The Fayette County Commissioners Court rejected a preliminary plat for a new residential subdivision off Egypt Road in the Plum area. The developer, DGV Investments LLC of Houston, wanted to divide a 133-acre tract along Egypt Rd. into 12 lots ranging in size from two acres to 14 acres. Six of the proposed new tracts in the application were drawn as “flag lots” – each with a long, 30-foot wide segment to access Egypt Rd.

The public is invited to attend the Fayette County Republican Women General Meeting on Wednesday, April 16, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club, 575 Country Club Drive in La Grange. Lunch is available for $20. Our guest speaker will be Tom Maynard. Tom is the District 10 Representative on the State Board of Education. We are all concerned about students in our public schools. Join to ask questions and learn how to ensure schools focus on the basic skills – reading, writing, math, history, science – and do not expose students to pornography or DEI policies. To learn more about FCRW, visit www. fcrwtx.org.

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The Area 27-28 2A Area track meet was held last week in Flatonia. The top four athletes in each event advance to regionals.

The Relay for Life of Fayette County, which raises funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society’s fight against Cancer, was held Saturday at Leopard Stadium. Eight teams participated. It began with a Survivors Lap during which 25 cancer survivors participated. Event Lead Glenda Munsch said the goal was to raise $40,000 and they had already passed that mark with fundraising still ongoing.

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They say one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. That proverb played out on the Courthouse Square in La Grange earlier this month as two women got into a shoving match at an antiques shop.

Arts for Rural Texas is excited to announce the lineup of events for this year’s ArtWalk. This annual fine art festival, free and open to the public, will take place on Saturday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fayetteville’s historic town square. In addition to fine art, ArtWalk offers live music, artist demonstrations, children’s activities, and short films.

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Fayette County Commissioners Court signed a proclamation at their meeting last Thursday designating the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Fayette County. The proclamation stated that 125 cases of child abuse or neglect were investigated in Fayette County last year, and at least 43 of those cases were substantiated. On hand for the signing were representatives from local agencies that serve child abuse victims. Pictured are (back, from left) Executive Director Kristi Bauer from Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Bastrop, Fayette & Lee Counties, County Judge Dan Mueller, Jacelyn Perezof the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) in Bastrop, CAC Board Member Kathy Weishuhn, Cindy Chester of Youth and Family Services, (front) Pct. 4 Commissioner Drew Brossmann, Pct. 3 Commissioner Harvey Berckenhoff, Pct. 2 Commissioner Luke Sternadel and Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom. Staff photo by Andy Behlen