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Fayette County 4-H members participated in the District 11 4-H Spring Spectacular Contest on April 13 and 14 in Victoria. Events included Public Speaking, Educational Presentations, Quiz Bowl, Duds to Dazzle, Fashion Show, 4-H has Talent, Fashion Storyboard, and Consumer Decision Making.

This is a recurring column sharing public information and opinion on St Mark’s Medical Center, the needs for health care in Fayette County, and a path forward as researched by local businessman Sam Wilson:

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of April 2-8. Traffic Stops On April 3, Sgt.

The Round Top Festival Institute Library Benefit Concert was supported this year through a generous donation from H-E-B. The H-E-B Community Investment Program contributes to nonprofit organizations that maintain an IRS 501(c)(3) designation and that operate within the immediate H-E-B marketing area. Helping communities for more than 100 years, HE- B has continued their valued support for the arts and humanities by contributing to the Festival Institute’s Bybee Library Annual Valentine’s Benefit and Adopt-A-Book program.

Saturday, March 25, at Holman Valley Steakhouse was an unforgettable day and night for Turtle Wing Foundation and the community. “When Wendee (owner of Holman Valley Steakhouse) approached us with the idea that herself, her staff, Curtis Grimes and his band wanted to host a Benefit Concert and donate proceeds to Turtle Wing, we did not expect the lengths they would go to in order to raise not only funds, but awareness of the work the foundation is doing,” Executive Director Destiny Psencik said.

Twenty nine shooters and a team of volunteers enjoyed beautiful spring weather for the first annual La Grange YoungLife Fun Shoot at the Fayette County Gun Club. Each shooter loaded 100 shells to compete at three stations - five-stand, skeet, and trap.

The time to prepare to manage parasites on cattle is in the spring, before the weather heats up and critters start to multiply. We’ve had a late, cool spring here in Fayette County, so now is the time to think about parasites.

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La Grange City Manager Fred Bell gave an update on several road projects in town. Bell said Texas Department of Transportation could complete the paving work on the new Travis Street Bridge by the end of this week.

The Fayette County Record won several journalism awards at the 97th annual South Texas Press Association Press Convention in Boerne last week. The Record competed in the largest readership division against other semi-weeklies from around South Texas, papers from Uvalde to El Campo to Lampasas and others in between.