2021: Newspaper Headlines Recall a Year Like No Other
We conclude our look back at the biggest 2021 headlines from The Fayette County Record with this installment:
August 2021
Blinn College offering Czech language courses in Schulenburg
La Grange teachers to get $1,221 raise this school year
Schulenburg to raise property taxes
Catherine Poppe to retire from Fayette Electric Cooperative
Closing up Beefhead Ditch may be a little more complicated after all
When no family came forward woman buried in Potter’s Field
COVID cases high in Fayette County but not in schools
Fair little miss and mister contestants announced
Ellinger gets population sign Disaster Recovery team to fund habitat house
Small pox once ravaged Fayette County
Local doctors make vaccination plea
Fayetteville volleyball improves to 24-0
VFW kicks off $30,000 scholarship competition
Mitchell Maxwell La Grange Police Department Officer of the quarter.
Hurricane Harvey hit four years ago this week
Census numbers show population drop in Fayette County
Golf carts on city streets? Maybe
September 2021
Renovations will bring sushi, self-checkouts, and 50 new jobs to La Grange
Hurricane Harvey buyouts could take another year
Fair being dedicated in memory of Billy Koehl
Part of Beef head ditch comes tumbling down as HEB begins work on its portion
Wessels crowned queen as county fair returns
How a local was cheated out of $13,000 and other scams to be aware of
La Grange man charged with murder after weekend homicide
Leps lose first game on their new turf
Fayetteville baseball field getting artificial turf infield
La Grange man arrested for breaking window downtown
Murder trial of Dylan Nelson upcoming
COVID cases are rising in the area
Linckes turn old Hallmark displays into fair upgrades
Celebrate cooperative month with document shred day
Huge Pecan tree that hung over Beef Head ditch cut down for HEB renovations
Eighty-three COVID fatalities in Fayette County
Local civic leader dies in tractor accident
Is County’s water infrastructure ready for another deep freeze?
Monument Hills Texas Heroes Day events are this weekend
Ring in Constitution Week with DAR Smith-McMillan Chapter
Rembering the Heroes buried at Monument Hill
Explosive details emerge in first two days of Nelson murder trial.
Flatonia mourns passing of band director Bob Hansen
Fayette public library and archives to close Oct 1 for interior redesign
Marusik honored with Star of Texas Award
La Grange grad and pharmacist interviewed on Austin TV about vaccines
October 2021
James Dick to be honored as a Texas Living Legend
17th Annual Relay for Life held in La Grange
Jamie Moreau running for JP in Pct. 2
Infant murder case may be delayed
Archeology Day at Kreische Brewery Monument Hill
Golf Carts continue to divide the city council
Fayette County Fair lost money this year amidst lower attendance
Zombies and participants sought for fundraiser
Changes coming to Fayette County political district map
Zombie Laser tag event a fundraiser for Habitat Homes
David Husmann Memorial Stadium to be dedicated
Baseball to return to SPJST Ballpark in Fayetteville
Eagle Lake crime spree suspect captured in Schulenburg
Hurricane remnants swamp La Grange with eight inches of rain in three hours
Lickskillet celebrated in Fayetteville
County donating half a million in grant funds to hospital
Fayette County barbecue team competes on two world stages
Antiquers descend on Fayette Co.
Hope Hill annexation moves forward
Tillery to run Dist. 13 Little League
Man dies in Holman gravel pit accident
Parent seeking removal of certain library books
Lucky Leopard lounge part of gambling bust involving the former Smithville police chief
New bridgework has stopped in La Grange because of material shortages
Hurricane flooded lots can finally be mowed
Early voting slow here for constitutional amendment election
Golf cart ordinance fails by 5-3 vote in La Grange
Cost of cemetery plots to jump in La Grange
Flatonia looks to move forward after heated meeting and mayor quitting
Politicians’ followers wage battle against local law enforcement on social media
Sheriff’s Department to pull plug on popular Facebook page
St. Mark’s announces new emergency services partnership
Halloween laser tag at fairgrounds
November 2021
Czhilispiel carnival worker found dead in Flatonia
The Fayette County Record begins 100th year
St. Mark’s welcomes Hillery Caraway, Jennifer Lyendecker and Edward Tusa
State to acquire 152 plus acres as part of Highway 77 expansion
Reward upped to $16,000 for local murder suspect
La Grange church group donates gift bags to St. Mark’s
Leopards stun Smithville with late surge and grab district runner up play off spot.
Ralph Fisher inducted into rodeo ring of honor
10% turnout on a quiet election day in Fayette County
Fayette County man lays wreath in D.C.
Burial plot sales spike before price increase
Bleached $1 bills part of counterfeit operation uncovered at local motel
Murder suspect Charles Lee Tillman, Jr. arrested
La Grange swim team shines at meet
St. Mark’s requiring staff vaccinations to comply with mandate
County gets $56,000 bill after inmate tried to commit suicide
Fayette County needs more volunteer firefighters
$47,855 dollar grant made to the Schulenburg Fire Dept
Lady Lions are State tourney bound
The Fayetteville volleyball team is State bound
Fayetteville wins state volleyball title
Two million dollar road project to begin November 29
Weber says he will not run for another term as county judge
Bill Wagner to retire from LGISD in June
Ice skating coming to La Grange
Little Leopards qualify for super bowl
Pipeline replacement rips through Fayette County
December 2021
Trail of Lights to offer new features this year
Library work delayed by supply chain issues
Ellinger chamber gets $21, 315 grant from LCRA, Bluebonnet
Janecka honored for making Vietnam Veterans documentary
2,000 celebrate Schmeckenfest in downtown La Grange
New flooring company going up in Schulenburg
14-year-old girl taken into custody after online school shooting threat
It is a record year for EMS calls in Fayette County
La Grange High School students hold coat drive
Dan Mueller, Schulenburg Justice of the Peace, is running for county judge
Carmine Hall is to get an upgrade
Election intrigue continues with five running for county judge
Big land tracts are grabbed quickly in the Plum area
Fayetteville has a lighted parade
Vaccine mandate for hospitals on hold nationally and locally
Five La Grange council seats coming up for election
City of La Grange trying to encourage loft apartments through grant program
From shelter to service. Local dogs getting pulled from pound and into veterans aid program
Police chase ends with fatal crash near Ellinger
Bluff wreck triggers La Grange traffic jam
Marines celebrate 246th Birthday
TCHCC Hosts first responders lunch
Local man killed after altercation in San Marcos
Leopards earn Texas High School coach’s Assoc, academic all state honors
Winchester firemen recognized
2021 was a very wet year in La Grange