Crockett Guenther, a Schulenburg 4-H member, recently competed in the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo Public Speaking Contest in Waco. He was awarded the title of Reserve Champion Junior Agricultural Public Speaking. His topic was over Ruminant Rumination.

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Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports activities of Fayette County Sheriff Deputies for the month of September. Detective Marc Bennett is actively investigating several cases of Sexual Assault involving a child and multiple child abuse cases.

Friends, Bugle Boy staff and volunteers including La Grange mayor Jan Dockery all celebrated Pat Settle’s 85th birthday during Saturday’s show, Oct. 8. A founding board member of the Bugle Boy Foundation, she is the only member of the Bugle Boy crew with her own bobblehead. Pat was honored with roses, large chocolate cake and a big Happy Birthday song led by Maine native, Nashville based artist Rod Picott.

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.