La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of of Nov. 29 through Dec.

Giddings Times & News • Giddings Independent School District campus administrators presented data to the board of trustees that shows the majority of current remote learning students are failing or falling behind their classmates that are attending school in person. One campus reported 89% of remote learners are failing more than one class, while another campus reported 83.7% of remote learners failing at least one class.

The Carmine 42 Club met on Dec. 2 with an exchange of Christmas gifts and a wonderful lunch at JWs Steakhouse.

Pam Sheffield and her family recently took a trip to Kentucky to visit Noah’s Ark and the Creation Museum. Along for the trip were Allison and Dawson Williford and Sarah and Grey Holland with their kids, Hayley and Benjamin. It was the first time for Hayley and Benjamin to fly on an airplane and they loved it.

I expected activities to slow down this Christmas because of the pandemic, but think again. I noticed the frantic internal rush to spend money began around mid-November, and it reached a boiling point hours before Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday...

To the Editor: When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election in states by margins narrower than Trump’s 2020 losses, she and the Democrats didn’t cry fraud, file lawsuits or attempt to overturn the will of the people. Instead, she graciously conceded and respected the democratic voting process.

To the Editor: This letter is a response to Mr. Eric Greene’s suggestion that US citizens should simply acknowledge that Mr.

To the Editor: Terry, you and Mr. Mikus must have gone to the same school.

To the Editor: I am thankful to the Bush and Obama administration for fully funding with taxpayer dollars the National Institute of Health. Their research provided the technology and knowledge that made it possible to create a COVID-19 vaccine in record time.

To the Editor: It was shocking and appalling to read the gruesome descriptions in the letter by a teenager that appeared in the FCR on Dec. 4.