Blair Family Celebrates Christmas, Five Generations
M Nancie and Billy Blair enjoyed a late Christmas celebration with Nancie’s mom Elaine Lang, daughter Heather Tillerson, granddaughter Valarie Schick, great granddaughter Cadence Holliday Schick, Nancie’s sister and brother in law Lu and Fred Ginapp. Lu had brought Elaine’s mom down for Christmas with the great-great-granddaughter.
RT-C ISD Third Six Weeks Honor Rolls
A Honor Roll 1st Grade Ppheya Albrecht Danica Benavides Kellen Bishop Raiden Hedgpeth Bayln Komar Ofelia Massey Fernanda Mendez Joseph Morales Isabella Morales Mason Pace Saber Pace Oviler Shrum-Boling 2nd Grade Kate Behnke Landon Gaskins Jaxon Hentschel Ellen Hernandez Levi Kobza Sawyer Koska Jackson Meaders Kyle Sanders Mariana Soto Jace Stahl Kaylee Williams 3rd Grade Ryler Boyer Emery Fricke Kannon Jacob Violet Keng Estefany Lopez Julia Matus Gael Mendoza Kaelyn Platas Kayla Soto Talon Weinert Bowen Williams Sarah Williams Hope Wunderlich 4th Grade Jack Finke Grant Kieke Miles Massey Grade 5 Luke Behnke Northrop Massey Julio Mendoza Lylah Robertson Conrad Sooby Teague Weinert Morgan Williams 6th Grade Connor Fricke Caydan Nelius Morgan Nelius Cassi Williams 7th Grade Adrian Hernandez Martinez Hayden Kasmiersky Peter Kieke Madison Markwardt Reagan WIlliams 9th Grade Georgia Bockman Cayden Sands 10th Grade Kinsley Bage Sophia Nance Kendra Pesch Chloe Ritch 11th Grade Emme Dallmeyer Mallory Krause Kimberly Rohde Magali Salinas 12th Grade Kannyn Goehring Rylee Handy Jacob Polasek Hunter Schobel Charlee Wessels A & B Honor Roll 1st Grade Valeria Estrada Miguel Hernandez Ariyanah McCullough Brooke McKenzie Cayden Sanchez Iris Schultz Charlee Wischnewsky 2nd Grade Pyper Albrecht Jose Lopez Jaxon Reyna 3rd Grade Finley Bellue Ida Blackwell Lucas Johnson Nicole Martinez Jackie Noria 4th Grade Sophia Johnson Danica Steakley Carter Weyand 5th Grade Brenner Bishop Donovan Michie Angela Soto 6th Grade Miriam Lambert Rebekah Sacks Liliana Salinas 7th Grade Juls Bellue Brooklyn Gold 8th Grade Kylie Amos Townsend Kobza Phoebe Ritch Callaway Smith 9th Grade Paige Burnett Rosa Carrias Lizeth Hernandez Martinez William Keng Carter Marburger Gretchen Sacks Alin Soto Kaegan Wagner 10th Grade Tess Eilers Rolando Soto 11th Grade Jenna Hardaway Faith Nance Kinchen 12th Grade Leonardo Montecillo Navarrete.
Man Arrested in Four Peas Resale Theft
The Fayette County Narcotics Unit reviewed surveillance footage from 4 Peas Resale, where a theft had occurred from the business. The Narcotics Unit was able to identify a vehicle and suspect from the footage. The unit then located the vehicle and suspect at a residence outside the city limits of La Grange.
Talk on Aboriginal Art at Quilt Museum
Aboriginal artwork by Paddy Japaljarri Sims, one of the most famous Walpiri painters. The absence of ambient light in the Australian desert allows extraordinary viewing of the stars. This painting is called “Milky Way Dreaming.” It will be part of a lecture by world traveler and local resident, Mary Koenig. Mary will give a 45-minute talk this coming Saturday that promises to illuminate the world of Aboriginal art. Her subject will be “Tales of Aboriginal Art” and will be in Gallery II of the Texas Quilt Museum (TQM), Saturday, January 21 at 3:00 pm. Mary’s talk connects to the Museum, which offers Aboriginal fabric for sale in the Museum store. These mesmerizing fabrics boast colorful designs with incredible stories behind their creation. The TQM will have free admission beginning at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and everyone is welcome to come and explore the museum and enjoy the world of Aboriginal art.
