The new edition of Texas Highways Magazine has the focus of “Small Town Summer” and includes a spread on La Grange, including a full page photo of mayor Jan Dockery. A corresponding story on Dockery is called “Work and Progress” and talks about her childhood, work ethic and rise to the mayor’s office.

The year was 1851. Texas had joined the Union only a few years ago. Joel Robinson, one of the captors of Santa Anna, was strolling the streets of Round Top. German immigration was in full swing, due to the Adelsverein, under the direction of Prince Solms von Braunfels, having purchased a league of land two miles out of Round Top. This land was to be used in support of planned immigration. More importantly, it was the first year the Round Top celebrated the 4th of July. The celebration continued even through the dark years of the Civil War. In 1882, the Round Top Schuetzen Verein, aka the Round Top Rifle Association, took over the sponsorship of the Celebration and continues to the present day.

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The Landa Family Education Foundation congratulates the Clark Scholarship recipient from the class of 2024, Nicolas Lopez. The Landa Family Education Foundation is pleased to partner with the Stanzel Family Foundation in administering the Clark Scholarship.

Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) recognizes the artistic vision and talent of the community’s youth and invites young artists to showcase their creativity in this year’s Emerging Artists Competition. The annual competition motivates and builds confidence in young artists by featuring the best of rural Texas’ artistry and provides an opportunity for teens to display their artwork at the ARTS Ross Gallery.

The Stanzel Museum is thrilled to announce a captivating event that will take attendees on a journey into the fascinating world of space exploration. On Saturday, July 6, three distinguished representatives from NASA’s Launch Services Program will deliver an informative presentation about their current work and future missions.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports activities of Fayette County Sheriff Deputies for the month of May 2024. Sgt.

Cecil and Marsha Webster of Carmine and Becky Schenker of La Grange represented Fayette County Democrats at the State Democratic Convention in El Paso during June 6-8. They were joined by approximately 2,000 other Democrats from across Texas.

Dustin Canik from Fayetteville, a senior at Sam Houston State University, was named on the SHSU Spring 2024 President’s List. To be named on the President’s List, you must maintain a 4.0 GPA, and it is awarded to less than 10 percent of all students enrolled at SHSU.