Fayette County Commissioners Court presented a new 2023 County Budget last week that shaved the deficit they initially proposed last month. The budget they proposed three weeks ago included a $270,000 spending deficit.

Flatonia Police Chief Lee Dick identified the victim of last Monday’s homicide as Elizabeth Massey, 37, of Flatonia. Daniel Lee Willis, 42 of Flatonia, has been charged with Massey’s murder. He remains in jail at the Fayette County Justice Center in La Grange. Lee said officers found Massey deceased at a residence in the 500 block of Hackberry Street last Monday, Aug. 29, after responding to a call for a welfare check.

Opening night set the tone that the 2022 Fayette County Fair was going to be quite a success. Thursday night was free for the first time in recent memory, resulting in a larger than normal first night crowd for the 95th annual fair.