“Warda” and “baseball” are two words that historically have a strong tie to each other. Ask anyone old enough to recall when every community had a baseball team, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone that would deny Warda always had a great team.

St. Mark’s Medical Center announced today the opening of St.

Aidan Wagner, a graduate of Round-Top Carmine High School, was recently awarded the Minute Maid Grand Slam for Youth Baseball Scholarship. This $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually by Minute Maid and the Houston Astros to 25 deserving high school seniors in the greater Houston area who have participated in organized youth baseball programs. Aidan is attending the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University this Fall. Wagner is the son of Jason and Karen Wagner of Round Top.

The Ellinger community is seeing growth in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kyle Price recently opened a new business at the corner of Fordtrand and State Hwy 71. The newly-remodeled Texaco is now home to Truck & Trailer AC /VC Repair. They provide a 24-hour mobile service. For service or more information, call (979) 639-1873.

The annual Fayette County 4-H Banquet was held on Sunday, Aug. 9 at the Hostyn Church Pavilion. The 4-H Banquet is the ultimate highlight and culmination of the year’s activities for each member, as we see one year close and a new year beginning.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports that on Friday, Aug. 7 at 3:20 p.m. Animal Control Officer Dean Ahlschlager and La Grange Police Officer Cari Haman responded to a deceased animal in the back yard at 849 E. Upperline St.

A few more details related to the remaining Fayette County Fair activities have been finalized. The Commercial Heifer Show will take place Aug.

La Grange ISD employee Pam Keilers, right, decked out in a face shield and mask, informed everyone as they came into Tuesday’s volleyball game of the school’s new rules related to attending sporting events.

A free, painless, COVID-19 testing event will be held Aug.17 - 21 at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange. There will be free testing for all and Fayette County residency is not required.

La Grange City Manager Shawn Raborn presented an overview of the proposed 2020- 2021 City Budget at a meeting Monday evening, Aug. 10. Planned spending for next year came in at $13,906,960, about $1 million less than the current year’s budget of $15,071,932.