Two of the most expensive cities in the nation for a night out are within driving distance from Fayette County, but so is one of the cheapest – that’s according to a recent study conducted by the price-monitoring website PriceListo.com.

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Join for a play date and meet homeschooling families, check out the library, bring a sack lunch and enjoy the day on Thursday, April 27 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Round Top Family Library playground. Check out the Round Top Family Library website calendar for full details on all events at www.ilovetoread. org or call the library at (979) 249-2700.

Once the third largest brewery in Texas, Heinrich Kreische’s Bluff Brewery produced a popular beer following precise and traditional methods. His 1882 German language obituary noted that Kreische “understood how to produce such a good brew that his beer made a name for itself all over Texas.” Nearly 150 years later, Kreische’s brewing legacy thrives in over 300 craft breweries across Texas. Several of these breweries will proudly share their beers—and their place in Texas history—at the Texas History on Tap Beer Garden during the second annual Bluff SchuetzenFest.

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County Judge Dan Mueller and La Grange Mayor Jan Dockery say they found “substantial” private funding to help return St. Mark’s Medical Center to a fully functioning hospital, but the donors are not willing to contribute under the current hospital management.

Think new car prices are high? Try pricing an ambulance chassis. Fayette County Commissioners Court awarded a bid from Oviedo Dodge in La Grange for a 2023 Dodge 4500 chassis with a diesel engine priced at $72,385.

Hundreds of Lower Colorado River Authority employees fanned out across parts of Texas to volunteer on dozens of community projects during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day. On Friday, April 14, LCRA employees worked on three projects in Fayette County.

Feed the Need, a non-profit organization whose mission is to feed people physically and spiritually, will provide free burgers every Monday at 6:30 p.m. in La Grange at the south east corner of the courthouse square. Everyone is welcome.

The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of March 26 through April 1: Medical-5 Smoke Report-1 Gas Leak/Odor Illegal Burn-1 (In City Limits) Power Line Hazard-1 Fire Alarms-2 Vehicle Fire-1 Grass Fire-1 The Fayette County Firefighter’s Association reports the following calls for the week of April 2-8.