Contraptions and Innovations, the current exhibit on early Fayette County patents at the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives will end on Friday, Oct. 13. Visitors are welcome upstairs above the public library at 855 S. Jefferson Street in La Grange from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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As the summer turns to fall, German communities across the world gather to celebrate Oktoberfest. This celebration of food, drink, culture and music goes back more than two centuries. Just about everywhere the Germans settled, they brought this tradition with them, especially in Texas.

Library books were a big topic of discussion at Monday night’s school board meeting. The discussion item on the agenda was whether or not the school board wanted to change the current policy on how the books are reviewed and who does that reviewing.

The 28th annual La Grange homecoming community pep rally was held Wednesday at Leopard Stadium. As part of the event, homecoming royalty nominees were announced.

La Grange Police are investigating a shooting that took place Saturday night, Sept. 16.

A crash at the intersection of FM 2436 and US 77 south of La Grange seriously injured the two drivers on Thursday, Sept. 14.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday of last week Interdiction Sgt. Randy Thumann attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2022 Porche SUV on IH-10 near the 677 mile marker west bound for a traffic infraction.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Aug. 27-Sept.

Tuesday Night Mixed League Week 1 – Sept. 5, 2023 Leward Anders & Sons, Inc.