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The Fayette County Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting onThursday, Oct. 20 at the La Grange City Hall, 155 E. Colorado in La Grange. Guest speaker will be Zack Ezer, Fayette County Republican Party Vice Chair and a firearms industry manufacturers’ representative. He will inform those in attendance on “automatic” weapons, accessories, and ammunition specifically, those that the Biden administration is attempting to ban from sales and confiscate from law-abiding citizens. Social time starts at 6 p.m. FCRW’s business meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. For more information on FCRW, visit www.fcrwtx.org.

The City of La Grange has designated Oct. 24-28 as Fall Cleanup Week. The City will pick up one free load of brush during this week. One load of brush is defined as not more than one pickup truck load. If you have logs, please separate them from the branches. Also, please make sure there is no trash mixed in with the brush. The following schedule will be observed:8 Oct. 24 and 25: South Side of the City (Travis St. – Hwy. 71 Bus.) Oct. 26 and 27: North Side of the City Waste Management will be doing the curbside bulky pickup on Oct. 22. The City will also have roll off containers available to our residential utility customers for hard to dispose of items. The containers will be located at the City Service Center inside the yard and customers will have to show their utility bill receipt to be able to discard their items.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Oct. 11 Deputy AJ Gonzales took a report in reference to fraudulent charges being made on a victim’s bank account. Investigator Marc Bennett, along with Narcotics Investigators, began an investigation into the matter. Subsequent investigation led to a search warrant being obtained for a residence in the West Point area, which was served on Oct. 12. As a result of the search warrant, approximately five pounds of stolen mail containing identify information was located in the residence. Investigators also found methamphetamine, a shotgun, and criminal instruments involved in the criminal activity. Arrested at the residence, was Michelle Phillips, 43, of West Point, for Fraudulent Use/Possession of Identifying Information, Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon, and Possession of Methamphetamines.

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Everyone is invited for an evening of dining, fellowship and dancing hosted by the Rutersville Hermann Sons Life Lodge on Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 5 p.m until sold out. Dine in or to go barbecue chicken meal plates are $12. Music will be provided by The Back Porch Boys Band and B.Y.O.B is welcome. Enjoy a cake walk and an auction. Members who can help, bring a cake or an auction item may call Weldon Hartmann at (979) 966- 3449. The hall is located at 5830 State Hwy. 159 in Rutersville,

The La Grange City Council heard an update Tuesday night on the Hope Hill Park Project. The City plans to pay for the park improvements with a 50-50 matching grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Mighty Leopard Band (MLB) competed in the Edna Marching Invitational at Edna High School. There were 33 bands in attendance, including 11 Class 4A Bands. Bands were given ratings, as well as rankings, and had the opportunity to compete for additional awards. The MLB was awarded a unanimous Superior Rating (Division 1) by the judging panel an improvement from the 1/2/1 split panel at the Troy Marching Festival.

Crews of volunteer organizations, working with city and county officials, have begun removing debris that resulted from the fire in downtown Flatonia on October 3. The Flatonia Fire Department with the assistance of mutual aid companies was able to contain and extinguish the fire, preventing the flames from traveling to neighboring buildings. The fire caused a total property loss - nothing is salvageable. What remains is a very dangerous, structurally unsound building, and is a safety hazard.

Schulenburg ISD went on lockdown Monday morning over a threat made on social media. Schulenburg Police detained a 15-year-old male student accused of making the threat using another student’s social media account.

Armchair Chats A Occasional Feature by ELAINE THOMAS Virginia Leech could have been born at Fayette Memorial Hospital in 1938 with an innate sense of adventure. Then again, perhaps spending the first four years of her life above La Grange’s old fire station is what fueled her curiosity.