A man in his 40s died after a medical emergency at his home on Cottonwood Rd. north of La Grange Tuesday morning, March 5. Residents in the area noticed a large number of first responders on Cottonwood Rd. that morning, including EMS and Sheriff’s Office personnel. Fayette County EMS Director Josh Vandever said medics responded and found a patient suffering from cardiac arrest. Medics attempted resuscitation, but they were not successful, he said. Chief Deputy Randy Noviskie of the Sheriff’s Office said the man died from natural causes and there were no signs of foul play.

Weeklong Artwork Camps to Be Held in Fayetteville, La Grange, Schulenburg and Columbus in 2024 Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) is committed to providing art experiences and art education to the children of rural Texas throughout the year. ARTS’ Summer Camps provide a creative space for young artists to learn and play. Each camp offers a fun and interactive curriculum where students can learn many different art forms, such as painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, quilting, felting, movie making, performing arts, music, and much more.

A Christmas gathering back in December brought together five generations. Pictured above, in order of age, are Rella (Broussard) Gardiner, 94, Nancy (Gardiner) Kollaja, Christa (Kollaja) Denham, Lexi (Zapata) Fohn, and Grayson Louis Fohn, 9 months. A Christmas gathering back in December brought together five generations. Pictured below, in order of age, are Bernice (Kovar) Kollaja, 96, Daniel Kollaja, Christa (Kollaja) Denham, Lexi (Zapata) Fohn, and Grayson Louis Fohn, 9 months.

Marie W. Watts and Black Rose Writing are pleased to announce the March 28 release of Marie’s latest novel, “Tough Trail Home,” starring Fayette County, and to invite you to celebrate its release.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Jan. 28 through Feb.

E Next Wednesday, March 13 St. John Church in Ellinger will hold service starting at 6:30 p.m.

Two new web agents have recently partnered with the county Tax Assessor/Collector’s office in becoming web agents that allows that office to sell motor vehicle registrations in their office and provides convenience to the customer.

Area resident Mike Vance will be selling and signing copies of his new novel, “Wingo: The Remarkable Life of an Unremarkable Man,” on the afternoon of Sunday, March 10 at Round Top Brewing & Kitchen. The event starts at 4 p.m. that day and will continue until 6 p.m.. Round Top Brewing is located in downtown Round Top at 101 West Austin Street.

The Central Texas Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help distribute food and put it in clients cars next week, Wednesday, March 13 at St. John Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Volunteers can show up about 10 a.m. and the event usually ends about 11:30 a.m. The food bank plans to serve about 80 families that morning.

A partnership between Arts for Rural Texas, Round Top Family Library, Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter, Stanzel Foundation, and Fayette Community Foundation, has already raised a lot of support to help people and animals, who have been impacted by the recent, devastating wildfires in the Texas Panhandle. Above is a shot of some of the donations that have been delivered to the Panhandle from this area.