National Bank and Trust in La Grange hosted a group of La Grange kindergartners as part of the bank’s “Penny Pinchers” educational program. Bank President and CEO Tracey Harris said NBT launched the educational program in 2016.

The weekly Schulenburg Argus newspaper was able to reach the citizens at the rate of $2.50 per year. They offered print jobs that reflected the activities of Schulenburgers. On a strictly cash basis, they offered to print among many items: handbills, catalogues, ball tickets (dancing), mortgages, programs, dray receipts (freight delivery), wagon receipts, deeds, and posters. The paper noted in their advertisement: “We Defy Competition Either in Style or Price” and to “remember ALWAYS that we want the Money in Advance, in order that we may be enabled to buy paper and ink, pay rent, and employees.”

Donald Curtis Bradbury Jr. and Taylor Elaine Oberg Michael Villanueva and Blanca Toro Danielle Harris and Megan Ashley Hohlt Ryne Patrick Becker and Audrey Claire Green Frank William Hauser Jr.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of Bastrop, Fayette and Lee Counties is raising awareness of the need for more dedicated members of the community to step up and become CASA volunteers, and help end child abuse and neglect, through supporting children and their families.

It appears that the Muldoon area has a problem with thieves again. This time they hit several places along Old Smithville Road. They broke into a place and rummaged through, taking odds, ends and miscellaneous items. They also cut the fence to follow an electric line to an abandoned oil field pad, apparently looking to find a barn to ransack.

La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of on March 20-27. Animal Complaint On March 26, Wostarek was dispatched to the 200 block of S.

RT-C School News Round Top-Carmine Elementary will have a Kindergarten Roundup on April 12, at the elementary school from 5-5:30 p.m. Children who plan to attend Kindergarten at Round Top-Carmine Elementary for the 2022-2023 school year are invited to attend.

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISD’s recently launched a new partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials. The Alliance for College and Career Student Success (ACCSS) in South-Central Texas partners collaborate to advise students regarding their college and career pathways, including technical and career training options. Students will have the opportunity to choose a pathway and open the door to graduating high school with up to 60 college hours and/or associates degree or certificate(s) that will help them acquire a job in a high demand, high paying field. The pathways they will have to choose from initially include: 42 Texas Core Curriculum, Allied Health/Nursing, Construction & Building Trades, Teaching, and Agri-Business. The goal of ACCSS is to increase access to these opportunities for all students. With the cooperation of partner schools and the support of community investors, transportation and cost of fees and tuition will not be a barrier to students enrolling. This opportunity will enhance the future of any student willing to step up to the challenge.

April 4-7, 1972 A former Fayette County woman was wounded in what one Austin policeman described as a tragic shooting. Police investigators said a retired military man fired at a longhaired figure trying to enter his house in the middle of the night.