Kyle Fricke was crowned the 2026 Schützenkönig in Round Top Sunday at the 154th celebration of Schutzenfest. Fricke was awarded his crown of cedar (placed around his cowboy hat) and awarded his gold medal after beating the other Rifle Hall members in the shooting contest.

Aggie football is better together, join the Fayette County A&M Club for three game watch parties across the community this season. The first one is coming up this week on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M at LSU Watch Party at Post Oak Bar and Grill located at 1114 FM 155, La Grange.

A man on the U.S. Terrorist Watchlist was arrested Tuesday in Fayette County.

The La Grange High School marching band is always working hard, but is entering its busiest time of the year. The band (which has advanced to the state contest each of the last two seasons) will perform at the Blinn Marching Festival this Saturday.

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On “Constitution Day,” Thursday, Sept. 17, members of the Smith-McMillan Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) hosted the annual “Ringing of the Bells Ceremony” celebrating Constitution Week on the Fayette County Courthouse grounds.

The Fayette County Fair Commercial Heifer Show and Sale took place Aug. 28-29, 2026.

The Blackland Income Growth (B.I.G.) group is a cooperative regional agricultural program sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. It supports farmers, ranchers, landowners, and agribusinesses across Central and North Texas through annual educational conferences, professional recertification, and youth scholarships. Each year, annual college scholarships are awarded to regional high school seniors pursuing agriculture, agribusiness, or related fields.

Viva Terlingua! What a drive. I intended to get here Monday.

It was a successful night last week on the gridiron for La Grange Middle School as all three Leopard football teams came away with victories over Smithville on Thursday night. The 7th Grade, 8th Grade Gold, and 8th Grade Purple teams combined for three wins and 84 points while holding Smithville to just 24 points.