Amari Rhodes, sixth grader at La Grange Elementary School, won Best of Show with his artwork. His art will be showcased at the Hayloft Gallery during Rodeo Houston.

On The General Fund Balance Everyone understands the need to save for unexpected emergencies and expenses. For individuals and businesses, three months of reserve funds are recommended and for counties it is six months.

Schulenburg Fire Chief Darren Guentert advises everyone to exercise caution while trying to stay warm after his department responded to two structure fires last week. Both were caused by heating equipment.

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After a lengthy closed session, which included the evaluation of Superintendent Andy McHazlett, the board voted to extend and approve a three year contract with a 5% increase to him as superintendent of schools for La Grange ISD effective 1/21/26.

The Association of Texas Small School Bands is pleased to announce the selection of the 2026 ATSSB All-State Band. More than 10,000 high school band students from across Texas auditioned in twenty-two different regions for a place in their respective all-region bands. The top chairs in each region advanced to one of the five area auditions held this past weekend across the state and only 286 of these students were selected for all-state honors.

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports on the following incidents his department responded to during the week of Jan. 11-16.

The Winchester Area Civic Association would like to invite the community to meet the candidates running for Fayette County Judge on Feb. 2 at 6 p.m.