40-Acre Energy Storage Facility Planned in Warda
Fayette County Commissioners Court accepted a tax abatement application, along with a $1,000 application fee, from Staccato Storage LLC, at their meeting last Thursday, April 25. The company wants to build an 200-megawatt battery energy storage facility on approximately 40 acres of property west of Warda.
Five LHS Students Advance to State UIL Academic Meet
La Grange High School had quite a showing at Regional UIL academic meet last week in the Nacogdoches/ Carthage areas and are advancing several students to state. One Act Play competed at Carthage High School Friday, April 26, and the rest of the Academic team competed at SFASU in Nacogdoches on Saturday, April 27.
The Struggle to Find Childcare Intensifies
Usually these kind of lines are reserved for Black Friday sales. In a show of just how needed childcare in this area, folks started lining up more than three hours early Wednesday for the 4 p.m. start of the signup for 25 available weekly spots at the City of La Grange’s Summer Recreation program. Several brought lawnchairs and umbrellas for the wait. City officials feared many would have to be turned away after the 25 spots were filled. La Grange’s largest daycare, The Remnant Academy, is closing at the end of May, leaving 93 kids and their families in need of new care options.
For the Record
The La Grange Noon Lions club meets on Thursdays from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club. Speakers for May are May 9, Jack Thompson, La Grange City Manager; May 16, Lindsey Kirschner, Hospice of Brazos Valley; May 23, Martin Horst, TxDOT area engineer; May 30, John Etue, La Grange Little League.
The Texas Quilt Museum Announces Upcoming Exhibits and Local Events
The Texas Quilt Museum (TQM) is taking advantage of the natural Zen of its locale to offer some new programs that enrich the body, mind, and spirit, including: • Sound Bath Sundays Sundays at 5 p.m. Envelop yourself in serene surroundings and let the healing sound of music wash over you! Waves of soothing, echoing sound from traditional wind and percussion instruments, also known as a “sound bath,” may help with stress, fatigue, depression, and illness.