More than 1,000 customers of Fayette Electric Cooperative lost power Sunday morning, Sept. 2, after a pole fell down near McDonald’s in La Grange.

In Friday’s edition we reported on several items discussed at last Monday’s La Grange School board meeting. Here’s more: Administrative Reports Superintendent Andy McHazlett reported the current enrollment stands at 1,915 students with an average daily attendance of 1,824.79. There are currently 987 students at the elementary campus, 315 at the middle school, and 613 at the high school.

At last Monday’s meeting, the La Grange City Council denied a request from Robert and Julia Hill to subdivide property at 337 and 345 E. Lower Line St. Robert Hill presented the request to the Council at the last meeting on Aug. 18. Council took no action on the request at that time due to several Council members who were absent for that meeting. Hill returned this Monday to present his request to the full Council.

Approval of the county government budget for next year appears to be headed for a split vote. At the public hearing on the budget last Wednesday, Pct.

As of Aug. 19, a total intake for the Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter is 1157: 555 dogs and 662 cats in need. As of Aug. 19, the shelter has 118 animals in care: 50 dogs/68 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda will hold their Annual Church Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 3 at the church picnic grounds.

Kim Joost and Jo Ann Vasina, representing the local Smith-McMillan Chapter, NSDAR, presented Allison MacKenzie, Director of the Fayette Public Library/Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives, with five new books to be added to different sections of the facility. This donation is part of an initiative across the state of Texas by the Daughters of the American Revolution Library Outreach Committee.