A fire last week damaged the Jamie’s Cafe at the Flatonia Livestock barn, but Monday’s livestock auction went on as scheduled. “We had a fire inside the cafe and we were blessed that nothing was damaged in the office area or the auditorium but unfortunately the cafe suffered the worst,” Flatonia Livestock posted on social media.

Hurricane Beryl, which slammed parts of the Caribbean and Mexico finally made landfall in Texas Monday morning as a Category One storm. The first bands of the storm brought some light rain to Fayette County Sunday afternoon but by Monday morning significant rainfall was mostly east of La Grange. Parts of northeastern Fayette County did get more substantial rain and wind. The Houston area was hit hard.

The La Grange Senior Citizen Activity Center Inc. will host game day on Thursday, July 11 from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the City of La Grange Randolph Recreation Center. Game day will be held every second and fourth Thursday of each month. All seniors are welcome. For more information, contact Liz Tannler at (281) 543-1976.