The next City Council meeting takes place this Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.

The Ellinger Volunteer Fire Department had training on extrication in La Grange on Saturday, Sept. 12.

Iowa State University awarded degrees or certificates to 637 graduates this summer. Students earning degrees during the summer have the opportunity to participate in fall or spring commencement ceremonies. Among those was AnaLyn Kozelsky, Bachelor of Arts, Theatre, Magna Cum Laude and Bachelor of Science, Public Relations, Magna Cum Laude.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Tuesday morning around 10:51 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received several 911 calls reporting an 18-Wheeler on fire on I-10 westbound near the 658 mile marker.

On Sunday Sept. 20, at 3 p.m. the Fayetteville Community Center & Performance Theatre will host a presentation by Nina Hendee, owner of Taste of Texas restaurant in Houston. This award winning restaurant is much more than a steakhouse. Alongside the aged steaks, Texas hospitality and famously generous portions is a remarkable collection of artifacts, documents and memorabilia that tells the story of Texas. Nina Hendee is the heart of that collection. She and her husband, Edd, have spent 40+ years turning their restaurant into an unlikely museum—and a classroom for young Texans.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the South Central Texas Prescribed Burn Association will host a Texas Prescribed Fire Field Day for Fayette County on Oct. 1 in La Grange.

Brothers from Fayetteville Masonic Lodge collected supplies and donated them to the Fayetteville ISD. Pictured are Kelly Cox, Jackie Skelton, Ronny Beard, and Roy Mitchell.

The Skaggs Brothers, Larry and William Skaggs, will be coming into Round Top from Nashville to perform a very special Friday Night Sing for the community on Sept. 25 from 7-9 p.m. at Round Top Church Christian Fellowship at 440 E. Mill Street in Round Top. Their music is a mixture of gospel and country with a touch of bluegrass. Due to the extreme Texas heat, the event will take place inside their airconditioned building. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the music. There is no admission charge.

La Grange High School conducted an induction ceremony for new members of the National Honor Society Monday at the Performing Arts Center. New members inducted include: Emma Anderson Luke Anderson Kori Bayless Mylah Blaschke Lillian Carey Emireth Cerda Mitchell Cervantez Campbell Cooper Hadley Deters Addison Fryer Nora Hunt Grady Kocian Julia Michalke Haygen Mings Layla Pietsch Lauren Rusek Rachel Smith Evynn Wilson Returning members include: Kallen Baker Kylin Brawley Wyatt Bretz Macie Collier Jackson Elliott Hannah Gross Avery Harbers Grayson Hart Molly Hudson Melanie Janacek Reisy Janca Kenna Lamza Madison Messer Aaron Monjaras Phalyn Muniz Callie Nichols Kynzee Swafford Deacon Wick Koen Zbranek.

Fayette County Republican Party Chairman Michael Schlabach and his wife Miranda attended the Republican Party National Midterm Convention in Dallas on Sept. 9-10. Schlabach said he received an invitation to the event from the Republican Party of Texas. Delegates from all 50 states and other U.S. territories were in attendance. Schlabach said he heard speeches from President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and many other high-profile GOP leaders. Schlabach said he was very impressed with J.D. Vance. Schlabach added that he attended the event at his own cost.