Press Release from the Office of Fayette Co. Attorney James Herbrich A Fayette County jury recently found Shane Machicek guilty of murdering his father and sentenced him to 34 years in prison.

A tinge of fall is in the air and it’s again time to celebrate OktoBierFest at the historic Round Top Schuetzen Verein on Saturday October 25, 2025. Festivities begin early, at 11 am with the Round Top Brass Band taking center stage. Meanwhile the smell of freshly cooked sausage, grilled Kassler Rippchen, a German style smoked pork chop, Wienerschnitzel, Sauerkraut and much more is in the fresh morning air. The kegs have been tapped for Frühschoppen (early drinking) to compliment the traditional array of German food.

A one vehicle rollover on SH 71 west of La Grange left the driver and passenger with minor injuries Thursday morning. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. west of Plum near the west side of Loop 220. A white 2015 Cadillac SRX was heading east on SH 71. The vehicle left the roadway to the left and rolled onto its roof facing west. Fayette County EMS, La Grange Volunteer Fire Department, Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) all responded. EMS treated the driver and passenger for scratches and bruises at the scene. The vehicle occupants did not require hospital treatment. DPS investigated the crash but a report was not ready at press time.

Rev. Gordon Butler will be officially installed as the new pastor of First Presbyterian Church of La Grange this coming Sunday, October 26, 2025 during the worship service at 10:30 am.

Fayette Savings Bank (FSB) proudly presented a $2,300 check to the Schulenburg ISD from its School Spirit Debit Card Program. FSB customers who have the Shorthorn debit card, contribute toward the program indirectly.

Second Chance Emporium (SCE) recently donated $20,000 to the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center (TCHCC). Monies donated will be used to provide school tours, programs, special events and visitor experiences at little or no cost to the attendees. The mission of the organization is to preserve and promote the language, culture and heritage of Texans of Czech ethnicity who can trace their ancestry to the Czechs who immigrated from the present-day Czech Republic. Pictured (from left) are Marlene Schnell, SCE Assistant Store Director; Darlene Strahan, SCE Assistant Store Director; Gayle Schielack, SCE Store Director; Jennifer Lane, TCHCC Marketing & Business Development Manager and John Bartos, TCHCC Board President.

The Annual Reformation Celebration sponsored by the Tri-County Cooperative Ministries (TCCM) will be hosted by Zion Lutheran Church in Moulton on Sunday, Oct. 26. The Celebration begins with a concert by the Shiner Polka Spirit Band, starting at 4 p.m. Zion is located at 307 North Hackberry. Anyone may attend the event, but need to secure meal tickets ahead of time. A communion service follows the concert, along with a German meal of sausage, sauerkraut, potatoes and other side dishes and desserts. Come and you will have a great time. It’s also a time for us to come together as people of faith, praying for desperately needed rain and for peace and unity in our nation and the world.

The Fayette Electric Cooperative Charitable Donor Advised Fund is proud to announce the receipt of a generous grant from Second Chance Emporium in La Grange. This funding will bolster the fund’s ongoing commitment to enriching the lives of children in the community through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

The class of 1965 of Bishop Forest High School in Schulenburg recently celebrated their 60th reunion at Holman Valley Steak House on Oct. 4. Pictured are (seated, from left) Charla Tait, Gloria Ann (Kainer) Cernosek, Patsy (Dittrich) Wellman, Shirley (Blaschke) Baty, Dorothy Haba, Joyce (Janacek) Dodd, Gloria Jean (Kainer) Oeding, Carmen (Haidusek) Hoskins, (standing) Gilbert Winkler, Dennis Ermis, Glen Lux, Wesley Janacek, Ervin Skalka, Max Lidiak, Joe Kalina, John Cernosek, Donnie Christen, Dennis Stryk, Hilbert Henke, and Leroy Vacek, Not pictured was Stanley Kubenka.

The 1965 class of La Grange High School held their 60-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club. The 37 members who attended included (front, from left) Donald Barnes, Jerry Hess, Rita Hartfield, Dorothy (Schmidt) Berger, Mary (Pratka) Kubena, Diane (Hanacek) Wessels, Betty (Moore) Moore, Joan (Wenke) Hoffman, Valerie (Thuemler) Luecke, Arlene (Fischer) David, Carol (Schaefer) Renker, Lestell (Zapalac) Villanueva, and Sandra (Miertschin) Matthijetz, (middle row) William Drab, Trudy (Hajovsky) Hilliard, James Ephraim, Shirley (Chovanec) Koch, Linda (Giese) Oltmann, Judy (Koopmann) Zuhn, Nelda (Thuemler) Blaha, Darla (Dippel) Brandt, Dorothy (Srubar) Lastovica, Gloria (Freudenberg) Heinrich, Mary Jane (Roensch) Bayless-Henning, and Joyce (Lehmann) Foerster, (back) Wayne Roitsch, Bruce Bayless, Ron Kaiser, Larry (Tuffy) Jaster, Larry Bartosh, Milton Luecke, Rick Peters, Tom Kubena, Bob Fritsch, Donald Peck, and Larry Ripper.