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NBT Hosts Kindergarten Class for Penny Pinchers Program

National Bank and Trust hosted the kindergarten class from La Grange Elementary as part of the bank’s Penny Pinchers program on Tuesday, March 28. Staff from the bank taught the students about deposits and savings. The students learned about the difference between wants and needs from the loan department (pictured right). Pictured below, NBT’s Sandy Hooper explained how the bank’s board of…

Pin Oak Cemetery Association to Meet April 15

M The historic Pin Oak Cemetery Association will be meeting for its bi-annual clean up; pot luck and business meeting will be held on Saturday, April 15 beginning at 9 a.m. Everyone is asked to bring along their mowers, trimmers and yard tools to help maintain this historic cemetery.

Traffic Stop on Bike Leads to Possession Charge

On Tuesday, April 4, at approximately 12:06 a.m. Sgt.

Drum Majors Announced

Farmers Market Coming to Winchester May 6, WACA Offering Scholarship

W At the April meeting of the Winchester Area Civic Association meeting, it was decided to hold a community Farmer’s Market to be held on the grounds of Zilss Hall the first Saturday of the month beginning on May 6 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.

County 4-H Members Compete at Houston Rodeo Food Challenge

Presley’s Power Delivers to Dell Hospital

ECW Makes Multiple Donations

Easter Miracle, Everyone’s Okay

Bishop Makes Assignment Changes for Local Parishes

Bishop Brendan Cahill of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria announced new priestly assignments at the Chrism Mass in Victoria last week. Several of the assignments will affect local parishes.

April 9-15 is Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week

This week we celebrate the unsung heroes of our county’s police departments who wrangle a plethora of escaped, abandoned, injured, and deceased critters of our communities – Animal Control Officers (ACOs). Whether responding to a call for service related to loose cattle on the highway, a pet parakeet taking refuge in a truck cab at Walmart, or a sick wild cottontail bunny on a city lawn, ACOs…

Storm Brings Powerful Amounts of Fire & Water

Several storms blew through Fayette County last week, bringing welcome rain (some spots in Fayette County got over six inches of rain, but LCRA’s gauge above La Grange registered 4.01 inches) – but at times the weather proved a little too powerful.

For the Record

The Central Texas Food Bank mobile food truck will be in Fayetteville at St. John Pavilion on Wednesday, April 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. It is a walk up distribution with volunteers to help with the distribution. There will be volunteers to help with the distribution and loading in your vehicle.

Kitzman’s Bill a Dangerous Step Against Gov. Transparency

For those of us who live near or love the Colorado River, Stan Kitzman has filed a really troubling bill during his freshman year as our local representative in the state house. Kitzman has authored House Bill 2369, which would eliminate a newspaper notice requirement for applications to discharge pollutants into Texas waters.

A Lesson Amidst the Easter Egg Hunts

My maternal grandmother, Elsie (Wildner) Tiemann, was quite an Easter enthusiast: every year it was customary to have a new dress and shoes for the holiday, but one year she sewed complete Easter outfits for all three of us Citzler grandkids, and these were quite dressy, as I recall.

Post-Election Riot in Texas Border Town

T EXAS History Laredo voters observed a century-old custom on Apr. 6, 1886 by picking public servants for the coming year.

Texas Leads Nation in Jobs Added

C APITAL Highlights The Lone Star State continues to lead the nation in jobs added with 58,200 new positions in February, bringing the state to nearly 14 million total nonfarm jobs, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. February also marked two full years of uninterrupted job growth in the state.

Community Meetings

Commissioners Court Second and Fourth Thursday of each month 9 a.m. • Room 303 Fayette County Courthouse 230 W.

St. Mark’s: A Look at Its Private Not-For-Profit Hospital Model

This is the first in a series of articles sharing public information and insight on St Mark’s Medical Center, the needs for health care in Fayette County, and a path forward. St.