Eddie Marburger of Round Top won the title of Schützenkönig at the 151st Annual Round Top Schützenfest on Sunday, Sept. 17.

Mike Steinhauser is an optimist. His law office in down-town Flatonia sustained lots of water damage Thursday after a powerful storm peeled off part of the roof above the historic 150-year-old building.

Monument Hill State Historic Site hosted the annual Monument Hill Remembrance Ceremony as part of Texas Heroes Day on Saturday, Sept. 16. The ceremony honored the men buried in the vault at Monument Hill who were part of the Dawson Massacre of September 1842 and the illfated Mier expedition of November 1842, also known as the “black bean” incident. Texian Army reenactors fired three volleys from their muskets to salute the fallen heroes, and they laid wreaths on the tomb.

This year, Fayetteville ISD and many other school districts are projecting a funding shortage due to legislative inaction during the 88th State Legislative Session and decreased enrollment. For the first time in history, Fayetteville ISD is asking voters to consider approving three cents on its maintenance and operations tax rate to offset the increasing cost of education, a move that the school says would raise an additional $180,000 in revenue for Fayetteville ISD.

The Fayette County Tax Assessor Collector’s (DMV) office will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 19, for training. The office will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Please refer to the Department of Motor Vehicles website for more information at www.txdmv.gov. If you need, leave a voicemail to (979) 968-3164 and the office will contact you as soon as possible.

Week ending September 8 Week’s high Sept. 7......................................................107 Degrees Week’s min.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Sunday, Sept. 10, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a 2015 GMC Yukon on Interstate 10 at the 663 mile-marker at approximately 9:20 a.m. for a traffic violation. After speaking to the driver, Sgt. Thumann observed discrepancies in the driver’s travel itinerary, route of travel and many other familiar indicators of narcotics trafficking. Sgt. Thumann was given consent to search the vehicle. Sgt. Thumann deployed his canine “Kolt” to conduct a sweep of the vehicle. Kolt alerted to the presence of an illegal odor of narcotics emitting from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed an after- market compartment built under the center console. After accessing the compartment approximately 5 kilos of cocaine with a street value of $250,000 was removed. The driver, Jose Puentes, 31 from Brownsville, was arrested for Felony Drug Possession and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Sept 3-9: Electrical Fire - 1 Gas Leak/Odor - 1 Grass Fires - 5 Vehicle Fire - 1 Medical - 1 Fire Alarm - 1 Structure Fire - 1 Accident - 1 Fuel/Diesel Spill - 1