This weekend marks the official beginning of three weeks of the fall antiques shows in the Round Top/Warrenton/Carmine area of Fayette County. Above, Benito Perez of Casper and Gerards at the Bull Market in Warrenton poses with a fleet of vintage kayaks and other items from Holland that are for sale in the show. Photo by H.H. Howze

Fayette County 4-H recently sponsored a 4K Color Run/Walk on Saturday, October 10 in conjunction with National 4-H Week One Day Community Service Project. One Day is a day when all 4-H Clubs/Members in Texas do something to benefit their community. The Color Run raised over $2,500 and was donated to the Emily Fritsch 4-H Scholarship Fund. Sponsors of the run included: La Grange 4-H, Buck Up Auctions and Realty, MidTex Materials LLC, and Orsak’s Café, Capital Farm Credit, Flatonia 4-H, J&J AC and Heating Service LLC, and Round Top Carmine 4-H, Fayetteville 4-H, Grow Wings 4-H, Fayette 4-H Horse Club, Pure Country 4-H, and Schulenburg 4-H and Fayette County Fairgrounds.

Schulenburg ISD has had two students test positive for COVID-19 in the last few days, the first such positives since the school year began. Duane Limbaugh, superintendent for Schulenburg ISD, said one student who tested positive was already quarantining at home following a positive test by their parent so that student was not believed to have exposed anyone on campus.

An 18-wheeler rolled over near the Hostyn rest stop on US 77 south of La Grange this morning, Oct. 14.

The accident happened around 8 a.m. Fayette County EMS is treating the driver, who appeared to suffer some injuries. La Grange Volunteer Fire Department is also on scene assisting with traffic control.

Motorists should expect delays for the next hour as emergency workers clear the wreckage.

Look for more on this story in Friday’s paper.

County Judge Joe Weber got serious last Thursday about his rule for wearing face masks during a Commissioners Court meeting. He kicked out of the meeting two groups of people who refused to wear masks.

A home near West Point burned to the ground early Thursday morning, Oct. 8.

Mental health and suicide are often difficult but essential topics to discuss. With September being National Suicide Prevention Awareness month, two La Grange High School students decided to help their fellow students better understand how to handle these difficult situations, using a combination of education, humor and a little competition.