Fayetteville ISD is dealing with some COVID positive cases that has put its volleyball season on hold temporarily, and will leave the district down three teachers for the time being, but Superintendent Dr. Jeff Harvey said plans are still to open the school year as scheduled Monday.

The Fayette County Tax Assessor-Collector Office closed its doors this week due to staff members who were exposed to the coronavirus. The office instituted a 10-day quarantine starting last Friday and plans to reopen on Monday, Aug. 24.

Making sense of Texas sales tax numbers is almost as difficult as understanding the COV-ID-19 numbers. Cities and counties got their August sales tax rebates from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar last week and considering the pandemic’s effects on businesses, numbers look good for most.

A new priest has been assigned to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in La Grange. Father Brian Phillips will begin his assignment in La Grange Sept.

La Grange running back J.K. Dobbins was recently featured at a press conference for media covering the Baltimore Ravens.

Navidad Valley Community Connections (NVCC) is reopening for dominos Mondays and Wednesdays beginning at 10 a.m. each day. For confirmation call Carol Ann at (281) 923-6582. NVCC will also resume bingo games at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 21 at the VFW Hall in Schulenburg. NVCC is set up for social distancing and proper handwashing. Temperatures will be checked prior to entering along with a brief questionnaire. Face masks are required. If you need a face mask, call Nancy at (979) 561-5092. NVCC will not be resuming the congregate dining service until a green light is received from Craig Moreau at the Fayette County Office of Emergency Management.

Ron and Pam Knotts recently attended the delayed graduation ceremony for their granddaughter, Keylee Simpson, in Conway, Arkansas at the University of Central Arkansas. Her five years of hard work were finally rewarded with the traditional “walk” that was postponed back in May because of COVID-19.

A blood drive will be held on Sunday, Aug. 23, from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall (white building to the north of the sanctuary), 211 Luther Lane, Carmine, TX 78932.

The Friends of Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites are pleased to announce the 2020 Texas Heroes Day Student Art & Creative Writing Contest. Texas Heroes Day honors the men entombed at Monument Hill—Republic of Texas soldiers who were killed during the ill-fated Dawson and Mier Expeditions (1842-1843).