The Fayette County Commissioners Court issued a ban on outdoor burning at their meeting Thursday morning, Sept. 26.

La Grange ends its fiscal year on Sept. 30, and thanks to a big September payment, city sales tax revenue hit budgeted numbers for the year.

Colorado Valley Communications and Fayette Electric Cooperative will host their seventh annual document shred day for members on Friday, Oct. 4 in conjunction with National Cooperative Month. The free document shredding will be available from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at Fayette Electric Cooperative’s old headquarters location at 357 N. Washington St. in La Grange, and from 12:152:15 p.m. at Colorado Valley Communications located at 4915 South US Hwy. 77, La Grange. A donation of $10 per box is requested for members bringing more than three boxes. Visit cvctx.com or fayette. coop for more information.

A buzzard sparked a brush fire on the Bluff Friday afternoon. La Grange Volunteer Fire Department got the call a little after 3 p.m. on Sept. 27. Workers at Frisch Auf called in the fire after seeing smoke on top of a hill behind the swimming pool. Firefighters arrived and found a smoldering dead buzzard at the base of an electric pole on top of the hill.

Three miles south of La Grange on Hausmann Gin Road sat an abandoned, nearruined rock house hidden in the middle of a thicket of trifoliate orange trees with a narrow path leading to the front porch. Some might not have seen any potential but for Alan and Bonnie Crawford, this house would soon become a historical endeavor.

St. John Lutheran in Ellinger is selling raffle tickets now in conjunction with their annual roast beef dinner. The dinner will be on Sunday, Oct. 13. Raffle tickets $20 for one ticket, $50 for three, and only 1,000 tickets are sold. There are 40 great prizes on the ticket. The drawing will be immediately after the drive through dinner.

As of Sept. 14, the total intake for 2024 for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1232: 542 dogs and 690 cats in need. As of Sept. 14, the shelter has 105 animals in care: 39 dogs/66 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

Duane Justus Sherman and Lydia Madison Shaffer Juan Carlos Luna Morales and Maria Nohemi Cortes Hernandez Jose Angel Martinez Jr. and Jennifer Segundo Mathew Gene Jaster and Jamie Danielle Bolding Joshua Allen Parks and Anna Karen Schantz Jeffery Lyn Surman and Brandi Elizabeth Behlen Cody Adam Pavlicek and Kacie Fallon Gallegos Jonathan Wladimir Gil Estrada and Diana Carolina Guevara Urgiles Justin Wayne Estes and Michelle Lynn Culberson Enrique Isreal Manzano and Kelly Alexis Vega

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Sept. 18, at approximately 1:50 p.m. Deputy Jared Michalec was dispatched to a residence on Zilss Rd. in the Winchester area in regards to a subject breaking windows on a residence that he was Criminally Trespassed from previously.

The U.S. Department of Education recognized 356 schools as the 2024 cohort of the National Blue Ribbon Schools, including 31 schools in Texas. This prestigious recognition highlights schools that excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups.