James Lyons, his wife, Martha and their children immigrated to Texas before 1830 and settled along the Navidad River in the area of present day Schulenburg. The family lived on a 500 acre tract in the E.

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Mark your calendars for the “Wild Wild West Casino Night” on Saturday, Aug. 12, sponsored by the Carmine Chamber of Commerce.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of June 4-10. Animal Complaint On June 7, Code Enforcement Animal Control Officer Gina Harden picked up a cat in the 700 block of Baumgarten that the property owner had trapped.

The La Grange All Sports Booster Club holds its monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the La Grange High School Library.

St. Mark’s Medical Center (SMMC) and Hospital Center of Excellence (HCOE) have signed a term sheet establishing intent to transfer operational control of the hospital to HCOE.

A local businessman suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash in La Grange on Thursday, June 29. The wreck happened around 10:30 a.m.

Kristina and Anton McKay of ‘A Real Mad Hatter’ are a pair of performers with skills ranging from ballet to magic who came to town on Wednesday, June 28. They put on a puppet performance at the Historic Casino Hall for kids participating in the Fayette Public Library’s summer reading program. All summer reading program events are free and open to the public; a full schedule of events can be found at http://www.cityoflg.com/ library/ Photo by MaKenzie Givan

A woman from Beaumont died in a fiery crash on Interstate 10 near Schulenburg on Saturday, July 1. The crash happened around 12:25 p.m. on Interstate 10 at the FM 2672 overpass just west of Schulenburg, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Robyn Michelle Isadore, 49 of Beaumont, was driving a 2015 Freightliner tanker truck east in the outside lane. The report said the front right tire blew out. Isadore lost control of the rig. The truck went into the shoulder, struck a bridge support column and burst into flames.

A big crowd showed up for the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) open house on the US 77 Feasibility Study at the VFW Hall in La Grange last Thursday, June 29. TxDOT hosted the open house to gather public input over possible changes to US 77 in the La Grange area aimed at improving traffic safety, especially in regard to 18-wheeler crashes.