A bird apparently caused the power outage in La Grange and surrounding areas Friday morning.

The Blinn College Agricultural Sciences Department’s innovative virtual livestock judging camp held earlier this month attracted 92 participants from around the country.

Caleb Valchar of Schulenburg is one of the Schreiner University student-athletes named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Academic Honor Roll for winter-spring 2020. Schreiner University is located in Kerrville. Valchar is a member of the Mountaineer’s NCAA Div. III Baseball team.

Carmine Volunteer Fire Department’s Firemen’s Feast and Fundraiser in July is cancelled.

It is finally official: the Jacksons have moved to Muldoon. Walter and Marcia Jackson have finished building a beautiful new home and have officially moved in. Walter has been living here and is working at Farmers’ Lumber in La Grange, but Marcia has had to stay in Houston to handle family business there. With the completion of their new home, Marcia has been able to move down and join Walter in the country life full time and become a full time Muldoon resident.

Due to the rise in the cases of the COVID-19 virus, Margaret and Tom Atkins have decided to cancel the “Bash on the Bend.” The Bash is a celebration of neighbors normally held on July 4. They are sorry, but they think it is more important for everyone to stay safe.

If you have noticed in the past few days that the sunsets have been particularly bright and beautiful, it was caused by Saharan dust.

Texas families can apply for $285 in federal aid per child to make up for the free and reduced-price meals they missed while schools were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

All sorts of federal and state dollars are there for the asking for Texas counties amidst a host of pandemic relief funds.

Do you have a desire to help families navigate the Special Education process? Or perhaps you yourself needs help becoming an advocate for your child? If the answer is yes then this training is for you! Being alone at an ARD meeting can be very intimidating for parents. Having a knowledgeable person attend a meeting with the parent can be a tremendous help and comfort.