Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton both vowed retribution against state lawmakers for votes they didn’t like during the recent legislative session. With the Republican Primary nearing, Abbott and Paxton are picking sides in a number of races, including the one for Texas House District 85, which represents Fayette County.

The 155th District Court sentenced a drunk driver to 10 years in state prison for killing a local firefighter and businessman in 2022. Taylor Levick, 24 of Woodsboro, pleaded no contest to intoxication manslaughter, a second degree felony, during a hearing before District Judge Jeff Steinhauser on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Levick was driving a vehicle on SH 159 in Rutersville while under the influence of alcohol on Nov. 19, 2022. Levick crashed into another vehicle driven by Karl Walter Goehring, 47 of Walhalla. Goehring died in the crash. At the time of the crash, Levick was out on bail from a DWI arrest in Comal County The range of possible punishment for the offense was two to 20 years in prison. The prosecution offered Levick a plea bargain for 10 years in prison. Levick accepted the plea bargain during the hearing on Wednesday. He will begin serving his sentence in April. Goehring left behind a widow and two young sons. He was a member of the Ledbetter Volunteer Fire Department and the owner of a local heating and air conditioning company. Goehring was also well-known in the community as a gifted musician.

Join the Fayette County Library in La Grange for Adult Technology Training at on Saturday, Jan. 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. All computer questions are welcome. No one is born knowing this stuff. If your computer is giving you problems, bring it along. 8 seats are available. Registration is required. Call (979) 968-3765 to sign up.

Tensions flared again at the Fayette County Commissioners Court meeting last Thursday, Dec. 28, this time over unbudgeted raises proposed by County Judge Dan Mueller.

La Grange City offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 in observance of New Year’s Day holiday. Waste Management will be off on New Year’s Day, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. If your trash is normally picked up on Monday, it will get picked up on Tuesday. If your trash is on Tuesday, it will be picked up on Wednesday during New Year’s week. Thursday and Friday, trash pick up days will have a normal schedule. If you have any questions, contact La Grange Utilities at (979) 968-3127.

All county hangars are currently occupied including two older hangars that transferred into county ownership. There are four individuals on the waiting list for a hangar.