County Braces for Winter Blast

Fayette County folks are bracing for a blast of severe winter weather this week. La Grange, Fayetteville, Schulenburg and Round Top-Carmine schools were closed Thursday, with Friday class status undecided at press time. The temperature is expected to drop below freezing late morning Thursday Feb. 3. At that same time there is a 60-percent chance of freezing precipitation. The temperature was then going to stay below freezing all day Thursday and Friday morning, briefly climb to the mid-30s Friday afternoon before dropping below freezing again Friday night and Saturday morning. A number of local events have been postponed, including Thursday’s Rotary Pancake supper and the LG Chamber banquet. Both were moved back a week to next Thursday.