At a special meeting last Thursday, Fayette County Commissioners Court approved a contract between Fayette County EMS and Real Deal Family Reunion. The week prior, County Judge Dan Mueller approved a mass gathering permit for the event, which is scheduled for this weekend, Sept.

The RT-C Booster club is sponsoring its second annual Shrimp Boil fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 27.

The League of Women Voters of South Central Texas is pleased to announce registration is now open for “Community News Writing: A Community Journalism Workshop.” This four-week program is designed to equip participants with the skills needed to contribute meaningful stories to local newspapers as volunteer community journalists.

La Grange Elementary School Paraprofessionals Jessica Ortiz and Monica Lemus created a 20-foot long mum to hang in the cafeteria for Homecoming Week. Substitute Teachers Jenn Schovajsa and Andrea Ortiz also helped create the Texas size mum. La Grange Elementary PTO provided all the supplies for the project which took two weeks to complete. LGISD Maintenance helped hang the mum.

Progressive Health Group CEO Quentin Whitwell along with others from his company came to La Grange this week to begin reopening the former St. Mark’s Medical Center (SMMC).

Special programs for Texas Heroes Day will take place in La Grange on Saturday, Sept. 20.

September pushed La Grange past the $2 million mark for sales tax revenue this year and Schulenburg past $1 million. For both that means a little more than a 2% increase from this time last year.

Fayette County Commissioners held a public hearing at the meeting last Thursday, Sept. 11, over the property tax rate for next year.

Pastor Tracey Schultz, recently installed as bishop of the ELCA Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, spent her first Sunday in office at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Grange. In addition to conducting worship on Sept. 14, Bishop Tracey joined about 65 members of the congregation for coffee/brunch and a question and answer forum afterwards. Above, she is pictured with Paul Mikula, congregation president. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synod, which spans Southeastern Texas and Southern Louisiana, includes 104 congregations and is headquartered in Houston.

Fayette County Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce its inaugural Casino Night fundraiser, set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Historic Casino Hall in La Grange, Texas. The event will raise funds to support Habitat’s ongoing mission of building homes and providing hope for families in need throughout Fayette County.