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La Grange Ward 4 Councilman Quenten Gonzalez told the Record that he plans to resign from the Council at the May 22 meeting. Gonzalez said he and his family are moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma.

For the first time in its history, the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange will present four exhibits on display simultaneously featuring a wide array of “Extra Texas” subjects, collections, and artists. Running from May 11-August 26, 2023 will be ATribute to Mary Ann Vaca-Lambert, Western Quilts by Sarah Dryden, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Blue Ribbon Winners, and the doll exhibit What a Doll!

Landon Koehne, 16, of Schulenburg died in a onevehicle accident Friday on private land in Lavaca County after a one-vehicle roll-over. He was a junior at Hallettsville High School and the son of La Grange Police Officer Justin Koehne.

Schulenburg voters picked Connie Koopmann as mayor in the city election on Saturday, May 6. Koopmann previously served as an alderman and as Mayor of Schulenburg from 1997 to 2001.

Every vote counts, as two local elections proved on Saturday. According to the unofficial tally, Arthur Bosque defeated Chris Jernigan for a seat representing Ward 4 on the La Grange City Council by a vote of 28 to 27.

A pickup truck took a dip into Lake Fayette after sliding off a boat ramp Thursday afternoon, May 4. Chief Deputy Randy Noviskie of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said the driver was attempting to load a boat onto a trailer when the accident occurred.

Richard Dixon of La Grange rose early Saturday morning to watch the coronation of King Charles III live on television. It wasn’t the first time he experienced a royal coronation, though.

Housing in La Grange got a little more affordable with the opening of the first new apartment complex in years. The La Grange Springs Apartments just north of La Grange on US 77 began leasing this spring.

The Fayette County Commissioners Court held a twohour workshop last Thursday, May 4, to update the County’s Subdivision Regulations. These rules stipulate how landowners may divide their property for sale or development, whether or not they require a plat, and how developers must build roads if they are to become county roads.