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Leadership at St. Mark’s Medical Center said the hospital will not make enough money to pay for its mortgage, even after the recent changes to become designated as a Rural Emergency Hospital (REH).

The La Grange High School UIL One Act Players competed at the District 22, 4A OAP contest on Wednesday- Thursday, March 8-9, at the La Grange ISD Performing Arts Center. LHS’s play “Brave Navigator” by David Valdes Greenwood, was one of the three plays chosen to advance to the Bi-district competition on Tuesday-Wednesday, March 21-22, at the La Grange ISD PAC.

The Fayette County Republican Women will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 16, at The Wine Haus restaurant, 110 W. North Main St. in Flatonia. There will be two speakers, Amy Mundy, District Director from Texas Federation of Republican Women, will give a brief history of TFRW and its impact on Republican politics over the past several decades. Also, Josh Vandever, Fayette County EMS Director, will discuss how the recent changes in St. Mark’s Medical Center services may affect Emergency Medical Services in the county. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early if they plan to order dinner (Dutch treat). Social time starts at 6 p.m. The business meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. For more information on FCRW, visit www.fcrwtx. org.