In Praha: Sunday Nov. 7 was the 59th consecutive Praha Veterans’ Day ceremony.

Fayette County needs more volunteer firefighters. Fire chiefs and their assistants from the 10 volunteer fire departments in Fayette County came to the Commissioners Court meeting in La Grange last Wednesday, Nov.

With the support of a $47,855 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Schulenburg, the Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department will construct a new building to store and protect its firetrucks and other emergency equipment.

Fayette County got a big bill in the mail for an inmate who tried to hang himself in the County Jail last year. The bill for $56,000 was for the inmate’s helicopter flight to Dell Seton Hospital in Austin.

On Nov. 14, 1954, a smalltown Texas daily revealed rampant fraud and corruption in a state-sponsored land program. The expose earned a Pulitzer Prize for a courageous newspaperman and sent a high ranking public official to prison.

In this monthly series, local realtor Andrea Schutter Riebeling does a Q & A with local business leaders about what inspires them. This month’s spotlight is Grace Pulkrabek and Larry Glass, owners of LG Sprits.

The Fayetteville Lions Club hosted County Judge Joe Weber to hear an update on the County and the issues affecting Fayetteville. Over 40 people listened at the Grand Fayette Hotel. The president of the Club, John Dennis, informed the group at the meeting that they had won $500 in prize money for recently adding the most new members during a district membership drive, and for being the fastest growing club by percentage in its district.

The Fayette County Farm Bureau Board of Directors recently donated $2,000 to the Meals on Wheels Rural Capital Area. Pictured from left are Fayette County Farm Bureau President Donnie Dippel; Karen Walpole, Communications Director with Meals on Wheels; and Fayette County Farm Bureau Secretary/ Treasurer Mike Dittrich.

Jonna Hale and her family decided to make La Grange their home earlier this year. Having grown up in the small town of Sealy, she and her husband Robert want their child to have the same small town experience they had growing up. She recently joined Lindemann Real Estate and is super excited about working within the community. Jonna has worn many hats in the real estate industry in the last 25 years. She has worked in property management assisting with purchasing and renovating houses, leasing and accounting. She also worked as a mortgage loan officer for seven years before getting her real estate license in 2007.

Kist by Grace, a Christian Music Ministry group based in Katy, will be presenting an Advent-Christmas Concert at Faith Lutheran Church in Weimar on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. The church is located at 615 South Eagle St.