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Communities in Fayette County have been able to use the natural social distancing inherent with a parade to keep some of their holiday traditions alive amidst the pandemic. Last Saturday Round Top held its annual lighted Christmas parade.

Last week in big gold letters, the words “La Grange Elementary” were hung on the side of the new entryway to the school, as the finishing touches of the La Grange ISD’s bond construction projects are being finalized.

Margaret Roscher’s joyfilled Christmas addiction dates back to the late-1970s. That’s when her mother, Audrey Huenefeld of La Grange, took Margaret to see Ballet Austin perform “The Nutcracker” at Bass Concert Hall in the capital city.

Fayette County logged about 30 new cases of COVID-19 since Sunday. This week the County also surpassed 1,000 cases since the coronavirus pandemic began.

A development firm named Swiss Alp Investments LLC submitted preliminary construction plans to the City of Schulenburg for an Ace Hardware Store. According to the plans, the store would be built on 2.2 acres of property along Heinrich Street, located east of the former Taco Rodeo Restaurant and behind the Best Western Hotel.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Monday evening, Nov. 30 around 8:26 p.m. the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a white pickup truck traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of St. Highway 71 near Plum.

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. Check out a few key frequently asked questions and answers about drug-impaired driving below.

The Navidad Valley Community Connections Center made the difficult decision to prolong the closure of the Center temporarily during this busy time of the year. “We are closing due to the increased COVID-19 activity in the state and specifically, in some of the counties surrounding Fayette County, in order to protect our members, staff, and volunteers.

As of Sunday night the number of COVID-19 cases in Fayette County remains high –with 11 confirmed active cases and an additional 69 probable cases according to county officials. That combined number of 80 cases compared to 82 such cases a week ago..