The Texas MS 150 came back to Fayette County last weekend after a two year break. The number of riders was down from it’s peak a few years ago. But it still brought quite a spectacle to La Grange and the north end of the county.

Jearline Wick, a teacher’s aide at Schulenburg Junior High rubs her hands together after “spinning” the wheel that’s been a daily part of the Survivor-themed Teacher Appreciation Week festivities at Schulenburg Junior High. Every day every teacher on campus spun the wheel and sometimes they would get prizes, sometimes they would get challenges to earn points towards bigger prizes. Often the challenges involved expressing appreciation or doing something nice for their co-workers. “We’ve been working really hard and we have such a great staff, this is just one way to celebrate that,” said principal Callene Zapalac.

Early voting in the municipal school board and constitutional amendment elections ended this week. Fayette County Elections Administrator Terri Hefner said early voting went smoothly with the exception of one ballot cast in the City of La Grange election.

Property owners should get ready for a surprise in the mailbox. The Fayette County Appraisal District (CAD) plans to mail out tax appraisal notices by the end of next week.

Fayette County Commissioners found a temporary solution to the County’s expired hazard mitigation plan. The plan, a document the County needs to receive federal and state disaster funding, expired at the end of last year.

A quilt titled “All Will be Good” proved to be just that. It recently won Best of Category Hand Quilted, Piecework at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Representatives from the 7V Solar Ranch near Muldoon presented an update to the Fayette County Commissioners Court on Thursday, April 28. The 300 megawatt solar power installation will be built on four sites spanning 1,600 acres in the Muldoon area.

About 6,000 cyclists descended on La Grange for the Texas MS 150 over the weekend. The ride, which raises money to fight multiple sclerosis, last took place in 2019.

Brewing has been a Texas tradition since at least the mid-1800s, and one that German immigrant Heinrich Kreische embraced on his own property in the 1860s and 70s. By 1878, Kreische’s brewery--now a state historic site— produced enough to rank as the third largest operation in Texas.