Sales tax payments from the state to area towns were modestly higher in January, giving the year a positive start. La Grange got nearly $220,000 for the month, up 3.4% from last January’s receipts.

Fayette Electric Cooperative (FEC) was happy to report minimal outages during the winter storm. FEC said the outages that did occur were due to high winds rather than frozen precipitation. Last Friday, Jan. 12, FEC had two power outages in their service territory – one in the Warda area and one in the Ammansville area. There were trees on the line near our Warda substation, affecting approximately 234 members in the Warda and Clear Lake Pines area. In addition, FEC said a pole came down on FM 1383, which affected power for approximately 23 members in the Ammannsville area. Contractor crews were able to replace the damaged pole. Both outages were caused by the high winds that day, FEC said

The La Grange Volunteer Fire Department lent a hand when the water pipes froze at the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter this week.

A truck towing a car slid off Interstate 10 and rolled over in icy conditions Monday morning, Jan. 15.

Republican County Attorney candidate Mark Elvig questioned the Fayette County Commissioners Court last week about a policy regarding County employees who run for office. Elvig spoke during the public comment period of the Commissioners Court meeting last Thursday, Jan.

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Thursday, January 11, the Fayette County Undercover Narcotics Unit concluded a month long investigation into narcotics dealing, by executing two search warrants on residences, within the city limits of La Grange.

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday, January 10, the Fayette County Undercover Narcotics Unit tracked down a wanted subject that had fled to Waelder. The Narcotics Unit located the subject’s vehicle at a residence and with the assistance of the Waelder Police Department located Justin Miller, 38 years of age, of La Grange.

Fayette County Commissioners awarded bids for demolishing two of the last buyout homes on Country Club Drive just outside La Grange. The County decided to purchase and demolish the homes on Country Club Drive that flooded during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 using federal grant funds.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Dec. 24-31.