After gaining more than 17% in September compared to one year earlier, La Grange’s sales tax revenue for October was up more than 9% from the prior October. The two strong months of gains puts the city in the black again for 2024 to date.

A group of volunteers set up some fall decorations on the planter boxes in front of the courthouse in La Grange on Tuesday. “It’s just an idea that popped in my head,” said Michael Schlabach.

La Grange City Councilman Arthur Bosque passed away Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the age of 64.

The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly Opry on Monday, Oct. 21 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8.

C The annual Martin Luther Lutheran Church Harvest Festival will be held this Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Carmine Hall.

The St. Rose of Lima School community gathered for a special pet blessing in celebration of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Friday, Oct. 4. The eighth grade class led the prayer service. St. Francis, the patron saint of animals, reminds us to care for all of God’s creatures. It was a joyful event filled with smiles and wagging tails.

The Fayette County Czech Heritage Society (CHS) held its fall meeting on Sept. 29 at TCHCC.

After running low on fuel, a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron made an emergency landing on Hwy. 71 in the Halsted area just east of Baylor Creek at about 7:45 a.m. Friday. The Houston pilot made a clean wheels-down landing some distance ahead of a school bus. The highway was otherwise clear of traffic. Highway Patrolmen A.F. Hall and Sam Trammell said the plane with five occupants left Houston for Fort Stockton. The pilot planned to refuel in Austin. However, the Austin airport was fogged in, so the pilot flew back to La Grange, but Guenther Field was also blanketed with fog. He kept flying southeast, dropped out of the clouds, saw the open highway and said to himself, ‘This is it.’ Gasoline from the local airport got the quintet back in the air, with the patrolmen blocking highway traffic long enough for departure. Hudson Engineering Co. of Houston owned the Beechcraft. Trooper Hall commented, “The pilot probably still had his rabbit’s foot in his pocket when he left.”

An evening to benefit Dana Srubar in her battle against Metastatic Carcinoma is being held on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Shorty’s Bar in Winchester. Pulled pork sandwiches and sausage wraps will be available for purchase at 5 p.m. A live auction will start and 6 p.m. followed with music by Jeff Kimey at 8 p.m. Dana is the daughter of Joyce Herzog of Winchester. For more information contact Trish Herzog at (979) 639-1517 or Nikki Gooch at (979) 966-8144.

The City of La Grange, the La Grange Police Department, and Citizens on Patrol invite La Grange Utilities customers to this free Fall Cleaning event. Mobile, on-site document shredding ensures discarded personal information is protected from unauthorized use, eliminating the opportunity for fraud and/or identity theft.