The Shelby American Legion Post 602 awarded $500 scholarships to Amanda Berry (above) and Kaitlyn Witt (below) for their distinguished academic achievement, leadership, patriotism and community service. Both are 2022 graduates of Fayetteville High School.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members have reported a recent increase in attempted phone scams. The fraudulent callers typically tell members their power will be disconnected unless they make an immediate payment over the phone. Some scammers have claimed that Austin Energy has bought or merged with Bluebonnet, and that the Bluebonnet member must pay $250 for a new meter.

All A Honor Roll 1st Grade Ellen Hernandez Levi Kobza Kyle Sanders Jace Stahl 2nd Grade Estefany Lopez Gael Mendoza Talon Weinert Bowen Williams Sarah Williams 3rd Grade Jack Finke Jaycie Pohl Danica Steakley Carter Weyand 4th Grade Julio Mendoz Lylah Robertson 6th Grade Adrian Hernandez Reagan Williams 7th Grade Kylie Amos Jaylen Bage Amma Burkham Angelica Le Bouef 8th Grade Kaitlin Bradford Paige Burnett Rosa Carrias William Keng Lane Riley Cayden Sands 9th Grade Kinsley Bage Joshua Bellue Jill Eilers Tess Eilers Sophia Nance Kendra Pesch Rolando Soto 10th Grade Mallory Krause Faith Nance-Kinchen Kimberly Rohde Brianna Steakley 11th Grade Kannyn Goehring Judson Gold Rylee Handy Leonardo Montecillo Navarrete Jacob Polasek Hunter Schobel 12th Grade Miles Tinker Janette Weidemann A & 1 B Honor Roll 1st Grade Pyper Albrecht Jaxon Reyna Maya Soto 2nd Grade Emery Fricke Kannon Jacob Lucas Johnson Violet Keng Hope Wunderlich 3rd Grade Michael Blasig Heath Kaspar Kooper Kirts Kooper Kirts Miles Massey 4th Grade North Massey 5th Grade Rebekah Sacks Liliana Salinas Grade 6 Facundo Cerda Kandyce Hughes Ava Matus Landon Sands 7th Grade Lisandra Alvarado Avery Davis Cohen Goehring Phoebe Ritch Cash Robertson 8th Grade Georgia Bockman Linleigh Coil Carter Marburger Avery Nelius Jessica Rohde Gretchen Sacks Savannah Smith Kaegan Wagner 9th Grade Evan Blazek Bayley Pitts Daylin Pitts 10th Grade Kennedy Flinn Magali Salinas 12th Grade Seth Brock Racheal Chaney Jordan Stanley.

The original “West Side Story” movie is being shown on Aug. 6, at the Historic Casino Hall in La Grange.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction. This may include LAAs that are focused on an urban or suburban area.

Melvin Schilling, left a 51-year member of the La Grange H. J. Ehler American Legion Post 102 was recognized and commended on June 8 for his many years of faithful service to the Post. Further, Commander Odis Pfeiffer presented Melvin a personalized American Legion jacket as a token of appreciation for Melvin’s many years of faithful service as Historian for the Post.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of May 29 through June 5. Accident On May 30, Officer Thomas Keeney responded to the 300 block of E.

June 16-20, 1972 Although three young people had about 45 minutes of freedom, they never got to spend the $21,000 they allegedly took in a hold-up at First State Bank of Smithville shortly after 10 a.m. on Friday.

COVID case numbers in Fayette County ticked up slightly in recent weeks. Between early March and the middle of May, daily new cases ranged from zero to three, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

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