Soaring property values aren’t the only thing bringing more tax income to Fayette County. Sales tax receipts are soaring too. With receipt of August’s payment from State Comptroller Glenn Hegar, Fayette County has taken in more than $2 million so far in 2022. That’s up 33.3% from the same time last year. In terms of actual dollars, the county’s sales tax income is more than half a million dollars greater than it was the first eight months of 2021. Of the nine area counties that levy the optional local sales tax, Fayette County has grown more than all but one. Burleson County’s revenue is up 36.0% from this time last year. All nine counties have seen growth this year, and all but one (Caldwell County) have doubledigit increases.

THE LA GRANGE GARDEN CLUB TURNS OVER THE N.W. FAISON HOUSE TO THE FAISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY On July 20, 2022, the La Grange Garden Club officially turned over ownership of the N.W.

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services will stop offering services for special needs adults at its Schulenburg Enrichment Center on Oct. 31. Bluebonnet Trails has leased the property on Bucek St. from the Fayette County Commission for Intellectual Disabilities (FCCID, formerly known as Fayette County MHMR) for 25 years. The enrichment center and workshop provide daytime activities for adults with intellectual disabilities. The Center also provided employment for clients through a business, Henry Dittrich Enterprises, that produced plastic-ware “picnic packs” that come with fundraiser meals.

Dennis Neuman has been named the 2022 Fayette County Fair Volunteer of the Year. Here’s more about this amazing fair volunteer, who will be working hard again at this year’s event Labor Day Weekend: Neuman grew up on a ranch in Hondo with two older sisters and two older brothers.

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Public schools across the State of Texas scrambled to hire enough teachers and coaches before classes started this month. Part of that is due to a high number of teacher retirements last year.

The four area churches in the Crossroads Ministry will be hosting a special service of prayer and faith for times of drought and rain. The service will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church located at 412 S. White St. in Round Top. The other churches hosting the event are Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine, St. Paul Lutheran Church in Shelby, and Waldeck Lutheran Church in Waldeck. An offering will be taken up with all proceeds benefitting the AMEN Food Pantry. Attendees are asked to bring non-perishable goods, particularly the ones which are in short supply, they include pork and beans, ranch style beans, oatmeal, canned fruit, canned stew, chicken, salmon, hamburger helper and saltines. Any monetary offerings will also be given directly to AMEN Food Pantry. For more information, call (979) 249-3686 or reach out to blc@cvctx.com.

This Friday Fayette County football teams begin their 2022 seasons. Inside today’s paper is our annual preview magazine which features the Leps, the Shorthorns and the Bulldogs.