The La Grange Chamber of Commerce asked the City of La Grange to resume financial assistance to the Chamber after a 10-year break. Jamie Fabre, the Chamber’s operations director, made the request at the City Council meeting Monday night, June 13.

The newly-elected and re-elected La Grange City Council members took their oaths of office on Monday, June 13. Pictured (from left) are Councilmember Ward 2 Violet Zbranek, Councilmember Ward 1 Kathy Weishuhn, newly-elected Councilmember Ward 4 Arthur Bosque, Councilmember Ward 3 Dustin Littrell and Councilmember Ward 4 Quenten Gonzalez. Also on Monday night, the Council voted unanimously to appoint Weishuhn as the new mayor pro tem. She takes the place of John “Honza” Cernosek as mayor pro tem. Cernosek made the motion to appoint Weishuhn during Monday’s meeting. He remains on the Council representing Ward 2. Photo by Andy Behlen

There have been several mailboxes in the Muldoon area that have been vandalized. One box was knocked off its stand while the other box was totally knocked out of the ground and was stolen. These are federal offenses and are not just “pranks.” Any information on mailboxes being vandalized should be reported to the sheriff’s office. If you see any strange vehicles around the area please take note of the make, model, color, license plate information and description of occupants. Turn all this information over to the sheriff’s office. We all have to watch out for each other.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of May 29 through June 4. Traffic Stop On May 29, Officer Chris Kalina stopped a vehicle in the 100 block of Schultz for failure to signal required distance.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that on Wednesday, June 8 the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a Ford Explorer for a traffic violation on IH-10 at the 667 east bound mile marker.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of On May 22-29. Animal Complaint On May 22, Officer John Wostarek was dispatched to the 500 block of W.

The League of Women Voters of South Central Texas recently joined the network of 3,400 groups participating in the Texas Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway Program. As a participant, the League has agreed to hold four cleanups a year for a minimum of two years on a two-mile stretch of Hwy. 90 in Fayette County.