St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville will be holding their annual huge church feast Sunday, Sept.

United Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at 2038 FM 3171, Schulenburg, will host a Disaster Response Preparedness Training Saturday, Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A light lunch will be provided. For everyone this is very practical basic training. Topics covered will be: What is the definition of a disaster? Family Preparedness: is your home ready? Congregational Preparedness: how prepared is your building and your members? There will be plenty of time for Q&A. Contact Pastor Lemae Higgs or leave a message of how many will attend at (979) 247-4151.

The La Grange City Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize city staff to submit an application for a downtown revitalization grant. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), which administers the downtown revitalization grant program, already earmarked up to $1 million for the La Grange project.

La Grange’s Randolph Recreation Center will begin offering a Friday day camp. The camp will provide activities for La Grange ISD students on the Fridays when school is closed.

The La Grange City Council approved a $1.06 million budget for the City’s economic development corporation (EDC) Monday night. A few of the big-ticket items in the EDC’s budget for the coming fiscal year include $200,000 to rebuild the public parking lot on S.

A La Grange man accidentally shot himself in the groin Saturday, Aug. 22.

Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller, who is in the middle of his fourth and final distinguished year as judge, has been selected as the parade marshal for this year’s Fayette County Fair parade. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Brandi Chovanec has been selected as this year’s Fayette County Fair Volunteer of the Year. Brandi is a longtime local teacher spanning two decades of service, with experience in early childhood through middle school education.

La Grange Brewing, which is opening up their new gastropub in the old Mr. Gatti’s in downtown La Grange had an eventful Tuesday morning Aug. 11. “If you were on West Colorado Street (Tuesday) morning, we want to thank you for your patience. The crane was onsite, placing both the new HVAC unit as well as the upper portion of the fume hood on the roof...putting us one step closer to getting the downtown gastropub open,” they posted online Aug. 11.

The Fayette County Fair Kick Off Weekend starts this Friday, Aug. 28.