Fayette County Commissioners Court held a special meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to sign a proclamation recognizing the week of Oct. 1-7 as National 4-H Week in Fayette County. The Court also heard an annual report from the Fayette County 4-H Council.

A pedestrian from the Austin area suffered serious injuries after getting hit by a car on US 290 in Carmine Tuesday night, Sept. 19. The wreck happened around 9:15 p.m. about a third of a mile southwest of Trailer Park Rd.

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An SUV struck a tractor that was trying to cross FM 609 on Wednesday, Sept. 20, resulting in serious injuries to both drivers.

E Volunteers are needed to help park cars in Warrenton for the Antique Show on Oct. 16-17.

As of Sept. 15, total intake for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1,251: 596 dogs and 655 cats in need. As of Sept. 15, the shelter has 141 animals in care: 62 dogs/79 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of Sept. 10-16: Fire Alarms - 2 Medical - 9 Illegal Burning - 2 Mutual Aid (Grass Fire) - 1 Grass Fires – 2 Electrical Fires - 4 Accidents - 3 Gas Leak/Odor - 2 Lightning Strike - 1

Car seats work. Just ask Mandy Watson who was in a head-on crash with her 11-month-old and 5- year-old as they were going to lunch more than a decade ago.

Flooding remains the leading cause of natural-disaster loss across the United States. The Hill Country and Central Texas have a greater risk of flash flooding than most regions of the United States. This area is called Flash FloodAlley because of the area’s steep terrain, shallow soil and unusually high rainfall rates. Heavy rains can quickly transform into walls of fast-moving water with great destructive potential.

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