The “A Matter of Balance” (AMoB) series; which is being copartnered by the Schulenburg Public Library, Fayette County Committee on Aging, and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fayette County, will be conducted starting Tuesday, Feb. 6.

The AMoB is a series of 8 twohour sessions which will be conducted each Tuesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. through Feb. 29 in the Schulenburg Public Library meeting room, 310 Simpson Street.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Dec. 10-16: Fire Alarms - 4 Structure Fires - 2 Smoke Reports - 4 Vehicle Fire - 1 Medical - 3 Accidents - 3 Tank Battery Fire - 1 Electrical Fire - 1

As of Dec. 15, total intake for the Gardenia E. JanssenAnimal Shelter is 1559: 730 dogs and 829 cats in need.As of Dec. 15, the shelter has 88 animals in care: 33 dogs/55 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner. The shelter offers a discount voucher program to the citizens of Fayette Co. for the spay/neuter of family pets. Call (979) 966-0021 for more info.

Dec. 9-15 Stats: Intake: 28 Adoptions: 14 to Rescue: 9 Return to Owner: 1

Pct. Change Tax Rate 2023 2022 2021 2020 2022 to ’23 La Grange 1.50% 2,663,848 2,461,798 2,255,854 2,012,442 Up 8.2% Schulenburg 1.50% 1,442,145 1,273,275 951,324 907,138 Up 13.2% Round Top 1.50% 482,118 414,500 363,393 230,701 Up 16.3% Flatonia 1.50% 465,733 432,257 399,550 367,234 Up 7.7% Fayetteville 1.50% 204,009 127,741 122,381 99,903 Up 59.7% Carmine 1.50% 145,591 145,802 132,605 98,180 Down 0.1% Ellinger 1.00% 66,562 63,195 4,890 0 Up 5.3% Other Area Cities