 26: Revised university visits to match district of innovation (allowing more days) Page 31-32: Updated bullying prevention expectations – This change is a result of the legislative session - highlighting words such as promoting a positive school culture, building…

Turtle Wing Receives a Grant from Texas Mutual

Turtle Wing Foundation was recently granted $25,000 from Texas Mutual to be used for therapeutic, educational, and recreational scholarships for those with learning challenges in the rural area. These funds will be used to directly fund services, ranging from speech therapy to tutoring to inclusive dance, for those whose families may not be able otherwise to afford the services.

Locals Featured on San Antonio TV

Housing Authority Board Sworn In

Bauer Rotarian of the Year in Georgetown

Shelter Has 137 Animals

Stray dogs and cats running at large present a health hazard for Fayette County citizens. Spay and neuter is the only way to manage the stray, unwanted dog and cat population in Fayette County. The Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter offers a discount voucher program to the citizens of Fayette County for the spay/neuter of family pets. Call (979) 966-0021 for more information. As of July 28, total…

Local Author Releases New Book “Seeing Us”

Readers of fiction can enjoy local author Audrey Wick’s latest novel Seeing Us, a Texas-set love story between a patient looking for new glasses and the town’s optometrist. Fans will enjoy seeing a few familiar locations as well as secondary characters that crossover from Wick’s previous work.

My Sacred Place

A few miles from a small town in southeastern Oklahoma is a state park where robbers, crooks, thieves and notorious thugs eluded law officers in early day Oklahoma. The rough hills and rocky terrain provided shelter and beneficial lookout advantage for outlaws including the Colt brothers and Belle Starr, making it a perfect hideout, but a place of frustration for many sheriffs and their posse…

Freedom Isn’t Free

To the Editor: Wow, thank you FCR for a great issue on July 28. Thank you also to Haile and Heath for their wonderful writings on the slices of history of Texas and America’s battles, personal sacrifice and dedication to freedom..

Thank You Judge Mueller

To the Editor: Open Letter to Dan Mueller County Judge Fayette County Texas Last Wednesday (July 26) we met with you, precinct 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel, and representatives from Magnolia Oil company. This was the third meeting with you on the special situation of a proximity issue with the Magnolia Gas compressor.

Shearing Sheep

To the Editor: County Judge Dan Mueller did something unthinkable this week. As a locally elected politician he actually told the truth.

Hold SCOTUS Accountable

To the Editor: In Fayette County, Texas, and in America, we value our freedoms. But a powerful few have always tried rigging the rules, claiming the wealth our work creates.

Fayette County Habitat for Humanity Launches “2x4 Season” to Build the Wright Family’s Home

Fayette County Habitat for Humanity is thrilled to announce the commencement of “2x4 Season,” a unique and exciting initiative aimed at bringing the community together to support the construction of the Wright Family’s forever home. As part of this special campaign, individuals, businesses, and organizations can sponsor 2x4s for $50 each and contribute to the realization of this family’s dream.

The Battle Against Leafcutter Ants

Leafcutter ants are one of the most difficult pests to eliminate from the landscape. They can strip a mature fruit tree in a day. I have heard them described by my gardening friends as pure evil. But like all critters of the earth, they have a job to do, even if we can’t figure out the job’s value.

A STEINWAY COMES TO ST. JAMES

The year was 1855. Millard Fillmore was president. Walt Whitman published “Leaves of Grass.” Also, in 1855, Dr. William Hermes left Germany for a second time: destination both times, Texas. That year a small committee of La Grange citizens applied for parish status and received official acceptance from the Texas Episcopal Diocese and St. James’ Episcopal was born. In 1853, just two years before,…

The Selling of The Chicken Ranch – One Square Inch at a Time

50 Years after it closed, The Record is running a series of articles this summer looking back at the key figures surrounding the Chicken Ranch and the complicated legacy it has left behind. A ug.

Fayetteville Returns to School Aug. 14

News The FISD staff returned to school on Wednesday. An open house will be held on Thursday, Aug.

CoBank’s Sharing Success Grant Winners Announced

Fayette Electric Cooperative, in partnership with Co-Bank, one of FEC’s lending partners, awarded grants to three area not-for-profit organizations at their annual meeting on July 19. These donations were made possible through CoBank’s Sharing Success charitable contribution program.