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For the Record

The 2024 Fayette County Fair Parade is Saturday, Aug. 31 beginning at 10:30 a.m. in downtown La Grange. The parade will start on Jackson St. near H-E-B, turn left onto Colorado St. and go towards the courthouse square, disbanding near Kruschel Park.

Industry Bancshares, Inc. Announces Capital Raise Update

Additional Capital Provides Industry Support to Increase Service to Communities Industry, Texas August 19, 2024 Industry Bancshares, Inc. announces the execution of a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with CSBH, LLC to serve as Lead Investor in its $195 million common stock raise (the “Investment”).

How My Cotton Picking Days Came to An End

Artist Norma Chestnutt Bowman is an Austin native and a La Grange resident of 21 years and hopes her experiences bring back great memories for everyone. O ne summer, I decided I wanted to earn some money.
How My Cotton Picking Days Came to An End

County Denies Battery Facility Tax Abatement

Fayette County Commissioners Court voted 4-0 to to deny a reinvestment zone for a proposed Staccato Storage battery facility in Warda. The vote essentially kills the possibility of a tax abatement for the project.
County Denies Battery Facility Tax Abatement

Windfarm Windfall?

County Pushed Back on Wind Turbines But Now Poised to Cash in On Green Energy – Just Not Where You’d Expect Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller told the Record last week that a wind energy company wants to lease the County’s school land in Baylor County for a wind farm. Fayette County owns 4,186 acres of land in Baylor County that is managed for the benefit of the public school in Fayette County.

Water Main Bursts in LG

A busted main caused a water outage for several businesses in downtown La Grange Thursday. Assistant City Manager Frank Menefee said an old eight-inch cast iron water main burst under Washington St.
Water Main Bursts in LG

Lonestar to Play Saturday at the Fair

• After his doctor put Aaron Watson on vocal rest for the next four weeks, Fayette County Fair organizers were left looking for a new Saturday headliner. They have inked country group Lonestar, which has recorded nine different No. 1 country singles over the years, as a replacement. They will perform Saturday at 10 p.m.
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