Hermann Sons Life Hermann Sons Life Rutersville will meet for their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m.

The man who allegedly shot and blinded Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputy Calvin “C.J.” Lehmann is scheduled to go to trial beginning next week in Bellville. Shazizz Mateen, 53, faces six counts of aggravated assault against a public servant for an incident that took place on Nov.

The Schulenburg Festival, also known as the “National Party of Texas” takes place Aug. 4-7, and this year’s festival will be a party to remember.

Any little spark will set off a fire in this drought. Such was the case twice on Tuesday for the La Grange Volunteer Fire Department.

An Austin man with La Grange connections was found dead in a vehicle crash after he went missing a month earlier. Mark Twain Conner, 53 of Austin, was found dead on Saturday, July 23, in a work truck that had crashed into some woods on SH 95 near Coupland.

Here’s some information from Fayette County Emergency Management Coordinator Craig Moreau about the local drought status, and precautions we need to take because of it: The KBDI drought index for the Fayette County is now at 719 out of a maximum 800. Fayette county has experienced drought of this magnitude many times in years past, but this is very early in the year for drought this extreme.

Texas Exes Thirsty Fayette County Chapter of Texas Exes invites all longhorn fans to Thirsty Thursday and will feature the 2022-2023 Scholarship Awardees. Come and meet these fantastic young Longhorns and send them off with a personal “Hook‘Em” on Thursday, July 28 from 6 p.m.

There’s an old joke that cattle ranchers have told for decades, in different versions – especially during times of drought. It goes something like this: It’s an especially dry Texas summer.