La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports on the following incidents his department resonded to during the week of Nov. 9-16.

Wendish Society to Host Scholarship Fundraiser Meal Jan. 25 The Wendish Society will have their Annual Scholarship Fundraiser Drive-Thru meal on Sunday, Jan.

Ellinger Chamber of Commerce will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m.

OP Bethlehem Lutheran Church Congregational Meeting this Sunday The annual Bethlehem Lutheran Church Congregational meeting is Jan. 11.

La Grange ISD is taking nominations for grades 1-11 for the Gifted and Talented program for the 2026-2027 school year. The Gifted and Talented program is designed to provide additional challenge and stimulation for academically talented students. Parents, teachers and community members may nominate students currently enrolled in LGISD to participate in the screening process to determine eligibility for the gifted program. Nomination forms are available in the La Grange Elementary School office or on the La Grange ISD website on the Gifted and Talented page. All nominations are due by Feb. 1, 2026. Contact Tenille Adamcik at tenille.adamcik@ lgisd.net if you would like additional information about the gifted program.

As the holiday season ends, the entire team at Gardenia E. Janssen Animal Shelter (GJAS) wants to extend our deepest, most heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support, compassion, and tireless efforts. As 2025 ends, your community shelter pauses to reflect on a year filled with honor, success, and some heartbreak while caring for the unwanted dogs and cats of Fayette County.

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Texas Department of Public Safety released new information about the fatal crash that occurred last Monday, Dec. 29, on Interstate 10 east of Schulenburg. One person involved faces possible criminal charges.

2025 will go down as an awfully dry year in Fayette County. According to the LCRA Hydromet system, their gauge on the Colorado River above La Grange received just 29.16 inches of rain in 2025.

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