The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly Opry on Monday, March 18 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8.

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Fayette County 4-H members competed in the Matagorda County Livestock Judging Contest on Friday, March 1. The Fayette County 4-H Junior Blue Team was the Champion Junior Team.

The following article appeared in the Wednesday, July 16, 1845 edition of The Texas Telegraph and Texas Register in Houston, Texas. STEAMBOAT LAUNCHED The new steamboat built for Messrs Ward & Co., of Matagorda, and intended for the navigation of the Colorado, above the raft, was launched on the 21st ULT.

Turtle Wing celebratesAutism Acceptance month in a variety of ways, and one is by partnering with the schools in our service areas high school baseball and softball teams to host Turtle Wing Games. Over 15 games are scheduled from the end of March and through April, and children enrolled in Special Education at the schools get to be the star of the show and throw out the first pitch.

Residents in the Warda area of Fayette County were briefly asked to evacuate their residences Monday evening, March 4. According to Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller a natural gas leak occurred around 7 p.m.

March 8-12, 1974 Fayette County saw its first streaker on Saturday night at the close of the dance at Tietjen’s Hall at Swiss Alp. Sheriff’s deputies said a young man approached Constable Atlan Gabler at the dance and inquired what would happen if he streaked through the hall.

La Grange High School OneAct Play competed Thursday, March 7 at the District 22, 4A Contest in Caldwell. Their play is entitled “And Jack Fell Down” by Richard Weaver.

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Catholic Life Insurance helped 69 Texas Catholic Schools sell tickets to raise over $1.16 million during the 17th annual Catholic Schools Sweepstakes. The grand prize winner purchased the winning ticket from a student at St.