Flatonia Police arrested a local man for murder Monday afternoon, Aug. 29. Flatonia Police Chief Lee Dick said the victim was a woman from Flatonia, but he has not yet released her name. Dick declined to provide details about the killing. He said the investigation was in the very preliminary stages. Dick said Flatonia officers arrested 42-year-old Daniel Willis Jr. of Flatonia for murder. He is being held at the Dan R. Beck Justice Center in La Grange.

The Fayette County fairgrounds was a flurry of activity Wednesday as little armies of folks were setting up things all around the grounds in anticipation of opening night of the 95th annual Fayette County Fair Thursday Sept. 1. The fair runs through Sunday Sept. 4. In the top photo, Juan Lopez of Houston, sets up his pair of booths, selling fresh squeezed lemonade and roasted corn. Bottom, left, Robert and Anita Self and Erica Swift just drove up Wednesday afternoon arriving in their funnel cake trailer from Rising Star, Texas (population 835) about four hours northwest of La Grange. Bottom, right, folks from Heart of America Shows were setting up the carnival rides Wednesday afternoon.

When the Hurricane Harvey flood swept through La Grange in late August 2017, lots of people stepped up to help. “Growing up in Houston, I’ve seen people flood left and right my whole life, so helping people clean up their houses seemed like something you’re supposed to do in a community,” said Kenny Couch, an early flood volunteer who went on to help lead recovery efforts in Fayette County.

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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville will be holding their annual huge church feast Sunday, Sept.

A special celebrity will be judging some of the creative arts entries in this year’s Fayette County Fair. Chet Garner, the host of “The Daytripper” on PBS will be judging entries Thursday morning.

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The La Grange Elementary Library is seeking volunteers for the 2022-2023 school year. Volunteers must fill out both an interest survey online at bit.ly/LESLIBapp and a volunteer application that can be picked up from the La Grange Elementary School office.

Fayette County’s commissioners approved an order authorizing the issuance of $40,000 in Fayette County Certificates of Obligation to buy equipment needed in Commissioner Paul Jaster’s precinct. In another order, the court authorized Commissioner Henry Dittrich of Precinct 4 to purchase a used 1966 Chevrolet truck chassis from

After four days of deliberation, jurors announced they could not unanimously decide whether or not to convict former Blue Bell CEO Paul Kruse on federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy connected to the ice cream company’s deadly listeria outbreak nearly a decade