A heifer got loose at the Fayette County Fair Jr. Commercial Heifer Sale Friday and ended up down the ravine along the Colorado River.

The Record caught up with Round Top mayor Barry Bone Monday to ask if he has found out how the town went from using 25,000 gallons of water a month to 80,000 gallons. Let’s just say it was a combination of things.

The Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center and The Fayette County Record took over management of the Texas Polka News on Aug. 1.

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Aug. 11 that the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a third party call for a welfare concern of a female in Fayetteville at a residence on E.

August 16-22 Accidents - 3 Grass Fires - 2 Smoke Report - 1 Wash Down - 1 Structure Fire - 1 Illegal Burning - 1 Fire Alarm - 1 Fire Alarm - 1 Vehicle Fires - 2 Medical - 1.

La Grange Chief of Police David Gilbreath reports that on Saturday, August 22 at 10:20 p.m. Police responded to a call of a road rage incident that happened on State Highway 159 near La Grange. The complainant reported to the Fayette County Dispatcher that a subject in a green Ford Freestyle vehicle had been following them from Rutersville all the way to La Grange.

The board of trustees for La Grange ISD met on Monday night to hold a public hearing on the budget and tax rate for the 2020-2021 school year. At the completion of the hearing, the board considered the proposed budget and tax rate.

Amazingly the driver of this pickup was not injured Tuesday afternoon after he flipped on Old Plum Highway. According to trooper Louis Gabler, the driver said he swerved to avoid a deer in the roadway, but after conducting a field sobriety test, the driver was taken into custody for testing because Gabler said he believed alcohol did play a role in the accident.

Last week’s mass free testing events at the Fayette County Fairgrounds resulted in an overall positivity rate 2.74% which is a fraction of the average for the state at the moment. Of the 656 people tested, 18 were positive.