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Tejas Camp Seeks Community Input

W Tejas is inviting the community to help them name their new cottages. Their vision is to bring each resident closer to God’s story through the names we choose.

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Shelter Takes in 40 Animals Last Week

As of March 15, total intake for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 289: 171 dogs and 118 cats in need. As of March 15, the shelter has 98 animals in care: 60 dogs/38 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

Optimist Club Easter Carnival Coming to LG March 28-31

Merriam’s Midway Carnival is returning to Fayette County Fairgrounds for Easter Weekend, March 28 - 31, sponsored by The La Grange Optimist Club. The carnival opens at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free admission. All-you-can-ride armbands are $20.

Former Isreali Ambassador Visits Fayette County

Yoram Ettinger, a retired Isreali ambassador to the U.S., was in Fayette County recently as part of a larger visit to the U.S. As part of his time here, he had lunch with Governor Rick Perry, spoke at Senglemann Hall and at Temple Israel in Schulenburg and even found time to stop by The Fayette County Record.

Youngsters Learn Financial Literacy on Trip

Kindergarten students at La Grange Elementary went on a field trip to National Bank and Trust on Tuesday, March 19, for the bank’s annual Penny Pincher program. The staff at NBT taught the students about money and the banking industry.

Bellville, Bladesmiths & Battleship Texas

The largest custom knife show in Texas offers more than the opportunity to shop for unique, hand-crafted knives made by over 150 individual exhibiting knifemakers from all across the country. The Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event welcomes two internationally recognized Forged in Fire Judges to the April 6-7 show at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville. Historic weapons recreation specialist…

Williams to Play Football for Sul Ross

Lions Stay Undefeated

Fayetteville swept Snook in a baseball doubleheader Tuesday as the Lions improved to 4-0. In the first game, a 14-2 Lions victory, Fayetteville got two hits each from Jack Schley, Brody Dooley, and Chance Konvicka. Dooley had two doubles and drove in four. Konvicka drove in three. Schley pitched five hitless innings.

Local Basketball Awards

• Congratulations to La Grange Senior basketball players John Gray, Veer Desai and Reece Nygren for earning Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State honors. John was named to the 1st team and Veer and Reece were named to the 2nd team.

RT-C Kindergarten, Pre-K Round Up April 4

Round Top-Carmine Elementary will have a Kindergarten Roundup on April 4, at the elementary school from 5 to 6 p.m. Eligible children who plan to attend Kindergarten and/or Prekindergarten at Round Top-Carmine Elementary for the 2024-2025 school year are invited to attend.

Stanzel Family Foundation Grants Support to Local Non-Profits And Then a New Day and Turtle Wing

The Stanzel Family Foundation is proud to announce its recent grant allocations to two impactful organizations, the Turtle Wing Foundation and And Then a New Day (And Then). These grants exemplify the Foundation’s ongoing commitment to fostering community well-being and supporting organizations that address critical needs.

Schulenburg Police Respond to Illegal Burning

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of March 10-16. Illegal Burning On March 14, Officer MD Krenek responded to the 800 block of Upton for illegal burning.

Yard of the Month at Monument Hill

Fayette County Retired Teachers Meet and Have Cookie Swap Social

Members of the Fayette County Retired Teachers’ Association met on Monday, March 11, with twelve in attendance. The fellowship time was hosted by Karen Fitch, who also donated the Book Raffle item.

70th Wedding Anniversary

La Grange Police Report

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Feb. 11-18.

Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Possession Arrest

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Tuesday evening around 10:45 p.m. Deputy Ty Roggenkamp while on patrol conducted a traffic stop on US Hwy. 90 westbound near Meadow Creek Drive on a 2022 Buick passenger car for a traffic violation.

Fayette Co. Fire Calls

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of March 10-16: Grass Fires - 2 Smoke Reports - 5 Accidents - 9 Medical - 3 Citizen Assist - 1 Vehicle Fire - 1

Destination: The Bugle Boy

The Bugle Boy has amassed a lot of diehard regulars over the course of its first two decades of presenting original live music in an intimate setting, with many of those fans regularly making the trek out to La Grange from Austin, Houston, and beyond. But when it comes to traveling the longest distance to get their “loyalty card” punched, Canadians Michele Milne and Sarah Hayes definitely win the…