Fayette County Commissioners penciled-in a five percent raise for County employees in next year budget. At their meeting last Thursday, the Commissioners Court officially proposed next year’s salaries for elected officials and ordered them to be published, a requirement in state law.

The national economy might be in a recession, but that’s not slowing rural development in Fayette County, at least not yet. At last Thursday’s Commissioners Court meeting, County Inspector Clint Sternadel said June was the busiest month he’s ever seen for septic inspections and development permits.

Legendary La Grange veterinarian Dr. James Tiemann won the Trailblazer Award at the 48th Annual Independent Cattleman’s Association Convention and Trade Show in San Marcos earlier this month. Here’s background on Tiemann that was shared at the convention:

Fayette County Community Theater (FCCC) has become a beloved fixture in La Grange over the last few years. But it’s never tackled a production the scale of this one.

Tara Royer Steele, center, owner of Royer’s Pie Haven at 190 Henkel Street in Round Top, made a guest appearance Thursday in New York on NBC’s Today Show, during a special cooking segment with hosts Hoda Kotb, left, and Jenna Bush Hager, right. Steele shared a few of her favorite pie recipes from her cookbook “Eat. Pie. Love: 52 Devotions to Satisfy Your Mind, Body, and Soul.” She showed how to make a fruit-filled mixed berry pie and a salty, sweet chocolaty caramel pie.