A La Grange woman suffered burns on 50 percent of her body last week as the result of an illegal fire within the city limits. La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath said officers received a call reporting an illegal fire in the 700 block of N. Washington St. shortly after 5 p.m. Jan. 29. The La Grange Volunteer Fire Department was called to the scene. First responders found a 56-year-old woman, Stacy Mills, badly burned from the fire. Gilbreath said the woman was burning the insulation off of copper wires inside of a barrel.
Cooper Mau, a senior from Fayetteville ISD and president of the Fayette County 4-H, had an outstanding week at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. He won a $16,000 scholarship by emerging victorious in the Beef Heifer Superintendent Challenge. The challenge featured 75 elite senior heifer exhibitors who took a test about industry knowledge. The top test takers then competed in the finals, where they had to give a sales pitch for the breed they were exhibiting.