Attention young ladies entering grades 6-12 in a Fayette County public, private or home school and/or reside in Fayette County for the 202627 school year: the Fayette County Fair Association is seeking ambitious, outgoing individuals who would like to vie for 2026/27 Fayette County Fair Queen and Jr Miss to compete for substantial Academic Scholarships, prizes and share memories of a lifetime.

The storm that passed over Fayette County on Sunday brought some much needed rain. However, strong winds and lightning caused some property damage in the southern part of the County.

The Fayette County Fair has announced its headline entertainment for this year’s Fair on Labor Day Weekend. Kings of Neon will perform Friday Sept.

More than 750 Lower Colorado River Authority employees spread out across Texas to tackle more than 45 community improvement projects during LCRA’s annual Steps Forward Day. Now in its 11th year, the volunteer initiative brought teams to parks, trails and public spaces throughout the LCRA service area, painting fences, planting gardens, clearing brush and refreshing playgrounds. The day of service builds on LCRA’s long tradition of hands-on community engagement. Community projects completed on April 10 in our area included:

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Houston Livestock Show Livestock Judging Contest on Monday, March 16. The Fayette County 4-H Junior Maroon Team was the Reserve Champion Junior Team.

“They can see this video.” McCowan is organizing a panel of musicians who played at the hall from the 19601990s. They’ll hold a discussion about their memories of the hall.

In last Friday’s story about the double-fatality wreck from April 2 on US 77 south of Schulenburg, the Texas Department of Public Safety incorrectly reported that one of the deceased drivers was from Yoakum.

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The Round Top Schützen Verein Preservation Inc is gearing up for the big 250th Fourth of July celebration. A major fundraiser for RTSVP is their annual raffle. The big drawing will be held on the 4th of July.

For folks of a certain vintage who grew up around here, lots of weekends were spent at the old New Bielau Dance Hall south of Weimar.. The Hall burned to the ground in 1999, but the memories live on.