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Today’s Issue Kicks Off Record’s 103rd Year!

With this issue of the newspaper, The Fayette County Record celebrates the beginning of its 103rd year of continuous publication. Join us in celebrating with an open house/party at the newspaper office Friday from 11 a.m.
A front page of The Record from June 25, 1935

City Could Tap Into Millions In Grant Funds

The City of La Grange could get millions of dollars in water and sewer upgrades thanks to some forgivable loan programs through the Texas Water Development Fund. At Monday’s City Council meeting, City Manager Jack Thompson said Westwood Professional Services, an engineering firm based in Plano, recently contacted his office about a unique funding opportunity.

WWII Veteran Still Voting Here at 97

Fayette County Elections Administrator Terri Hefner reports that the last voter on Sunday was 97 year old Abraham Froese of Carmine, a World War II vet. “Our student election worker, Reagan Moreau, 16, from Fayetteville High School was quite excited to meet a WWII vet,” Hefner said.
Fayette County election worker Reagan Moreau, a 16-year-old high school student from Fayetteville, got a chance to meet Abraham Froese of Carmine, a 97-year-old World War II vet from Carmine, who came into the election office to vote last Sunday. He is one of the last living World War II vets in the area.
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