The AMEN Food Pantry continued to be busy in the month of August. 326 families were served for the month for a total of 950 individuals. A total of 24 new clients were registered. The donated food total was 7,470 pounds. A total of 170 volunteers for a total of 423 hours.

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The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls from Aug. 20 through Sept.

Saturday, Sept. 9 is Grounds and Garden Service Day beginning at 9:30 a.m.

The culverts at 955 and W. Market St. have been cleared of debris by the Union Pacific Railroad. Precinct Two will be paving selected city streets in the next few weeks. The painting of the courthouse and the gazebo is almost complete. As stated earlier this year, a generous grant from the Fayetteville Lions Club helped with repairs of the courthouse floors. Donations are always accepted for the courthouse and grounds upkeep.

A total of 16 members from Senior Connections, ventured to Bastrop in August to the Alley Town Movie Theater, with the reclining seats, an awesome movie to watch, some great service, and lots of A/C comfort. With all our creature comfort needs met, we settled in with our blankets and really enjoyed the movie selection of “The Hill,” which is a true story that happened right here in Texas. We all highly recommend it and we did admit that tears were shed, but resilience was the lesson stressed throughout the show.

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When the Soviet Union fell on Christmas Day in 1991, few Russians knew anything about running a business. The Soviets ruthlessly punished anyone who tried improving their lot in life through private enterprise.

As of Aug. 26, total intake for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1179: 562 dogs and 617 cats in need. This is a significant increase over the same time frame in 2022 with 246 additional dogs and cats in need.