Boone Adamcik Savannah Alley Braygen Blaschke Jaxon Cada Iker Cano Carey Maxwell Zahari Cordero Mendoza Hovey Caiden Dobbins Samuel Ezer Jose Galindo Lennon Garcia Leila Gonzalez Yihe Guo Everly Herbrich Sophia Hernandez Lilah Huette Adam Irheta Emma Kindsvatter Lillian Kindsvatter Brantley Koehl Lindsay Laurentz Lauren Llyod Samuel Maldonado Leonardo Martinez Cardona Reagan McCullough Madden Mckenzie Makena McMullin Colby Menefee Holly Mikulin Ismael Orona Giovani Orona-Ramirez Aiden Osorio Delaenie Perez Myles Pohl William Ponce Moreno Aurora Ramirez Leah Rios Vivian Roesler Kynsley Schneider Iris Schultz Raelen Tavarez Kinsley Thomison Andrew Tiemann Lilia Torres Gracelynn Turman Kyle Ulrich Alina Vasquez-Yax Renata Velazquez Castillo Kolby Walker Grayson Zabriskie Stephanie Zuniga

The second annual Texas Burger Bash returns to the La Grange courthouse square April 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Students with Greater Vision Team School participated in the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Art Contest for their third year, competing against entries from over 50 other private and parochial schools in the Houston and surrounding areas. GVTS is a local Christian homeschool co-op that meets at Lutherhill Camp & Retreat. Our co-op is able to participate as a private school, which allows us to submit 10 entries for our Elementary, 10 entries for Junior High, and 10 for our High School.

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.