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Graduations

It’s graduation time here in Fayette County. A sincere congratulations to all the Fayette County seniors who have earned their high school diplomas.
Ella Wick graduated from the University of Texas May 9 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She is a 2022 La Grange High School graduate and the daughter of Jeff and Chrystal Wick, and the granddaughter of Leo and Barbara Wick of La Grange and Debbie Hall and Howard Bradley of San Marcos.

A Reunion With Myself

There are times in my life I want to revisit. I call them personal reunions: memories I want to return to, not because they were perfect, but because they still hold something I can’t quite name.
A Reunion With Myself

Time for the Groundwater District to Step Up on LCRA Contamination

To the editor: For years, the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have treated Fayette County as an industrial dumping ground. Right now, they are attempting to quietly rubberstamp a $146 million “Closurein- Place” plan for the unlined coal ash ponds at the Fayette Power Project (FPP).

Remember When?

May 18-21, 1976 Kenny Hatfield pitched and helped bat the La Grange Leopards to the District 25AA East Zone baseball title here with a 5-0 shutout over the Giddings Buffaloes. The stylish southpaw set the Bisons down with three hits, fanned 14, and contributed four hits out of four trips to the hitting station.
Remember When?

Top Lawmakers Back Lifting Camp Safety Law

Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows released a statement last week saying they support lifting the law.
Top Lawmakers Back Lifting Camp Safety Law

Trying to Grow a Better Substitute for Cilantro

I love making fresh salsas and pico de gallo from tomatoes, peppers and onions growing in my garden. But by the time tomatoes and peppers are ripe enough to pick, one important ingredient is already out of season – cilantro.
I’m growing some papalo for the first time this year. This herb is supposed to taste a little like cilantro. But unlike cilantro, which grows better in cool weather, papalo loves the heat.
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