In Friday’s edition we had coverage of the fatal shooting of a man during a hostage standoff with officers. The Fayette County Sheriff’s office has since released more information about that incident and the lead-up to it. Here is that information:
At Thursday’s graduation ceremony Eleanor Carey was announced as La Grange High School Valedictorian of the Class of 2026. She is the daughter of Richard and Sarah Carey.
Round Top Shows Greatest Growth in County Five months into 2026, retail sales in America are well ahead of last year, but that’s not necessarily resulting in increased sales tax revenue for Texas cities. One of the biggest factors has been the price of gasoline.
The Fayetteville Lions won the Region IV-1A title with authority Thursday. And it’s earned the defending state champ Lions a berth in the state semifinals for the fourth consecutive season.
In heartbreaking fashion, Schulenburg’s amazing baseball season game to an end in the regional final Thursday in Katy in a 2-1 loss to Iola. The game was a scoreless tie until the sixth inning when Iola pushed across two unearned runs against Schulenburg starting pitcher Connor Lichnovsky.
Fayetteville-native Lawson Fritsch had a stellar freshman year of collegiate pole vaulting at McNeese State, in Lake Charles Louisiana, capped off by a second place finish at the Southland Conference Meet last week in Nacogdoches.
Colorado Valley Communications (CVCTX), is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 Rural Scholarship Fund awards. A total of $65,000 has been awarded to thirteen outstanding graduating seniors from across area high schools. Each student will receive a $5,000 scholarship to support their pursuit of higher education or trade school.