NOTICE TOALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMSAGAINST THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL DAVID POLASEK, DECEASED Notice is here given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Michael David Polasek, Deceased, were issued on July 11, 2023, under Docket No. 13053, pending in the County Court of Fayette County, Texas, to Dana Lynn Polasek, Independent Executrix.

For many musicians, they find themselves in one of two positions when they begin their career: having been born into a musical family, or picking up an instrument as an extracurricular. Harpist Naomi Sun was the latter.

Fayette County Commissioners spent about two hours last Thursday crunching numbers for next year’s County budget. The Commissioners Court has not yet made any final decisions about the budget.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Friday, July 7, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Canine Unit, Sgt. Randy Thumann and K9 partner Kolt, stopped a Toyota truck on Interstate 10 at the 664 mile-marker at approximately 4 p.m. for a traffic violation. After speaking to the driver Sgt. Thumann became suspicious that the vehicle was involved in smuggling illegal narcotics. Sgt. Thumann was given consent to search the vehicle. Thumann deployed his canine “Kolt” to conduct an exterior sweep of the vehicle. Thumann observed Kolt alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics on an ice chest in the bed of the truck. Thumann discovered approximately 8.5 kilos of Cocaine, with an estimated street value of $850,000 Dollars, hidden in the walls of the ice chest. The driver, Gil Suarez Ignacio (31) of Mexico, was arrested for felony cocaine possession and released to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center.

Mullins Prairie was the scene of two break-ins this week, and investigators say they could be connected. A pair of burglars broke into Mullins Prairie Store around 1 a.m.

A rent house in Schulenburg suffered major damage in a fire on Monday, July 17. Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department got the call just after 5 p.m.

Fifty years ago this summer, Houston’s KTRK Channel 13 sent an undercover news crew to infiltrate La Grange’s Chicken Ranch. The flamboyant newsman Marvin Zinder later presented the story on television and forever cemented his legacy to The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

The Blinn College District will offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced Czech language classes this fall, providing students with a unique opportunity to explore the language’s grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation online.

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg and Weimar ISD’s are in a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials.

Four Fayette County 4-H’ers competed in the 2023 District 11 4-H Horse Show in Edna on May 31 and June 1. Each competed in numerous events and the results are as follows: Halter Division Gelding Champion – Teagan Kallus Hunter Flat Horseman Senior Reserve Champion – Alivia Eindorf