Fayette Co. Fire Calls

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Oct. 1-7: Grass Fires - 2 Agency Assist Fire - 1 Accidents - 3 Medical - 7 Illegal Burn - 1 Fire Alarm - 1.

Experience Nature in Full Chroma at ARTS

Immerse yourself in a mesmerizing world of art inspired by nature at Arts For Rural Texas’ latest exhibit, “Chroma” by Cristina Zorrilla Speer. Art enthusiasts, nature lovers, and those trying to brighten their world are cordially invited to attend and experience Cristina Zorrilla Speer’s expressive works.

For the Record

Round Top DYD Fall Square Fair will be held on the courthouse square open daily from Oct. 13-28.

The Health Care Road Ahead

The Record spoke with Fayette County EMS Director Josh Vandever about how this week’s closure of St. Mark’s Medical Center could affect EMS services in Fayette County.
After 18 years of operation St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange closed Thursday.

Dig Into the Past at Kreische Brewery’s Archeology Day Saturday

The third annual Archeology Day at Kreische Brewery & Monument Hill State Historic Sites will be on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. With nine hands-on family activities, artifact exhibits from the Kreische collections, tours and presentations, and a special take-home prize for participants, the event is bigger and better than ever.
Some archeologists-in-training at last year’s Archeology Day at Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites.

Firefighter Frankie Srubar Tells It Like It Is

A Monthly Feature by ELAINE THOMAS Rural communities depend on highly trained and motivated volunteers like Frankie Srubar to battle fires and respond to medical emergencies When Frankie Srubar reflects on his 35year career as a Fayette County volunteer firefighter, he voices a single regret. “I was 33 or 34 years old when I got started.
Frankie was assistant chief of the La Grange Volunteer Fire Department on March 8, 2000, when a massive fire destroyed four businesses in downtown La Grange. When huge flames and smoke billowed from the Old Lester Hotel on West Colorado Street, every volunteer fire department in Fayette County, plus Weimar, was on the scene providing mutual aid, as well as a Fayette Electric Cooperative bucket truck.
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