Fayette County Junior Livestock Heifer Show Champions

Grand Champion Heifer, Grand Champion Haired Heifer, Junior Showmanship Heifer – Sawyer Mau, Fayetteville 4-H; Grand Champion Buckle Sponsor – KPK Manufacturing; Junior Showmanship Buckle Sponsor – B&B Cattle; Cooper and John Mau, Brad Fritsch – Buckle Sponsor, Harper Mau, Bradley Klesel – Buckle Sponsor, Karolyn Mau.
Fayette County Junior Livestock Heifer Show Champions

Free Car Seat Inspection Event April 21 in La Grange

Every parent wants the best for their child’s future, and one of the best ways to make sure your child will have a bright future is to be sure that you are correctly using the right car seat for your child and that the seat is correctly installed in your vehicle every time. The problem is that keeping them safe in vehicles isn’t as easy as it might appear. Most parents think they are using their car seat correctly, but unfortunately, at least three out of four car seats are used incorrectly. For a car seat to best protect your child, it must be the one that fits your child, your vehicle, and one that you will use correctly every time you travel.

LCRA Employees Help in Steps Forward Day

More than 550 Lower Colorado River Authority employees left their regular jobs on Friday, April 1, to volunteer on a variety of community projects during LCRA’s annual day of service, Steps Forward Day.
LCRA Employees Help in Steps Forward Day

Telecommunicators Week Proclaimed

Each year the second full week of April is recognized as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to honor the dedicated men and women who answer 911 calls on a daily basis and who are the true backbone of the 911 system nationwide.
Telecommunicators Week Proclaimed

FOR THE RECORD

Scholarship The Fayette Community Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2021-2022 Scholarship. This scholarship offers a minimum of $1,000 to graduating high school and homeschool seniors within an 80- mile radius of La Grange who intend to further their education and training at an accredited college, university, or trade school.

Burn Ban Discussed, Kept in Place

Fayette County Commissioners Court extended the ban on outdoor burning for at least another week during a special meeting on Wednesday, April 6. The ban has been in place since Feb.

House a Total Loss After Fire

A house fire in Ledbetter Saturday on FM 1291 completely destroyed the structure. The Ledbetter and Carmine volunteer fire departments as well as Fayette County Sheriff’s Department, Fayette County EMS, Pct. 1 Constable and the Fayette County Office of Emergency Management all responded to the scene. Photo by Craig Moreau
House a Total Loss After Fire

Council Candidates Gather for Forum

The La Grange Citizens Alliance hosted a city council candidate forum at the Fayette County Ag Building in La Grange on Monday, April 5. The City Council election takes place on Saturday, May 7. Incumbent Kathy Weishuhn faces Sandy Hooper in the Ward 1 race. Incumbent Violet “Patsy” Zbranek faces Ken Taylor in the Ward 2 race. Chris Jernigan faces Arthur Bosque in a special Ward 4 election for a one-year term. Jernigan holds one of the Ward 4 seats by appointment. Watch a video of the forum on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/giWEobyJxkY or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/fcr.news/videos/2180533168788911. Pictured (from left) are Bosque, Hooper, Jernigan, Taylor, Weishuhn and Zbranek. Look for a story on the forum in Tuesday’s paper. Photo by Andy Behlen
Council Candidates Gather for Forum
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