Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on activities of Fayette County Sheriff Deputies for the month of December 2022. Detective Marc Bennett is actively investigating 19 cases involving Child Protective Services.

As of Jan. 13, the total intake for the Gardenia E. Jannsen Animal Shelter is 56: 31 dogs and 25 cats in need. As of Jan. 13, the shelter has 80 animals in care: 20 dogs/60 cats. This number includes animals in the facility, in foster care for medical, waiting on available space, or awaiting transport to rescue partner.

A Honor Roll 3rd Grade Adalyn Emmel Sophie Janda Krislee Kallus Helen Streiff Marley Vasek Reagan Zapalac 4th Grade Charli Hadaway Kirtley Kallus Zach Kocian Brooklyn Pool Mary Catherine Streiff Lyla Westberry 5th Grade Tabitha Smith Annabelle Zoch 6th Grade Eliana Anzaldua Abby Cernosek Lyla Cowen Lyria Hartley Kenlie Kallus A/B Honor Roll 3rd Grade Chezni Berdoll Ellery Bradford Cooper Hartley Lillie Jackson Langley Murphy Emmy Neal Leighton Peschke 4th Grade Riley Breeden Cody Cernosek Giah Garcia Sam Janacek Maddox Kleiber Taylyn Newton Kacie Nichols Emma Wilkerson 5th Grade Hannah Garza Audrey Jackson 6th Grade Lilly Bell Makenna Emmel Aiden Harbers.

W Camp Lone Star will have their annual Women’s Renewal Retreat on Feb. 3-5.

Plans for the second annual Texas Blacksmith Conference & the Hume L. Baker Texas Antique Gas Engine Reunion have been finalized. The events will be held Jan. 27-28, 2023 at the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center’s Czech Village grounds in La Grange, beginning at noon on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. This event continues to grow and we hope to make this year’s event even better.

In a world where technology is ever-changing, Sacred Heart Catholic School strives to provide exposure to meaningful tech experiences. This includes not only teaching skills that are used everyday, but giving students a chance to explore, create, problem-solve, and work collaboratively to find solutions. One such way is teaching students at age-appropriate levels to write code to arrive at the outcome they have in mind. Sacred Heart wants to add several Vex Kits with iPads to the computer lab/MakerSpace area to fulfill this project. Receiving a grant from DCP Midstream will help reach this goal.

La Grange I.S.D. got a mostly clean bill of financial health according to the annual audit presented to the school board Monday night, Jan.

The Blinn College District has named 2,550 students to its academic honors lists for the fall 2022 semester. Blinn named 1,205 students to its Chancellor’s Scholars List and 1,345 to the Deans’ Scholars List.

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OP News Local Events On Saturday, come out to the Stone Cellar for the 18th Annual Round Top Family Library Chili Cook-Off. Beginning at noon, come try delicious chili, join in on the auction and dance to music by the Black Cat Choir.