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LCRA Employees Fan Out Across Fayette for Steps Forward Day

Hundreds of Lower Colorado River Authority employees fanned out across parts of Texas to volunteer on dozens of community projects during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day. On Friday, April 14, LCRA employees worked on three projects in Fayette County.

Sticker Shock – Check out Ambulance Prices

Think new car prices are high? Try pricing an ambulance chassis. Fayette County Commissioners Court awarded a bid from Oviedo Dodge in La Grange for a 2023 Dodge 4500 chassis with a diesel engine priced at $72,385.

Expanded Texas History on Tap Returns to Bluff SchuetzenFest

Once the third largest brewery in Texas, Heinrich Kreische’s Bluff Brewery produced a popular beer following precise and traditional methods. His 1882 German language obituary noted that Kreische “understood how to produce such a good brew that his beer made a name for itself all over Texas.” Nearly 150 years later, Kreische’s brewing legacy thrives in over 300 craft breweries across Texas. Several of these breweries will proudly share their beers—and their place in Texas history—at the Texas History on Tap Beer Garden during the second annual Bluff SchuetzenFest.

For the Record

Join for a play date and meet homeschooling families, check out the library, bring a sack lunch and enjoy the day on Thursday, April 27 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Round Top Family Library playground. Check out the Round Top Family Library website calendar for full details on all events at www.ilovetoread. org or call the library at (979) 249-2700.

Fayette Ringed by Cost of Living Extremes

Two of the most expensive cities in the nation for a night out are within driving distance from Fayette County, but so is one of the cheapest – that’s according to a recent study conducted by the price-monitoring website PriceListo.com.

Schulenburg ISD Announces Third Nine Weeks Honor Rolls

Legacy Crenshaw Eimie Hernandez Erick Hernandez Tycen Mendel Emersyn Otto Jimmy Sanchez Zoe Barnett JaKhaila Caine Liam Caronna Christopher Castillo Geremy Moran Daxon Ralph Carrie Clark Rowdy Guenther James Harvell Veronica Post Cody Smith Ares Waltman