La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath said the Fayette County Fair passed with just one arrest at the Fairgrounds. Gilbreath said the arrest came Saturday night around 10 p.m.

Some years ago, La Grange attorney John Daniel Marburger was leaning through the bars of a cell in the Old Fayette County Jail conversing with an incarcerated client when a deafening 410-shotgun blast echoed through the historic structure. Had an inmate overpowered a guard and grabbed his gun? Was a jailbreak in progress?

There will be a Community Wide Garage Sale in Winchester on Saturday, Oct. 2. If you are interested in participating, please contact Bobbie Hajek at (979) 639-1646 or email her at bbhajek8255@gmail.com. There will be a small charge to help cover the advertising expense.

September 3-7, 1971 Mrs. Mathilda Zbranek grew the La Grange area’s first bale of cotton for the 1971 season. Weighing in at 655 pounds on the scale at the Kasper-Michalk Gin, it sold to Ehlers Cotton Company for a premium price of 30¢ a pound. Mrs. Zbranek had been raising cotton for 53 years, and the Ehlers firm was observing its 50th anniversary in the cotton buying business.

The Big Easy Ranch is the host for the annual Swing & Blast Classic to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Champion Valley on Monday, Oct. 18. This event provides opportunities for sporting clay shoot competitions or 18 holes of golf. It will feature a champagne diamond toast with the prize of a 1½ carat diamond, an exciting helicopter ball drop, an elegant dinner and a lively silent and live auctions.

The Schulenburg Young Farmers hosted the annual Fayette County Hay Show at the Fayette County Fair. Judging took place Thursday afternoon followed by the sale at 8 p.m.

A total of 197 families were served for the month of August with a total of 482 individuals served by the AMEN Food Pantry. A total of 151 volunteers served for 370 hours to the pantry. A total of 1,212 pounds of food were donated.

Carmine Volunteer Fire Department Drill Night is Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Friday morning, Sept. 3, around 1 a.m. Deputy Jared Michalec conducted a traffic stop on State Hwy. 71 westbound near West Point on a 2021 Ford Explorer for a traffic violation. Upon contact with the driver the odor of marijuana was emitting from the vehicle occupied by four subjects.

Schreiner University has named qualified students to its President’s and Dean’s List. To be eligible for the President’s List, full-time students must earn at least a 4.0 grade point average for the term, passing all classes, and have at least 12 hours credit for the term.