Sheriff Keith Korenek reports activities of Fayette County Sheriff Deputies for the month of January 2026. Sergeant Ron Naumann responded to an ATV accident near Fayetteville.

W “Migrations,” a novel by Charlotte McConaghy is the book that has been selected for the February meeting of the Winchester Round Table Book Club. It is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb.

Josephine White passed away on Feb. 8, 2026 at the age of 105. She was much loved and respected by her fellow Historical Commission members who have chosen to honor her memory using her own written words from 2014, when Jo reminisced about her experiences on the homefront in the decade that included World War II. She had arrived in SanAntonio in July 1938 as a young high school graduate from Beeville: “It was also an exciting place for a young lady to live in those pre-WWII days. There was no shortage of young men. The United States was already gearing up for war. Randolph Field, just north of San Antonio was the airbase in which future pilots were being trained for the Army Air Force. Young men took their basic training there. They were called Cadets. They were college trained and single. Their training took several months and if they didn’t ‘wash-out’ they got their Wings, became Second Lieutenants… those who became Army officers were transferred elsewhere for advanced training.

Feb. 17-20, 1976 Fayette County agriculture was gripped by the worst winter drought in many years.

In the first of what will be a year’s worth of local events celebrating the 250th anniversary of America, the La Grange High School Drama Club along with playwright/actress Mary Margaret Mann performed “Rhapsody of Freedom” a look back at LaFayette’s role in American Independence. Fayette County is named after LaFayette and La Grange is named after LaFayette’s French castle Chateau de la Grange. Performances were held for the high school and middle school student bodies Wednesday with a public performance planned for Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution commissioned the event.

State Rep. Stan Kitzman defended his decision to withdraw his request for a public hearing over LCRA’s request to reduce pollution reporting requirements at the Fayette Power Project.

In a meeting that lasted nearly three and a half hours several citizens and Council members Monday raised concerns about the rate at which the City has been spending money lately, especially on consultants, studies, and grant matching funds. Kicking off a meeting the City of La Grange and the groups that use the Fayette County Fairgrounds agreed to embark on a master plan for the Fairgrounds.