Flatonia ISD Announces 3rd Six Weeks Honor Rolls
A Honor Roll 6th Grade Addison Berkenhoff Jase Blackmon Paige Carruthers William Cherry Allie Durant Sommer Gibson Jaylee Grifaldo Leslie Jaramillo Lucian Kelly Miguel Manzano Kalyn McDougal Bryson Morrill Rosalie Quintero Maximilian Richter Carter Smith Boston Targac 7th Grade Jenna Abdelbagi Marilyn Brammall Destiny Cedillo Emmy Gonzalez Emily Haynes Benjamin Kaufhold Kullen Kutac Oscar Montoya Wade Mulholland Zayden Perez Savian Quintero Nevaeh Willis Brynlee Zimmerman 8th Grade Ava Acosta Nathan Aguillon Kara Croyle Rylee Durant Tiffany Friedrich Delanie Hughes Ashlynd Judy McKenzie Kessler Emma Kosler Eli Kubesch Lane Law Keilani Mendez Brealey Nieto Maverick Nieto Rylie Noska Kevin Ramirez Brayden Ray Addison Romine Abrahm Saavedra Katelin Sullivan Michelle Swift Jalee Trussell Jesus Vargas Aguillon Nashawn Willis Clinton Wottlin Castellanos 9th Grade Jeanine Abdelbagi Mason Brammall Malia Fernow Natali Hernandez Caysen Perez Mariana Rosas Summer Sodek Victor Tovar Melany Vargas Danielle Vinklarek 10th Grade Anahi Acosta Diane Balderas Keaton Borgstedte Zachary Charanza Kadence Courville Brooke Friedrich Harleigh Haselfoff Emma Klozik Arely Lopez Uriel Manzano Sadie Noska Sarah Ponewash Zachary Ruether Avalon Saavedra Camryn Smith Titan Targac Katite Templeton Alyssa Tovar April Vargas Christopher Villegas Ella Walles 11th Grade Kobe Burton Cheryl Carroll Ashlynn Chromcak Nayeli Cruz James Harris Emili Hernandez Aguillon Aaliyah Mendez Aubree Mikulenka Paden Mulholland Cristopher Ramirez Herrera Adriana Ruiz Duke Sodek Edna Soto Addisan Wagner 12th Grade Leandra Aguillon Vargas Maria Balderas Macy Bonds Camden Bosl Dayton Cliffe Abegayle Drabek Braidy Fike Stephanie Guerrero Payton Guzman Holden Kloesel Luke Law Mariela Manzano Aidan Miksch Augustin Olivares Elizabeth Palomera Jordyn Ponewash Celeste Quijas Mauricio Ramirez Nayeli Rodriguez Elizabeth Samaniego Alexa Torres Amaya Tovar Joaquin Vazquez A/B Honor Roll 6th Grade Quinn Arnette Tinley Bujnoch Aguillon Maria Castro Vincent Diliberato Kennedy Dornak Sage Hawkins Wesley Jarmon Owen Kosler Jonathan Macias Jesus Mendiola Israel Netro Kalem Olmos Janelly Olveras Aldo Rico Julian Saucedo Jordyn Shepard Nova Stahl Tegan Sullivan Damian Torices Timothy Tovar Jacob Vargas Logan Wilbanks 7th Grade Quinn Arnette Tinley Bujnoch Aguillon Maria Castro Vincent Diliberato Kennedy Dornak Sage Hawkins Wesley Jarmon Owen Kosler Jonathan Macias Jesus Mendiola Israel Netro Kalem Olmos Janelly Olveras Aldo Rico Julian Saucedo Jordyn Shepard Nova Stahl Tegan Sullivan Damian Torices Timothy Tovar Jacob Vargas Logan Wilbanks 8th Grade Ethan Arnett Wyatt Betak Marly Fernow Jose Maria Garcia Isaac Guerrero Deangelo Hamilton Freddy Manzano Yandel Manzano Hailey Olvera Brandon Tovar Evan Walles 9th Grade Abigail Aguillon Valeria Aguillon Dallynn Bishop Giselle Crayton Gabriel Greuther Jazlyn Quijas Liliana Rosas Kalen Scott Eric Soto Danitzy Soto Barcenas Katelyn Swift Colton Wischnewsky 10th Grade Abigail Aguillon Valeria Aguillon Dallynn Bishop Giselle Crayton Gabriel Greuther Jazlyn Quijas Liliana Rosas Kalen Scott Eric Soto Danitzy Soto Barcenas Katelyn Swift Colton Wischnewsky 11th Grade Sophia Almanza Austin Arnett Vaughn Blair Brady Bratton Chloe Courville Wyatt Crouch Elisa Estrada Kaelan Freytag Kenyon Guyton Cale Janecka Colt Marler Railey Nieto Phillip Ramirez Daniel Sullivan Raymond Toro Allen Torres Diego Vargas Eric Vasquez 12th Grade Tadan Alvarado Laurel Betak Katelyn Croyle Quade Gillum Keyshaun Green Adolfo Guerrero Oscar Guerrero Maria Luiza Lopes Gomes Kaylee Martinez Gavin Ramirez Khristopher Toran Fidel Venegas.
Suspect Flees Prior to 60-Year Sentence
A man accused of brutally beating his wife left the Fayette County Courthouse during his trial last week and never returned. That didn’t stop the jury from finding him guilty and sentencing the man, 40-year-old Darren Houston of Austin, to 60 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the crime of assault family violence enhanced.