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Fayetteville ISD Honor Roll

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Summer Musicians Return to Festival Hill for 52nd Season

June 10 is the ‘Fayette County Day’ Concert Round Top Festival Institute is celebrating its 52nd Season and has set aside Saturday, June 10, 2023 as “Fayette County Day at Festival Hill.” Fayette County residents are invited to enjoy a concert on this day at a reduced rate. The special performance will be the Opening Chamber Music Concert of the 2023 Round Top Music Festival, performed in the…

Of Squash and Bugs: A Garden Progress Report as June Arrives

The end of May arrived and I thought I would be eating squash by now. I forgot when I planted the first ones - another reason for everyone to keep a garden journal.

City Swimming Pool Now Open in Schulenburg

The City Pool in Schulenburg opened for the summer on Sunday, May 28. Public swimming hours are 1 to 5 p.m.

Retired Teachers Attend District 13 Spring Conference

The District 13 Retired Teachers’ Association Spring Conference was held on May 11, at the Plum Creek Events Center in Kyle, with 85 in attendance, including six from Fayette County. Fourteen units (counties) of retired teachers comprise District 13.

Adopt Me

DOPTABLE Coco needs a miracle. She was adopted from our shelter in 2019 and returned by her adopter’s family after he passed away.

Fair Queens Awarded Scholarships

Loyalty Day Observed

Hunger to Compete in Texas High School Rodeo State Finals

Jordyn Hunger, a junior at Fayetteville High School, will compete next week on her horse 2 Pac, at the Texas High School Rodeo State Finals in Abilene. Jordyn competes in breakaway and team roping at her region rodeos.

Givan Interning at Record

American Legion McBride Post Places More Than 1,250 Flags on Graves of Deceased Veterans

Schulenburg area veterans gathered at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 22, to honor deceased veterans of all eras buried in local cemeteries.

Don’t Forget the Budget

To the Editor: I realize everyone is upset about the increase in property appraisals but remember that it is the Commissioners Court which actually sets the tax rate, not the appraisal district. Budget talks are already ongoing internally, so if you don’t want to be even more upset by an equally offensive tax increase in the new budget, then I suggest you get down to Commissioners Court and…

Push Back on Taxes

To the Editor: In reference to an article in the Fayette County Record on May 19 about appraisal values to make another jump. As a fourth generation resident and tax payer of Fayette County, may I suggest we the people and taxpayers have some pushback to the state, our representatives and senators? We the people are going to have to contact them and see if they like their job.

Accept Differences

To the Editor: SB 14 prohibits transgender care to children less than 18 years old. Children who are younger than 18 may not be able to decide what is best for themselves going forward.

We Deserve Better

To the Editor: It was refreshing to see the Texas House of Representatives go beyond party politics and bipartisanship to impeach Attorney General Paxton. In matters of integrity, honesty and professionalism, political party affiliations are irrelevant.

Is The County Getting Worse?

To the Editor: This Friday I was notified that Air Evac was no longer going to be stationed in Fayette County. If we look at that as an indicator of what life might look like for the people of Fayette County one would be looking for another place to live.

Standing In the Armor of God

To the Editor: Like last week’s columnist, I am not a doctor. I also am not one who says I wish everyone would take the shot and boosters.

Wrong Side of History?

To the Editor: According to the author of Texas on the Wrong Side of History, anyone who disagrees with him is “repulsive” and guilty of “bigotry.” Such accusations are intended to end all debate, but I will try anyway. Let’s take just one of his complaints.

RT-Carmine Elementary 6th Six Weeks Honor Roll

Kellen Bishop Ofelia Massey Fernanda Mendez Isabella Morales Joseph Morales Mason Pace Oliver Shrum-Boling 2nd Grade Pyper Albrecht Kate Behnke Jaxxon Hentschel Ellen Hernandez Levi Kobza Sawyer Koska Jackson Meaders Kyle Sanders Maya Soto Jace Stahl Kaylee Williams Quinterro Wyatt 3rd Grade Ryler Boyer Emery Fricke Kannon Jacob Lucas Johnson Violet Keng Estefany Lopez Nicole Martinez Gael…

The Urge to Win

That Little Voice Neighbors heard her screaming obscenities, gasping for breath at the top of her ability to utter sounds, chasing her husband while wielding a wooden spoon in her fist. And they knew she was, once again, expressing her anger and frustration at losing what began as a pleasant game of Scrabble.