Winedale Program Immerses College Kids in All Things Shakespeare This past weekend, July 21-23, marked the opening of performances by the students of the Shakespeare at Winedale program. Over the past few weeks, these students have prepared three Shakespeare plays for public viewing: “Hamlet,” “As You Like It” and “Cymbeline.” This season’s cast boasts one of the program’s largest groups of students in recent semesters, with 19 in total.

La Grange ISD offers comprehensive special education services to eligible students ages three through 21 years and to children from birth through age 21 years who have a hearing or visual impairment. Children from birth to age three with other disabilities will be referred to appropriate agencies for services. All referrals are considered confidential, and services are provided at no cost. The parent, legal guardian, or surrogate parent retains the right to refuse services and are provided other procedural safeguards under federal and state law.

M Caroline Cherry participated on the newly formed Flatonia Youth Track. She and her teammates traveled to Waco to compete in the regional track meet being held there.

John Henry Moore was born in Tennessee in 1800 to Armistead and Tabitha Bowen Moore. He attended school in Lebanon, Tennessee and then attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.

C The Carmine Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Fundraiser held July 16 was a great success. Over 2,100 plates of fried chicken were served.

The Blinn College District will offer students the opportunity to become essential members of the healthcare industry through its Certified Medication Aide (CMA) Program. The 140-hour, $805 course will be held Aug.

For the first time in history, Fayette County took in more than $1.5 million in taxes and fees, according to Assessor-Collector Gilbert H. Eck. The exact number was $1,552,126.37. The largest chunk of that total was state, county and school taxes, which came to $992,182.63. The next highest category was motor vehicle registration fees of $331,330.44, which were split between the state and county. The motor vehicle sales and use tax was another big item, bringing in $220,386.36. At yearend, 98.47% of the county’s taxes had been collected. Only $15,846.32 was counted as delinquent.

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South Central Texas Prescribed Burn Association (SCTPBA), in cooperation with Texas Parks and Wildlife and Fayette County AgriLife, sponsored a brush pile burn training class for landowners and land managers in the area, with the goal to reduce the number of brush pile calls to the volunteer fire departments. About 50 landowners from Fayette and surrounding counties attended.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of July 8-15. Assault On July 9, Officer Thomas Keeney responded to the 200 block of S.