Armchair Chats A Occasional Feature by ELAINE THOMAS Virginia Leech could have been born at Fayette Memorial Hospital in 1938 with an innate sense of adventure. Then again, perhaps spending the first four years of her life above La Grange’s old fire station is what fueled her curiosity.

Schulenburg ISD went on lockdown Monday morning over a threat made on social media. Schulenburg Police detained a 15-year-old male student accused of making the threat using another student’s social media account.

Crews of volunteer organizations, working with city and county officials, have begun removing debris that resulted from the fire in downtown Flatonia on October 3. The Flatonia Fire Department with the assistance of mutual aid companies was able to contain and extinguish the fire, preventing the flames from traveling to neighboring buildings. The fire caused a total property loss - nothing is salvageable. What remains is a very dangerous, structurally unsound building, and is a safety hazard.

On Saturday, Oct. 8, the Mighty Leopard Band (MLB) competed in the Edna Marching Invitational at Edna High School. There were 33 bands in attendance, including 11 Class 4A Bands. Bands were given ratings, as well as rankings, and had the opportunity to compete for additional awards. The MLB was awarded a unanimous Superior Rating (Division 1) by the judging panel an improvement from the 1/2/1 split panel at the Troy Marching Festival.

The La Grange City Council heard an update Tuesday night on the Hope Hill Park Project. The City plans to pay for the park improvements with a 50-50 matching grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

Everyone is invited for an evening of dining, fellowship and dancing hosted by the Rutersville Hermann Sons Life Lodge on Saturday, Oct. 15 beginning at 5 p.m until sold out. Dine in or to go barbecue chicken meal plates are $12. Music will be provided by The Back Porch Boys Band and B.Y.O.B is welcome. Enjoy a cake walk and an auction. Members who can help, bring a cake or an auction item may call Weldon Hartmann at (979) 966- 3449. The hall is located at 5830 State Hwy. 159 in Rutersville,

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In celebration of October as Family History Month, the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives in La Grange will again join the Genealogy Network of Texas (GNT) for a series of eight streamed genealogy programs on Friday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The GNT is a state-wide initiative to connect libraries and provide educational and research opportunities and is spearheaded by the Genealogy Center of the Waco-McLennan County Library.

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Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday, Oct. 5 around 12:15 p.m. narcotics investigators attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2003 Chevrolet white SUV for a traffic violation in the Cedar Creek subdivision on Hrbacek St. The SUV failed to stop and a pursuit entailed through the subdivision and the vehicle turned on Von Minden St. and the pursuit continued turning on FM 2145 traveling north. Deputy A.J. Gonzales joined the pursuit as other Fayette County Deputies responded. The vehicle turned in a driveway on FM 2145 just before Chapparal Estates. The driver a white male bailed out of the vehicle and jumped a fence and a foot pursuit continued. Narcotic Investigators and Deputy Gonzales were able to catch the fleeing suspect and he was taken into custody.