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Baer Exhibit Opening Reception at Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives Saturday

The Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives in La Grange is opening a new exhibit, “Rev. Carl Baer: German Missionary to Waldeck,” beginning Saturday, November 4. The exhibit is built around an extremely large collection of photographs, documents, and other memorabilia donated in recent years by members of Rev. Baer’s family who now live in Maryland.

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Three Locals to Teach Classes at International Quilt Festival

W Margaret Atkins, Pat Karisch and Rhoda Gersch, instructors for Barn Quilt Block painting classes and founders of the Winchesters Quilt Block Trail, will once again teach classes at the International Quilt Festival in Houston on Nov. 1-2.

Fayetteville ISD Semester 1, Cycle 1 Honor Roll

Jay Chennault Avery Kovar Delaney Krebs Hazel Lones Eva Michalsky Finn Morrison Joseph Nigh Ezra Noska Cooper Schley Declan Shaw Decker Vitek 2nd Grade Shayde Britton Vincent Carrias Carlie Finke Kennedy Kaspar Rebecca Kozel Carolina Krebs Creed Kulhanek Camila Martinez Sam Michalsky Adeline Murphy Nora Newton Kinslie Polasek Gentry Robbins Hudson Virnau Kage Wood 3rd Grade Ace Denham Noah…

The Commissioners Grant JoLynn Petras A Special Variance

The Fayette County Commissioners Court granted a rare variance to one of the County’s subdivision regulations at a meeting last Thursday, Oct. 26.

‘Asleep at the Wheel’ Coming to Festival Hill

For over fifty years, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been traversing the globe as an ambassador of Western Swing music and introducing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision, in the process racking up more than 30 albums, ten Grammy awards and literally…

Turnovers Doom Leps in 42-27 Loss at Gonzales

La Grange had five turnovers, including four inside the Gonzales 25 yard line, and those missed scoring chances were more than the difference in a 42-27 win by the Apaches Friday. “It’s not just the turnovers, but the momentum that comes with those turnovers,” said La Grange head coach Kyle Cooper.

Gonzales 42, La Grange 27

Score by quarters La Grange 14 0 7 6 – 27 Gonzales 14 14 7 7 – 42 LG Gon. Rushes-yds 47-155 48-473 Passing yards 238 23 Total yards 393 496 Comp-Att-Int 27-44-2 2-8-0 Fumbles-lost 5-3 6-4 Penalties-Yds 0-0 4-30 Scoring summary First Quarter GONZALES – 9:14, Rocky Gallegos 3 run (Alan Orduna kick) GONZALES – 7:21, Cole Duty 40 run (Orduna kick) LA GRANGE – 3:23, Oliver Gunn fumble recovery in…

Flatonia’s Postseason Hopes End With Loss to Weimar

The Flatonia football team saw its hopes of making the playoffs snuffed out with a 31-0 loss to Weimar Friday. The loss drops the Bulldogs to 5-4 overall and 2-3 in district.

Schulenburg Gives State-Ranked Holland a Scare

Schulenburg led undefeated and No. 10-ranked Holland by 12 points early in the fourth quarter, but the Hornets rallied to score 14 unanswered points to nip the Shorthorns 36-32 Friday.

Preschool Holds ‘Truck Touch’ Event to Learn About Community Helpers

St. James preschool and First Presbyterian Church hosted their annual Truck Touch event Oct. 18 and 19 in the St. James and First Presbyterian Church parking lots.

Fayette County 4-H Competes in Calhoun County Livestock Judging

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Calhoun County Livestock Judging Contest on Friday, Oct. 20.

Career Cruising Focuses on Banking

La Grange ISD has started a 6th grade “Career Cruising” program at La Grange Elementary School, where they call on community members to present career information on various careers. Tuesday the focus was on banking careers and several locals from that profession came to the school to speak to the students.

2023 Deputy Santa Dates Announced

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek and the deputies of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office have announced the dates for this year’s Deputy Santa Program: Nov. 20-Dec. 20. Toys will be handed out to participants at three different locations on Dec. 21.

La Grange Police Chief Reports on Recent Activity

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Oct. 1-8.

Remember When?

Oct. 26-30, 1973 Czechoslovakia’s ambassador to the U.S., Dr.

Schulenburg Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Sept. 17-23.

Quilt Critiques Through the Eyes of a Judge

County’s Sales Tax Revenue Already Tops Budget for Year

Fayetteville’s Growth Greatest Among Towns La Grange’s economy continues to expand at an even faster pace than most surrounding towns, Texas sales tax data indicates. State Comptroller Glenn Hegar sent La Grange $217,489 in October as its monthly share of sales taxes collected here.

With This Issue, Record Completes 101st Year of Publication

With this issue of The Fayette County Record we put a punctuation mark on our 101st year of continuous publication. That kind of consistency calls for a celebration, so we’d like to formally invite you to a celebration of your newspaper this Friday afternoon as we start our 102nd year.

Locals Featured in New Book

In Stories I’ve Been Told – Volume 3, writer/storyteller Elaine Thomas shares 30 more inspiring accounts of ordinary people whose life experiences she describes as extraordinary. The majority of these stories have appeared over the last decade in her column in The Fayette County Record.