Despite the ever-rising temperatures in Texas, the La Grange HS Mighty Leopard Band has pushed through and begun rehearsing for the upcoming 2023 season. Split up into three weeks, band camp for the ensemble has given every section an opportunity to focus on their specific parts for this year’s show.

Fayette County Commissioners Court considered raises for County employees during their last budget workshop on Thursday, July 27. Commissioners had been considering a five percent raise for most County employees and a seven percent raise for Fayette County EMS and the Sheriff’s Office personnel.

A La Grange man, 32-year old Felix Isaac DeLaRosa, was killed Thursday on Interstate- 10 near Seguin. According to incident reports, DeLaRosa was the driver of a Dodge Durango and had a single vehicle accident on the interstate.

At the July La Grange School Board meeting several personnel changes were announced. New hires for the 202324 school year are: Emily Ayres - elementary 6th grade reading teacher, Cameron Hammontree – elementary physical education and coach, Amanda Lamza – high school counselor, Zachary Mueller – elementary physical education and coach, Sherrie Tolbert – elementary 5th grade reading teacher, Robyn Ulrich – elementary kindergarten teacher, Elizabeth Villasana – elementary 1st grade teacher, Kimberlee Anderson – 18+ teacher, Kelsey Bohuslav – high school ag teacher, Blake-Ann Fritsch – 6th grade elementary math teacher, Christopher Gillum – middle school teacher and coach, Layne Schramm – athletic trainer, Juan Torrez – child nutrition supervisor, Meghan Brooks – elementary educational aide, Martha Lara – K-6 food service worker, Edith Montemayor – ESL intervention support paraprofessional and after school care.

The Fayette County Community Theatre (FCCT) will present a production of “Back to the 80s” by Dean O’Carroll on Aug. 4, 5, and 6. Directed by Hayden Splawn with his assistant director Bryssa Rios and program director Melissa Weltner, the comedy features over sixty area students.

The Fayette Public Library hosted its end-of-summer party this past Thursday, July 27. From facepaint to snowcones to a foam zone (pictured left), there were plenty of fun activities for children to do. This party was the last in a series of events the library hosted this summer to encourage kids to find a love for reading. The theme of the summer reading program this year was “All Together Now” and saw over 300 participants involved.

 

A Former NFL Player and Son of Two Historic LG Greats, New Leps Coach Embracing Opportunity in New Football Era Here When Kyle Cooper got the job as new La Grange head football coach this spring, his first hire was Brodney Pool. Nobody but Pool had the unique combination of elite playing experience (a college star at OU and then for seven years in the NFL), college coaching experience (at Baylor and the University of Houston) and some stellar local credentials (he is the son of two La Grange athletic legends, Rose Jones Brimmer and Robert Poole, who both went to college sports stardom at Texas A&I University).