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Gardening Q&A: Gopher Problems

Anita Lyons of Muldoon sent this question about gophers, moles and voles: “I really enjoy your gardening adventures. I have a question. I went to the garden yesterday and one tomato plant was cut off at the ground. It almost looked like a knife or weed eater had done it. Then I saw “the hole" We think it’s a gopher, mole or vole. My question is this: how do we stop him? I’m a beekeeper and I don…

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Quarantine Hair Don’t Care Contest

The Fayette County Record and local stylists joined forces for a contest for locals to send us some of their best and/or worst quarantine haircuts and styles during when the salons were closed.

Coronavirus Cases Around the Region

Total cases by county according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. This includes, active cases, recoveries and deaths.

FOR THE RECORD

Casino Hall Opens

Lots of Discussion Before Drug Officers’ Big Pay Raise Tabled

Fayette County Commissioners deferred action on raises for two Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies in the department’s drug interdiction unit. County Judge Joe Weber said at a meetng on Thursday, May 14, that he and the commissioners will reconsider the proposal later this summer when they begin planning next year’s budget.

Corona Cases Rise; Nursing Home Testing to Begin Soon

The number of coronavirus cases in Fayette County continued to climb last week.

Pomp & Silver Linings

What the senior Class of 2020 has lacked in actual school events this spring, they’ve made up for in socially distant attention. From the regularly changed marquee at the Lyric Theater in downtown Flatonia (lower left) highlighting different seniors, to the big banner placed on the courthouse lawn Friday in La Grange showing all the Leopard seniors, people in the Fayette County have done their…

Muzny Advocates For Mieth to Take Over County EMS

At Thursday’s Fayette County commissioners court meeting, Fayette County EMS Director Sharn Muzny gave her last monthly report to the Commissioners. Muzny recently accepted a job as director of operations and safety at La Grange ISD.

Fayetteville Names Top Graduates

Fayetteville High School has announced its top graduates from the Class of 2020.

Schulenburg Native Donates 50,000 Face Masks to Fayette Co.

Schulenburg native and international businessman Carman Kobza donated nearly 50,000 face masks to first responders, nursing homes and other agencies that need them throughout Fayette County and the surrounding area last week.

Governor Abbott Announces Phase Two Reopenings

Governor Greg Abbott announced Phase Two business reopenings today as Texas begins to emerge from the coronavirus lockdown.

Pandemic Won’t Stop the West’s Oldest July 4th Festivities in Round Top

At a meeting Monday by teleconference, Round Top council members decided to go forward with plans for the annual July 4th celebration and parade as well as the town’s sesquicentennial birthday event on August 1 pending further developments with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Iconic KC Fundraising Meals are Back

After months of postponements because of the coronavirus, the La Grange KC Hall was a flurry of activity again Wednesday as the KCs hosted a drive-thru fish fry to raise money for KC charities. The community was ready and waiting as more than 800 plates were expected to be sold. KC dinners are a huge fundraising tool that benefit many local organizations. Photo by Jeff Wick

Flatonia Area Egg Facility Has Nine Employees Test Positive for Covid

Cal-Maine Foods confirmed this week that nine of its employees in the Flatonia area have contracted coronavirus.

A Letter About Our Letters

To the Editor:

Governor, President Spotlight Actions In Pandemic, Economic Downturn

AUSTIN — Texas, along with the rest of the nation and the world, continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic last week as cases and deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus increased.

Mom’s Sure Cure

When we were youngsters growing up on the farm our parents didn’t take us to a doctor for every little thing that ailed us. There were these “home remedies” handed down from generation to generation. Here’s one:

Steamboat Yellow Stone Kept Revolution Afloat

In a May 19, 1837 letter to the speaker of the Republic house of representatives, President Sam Houston pressed for full payment as promised to the captain and crew of the Yellow Stone and the rightful place of the steamboat in Texas history.

The Tomato Battleground, Continued

Last Friday I wrote about tomatoes, but there’s a whole lot more to growing this plant. I mentioned pruning the suckers and the main stalks to control height, but there are other parts of the plant that I prune as well.

Mullins Prairie Store Closing Friday

Mullins Prairie Store will close after this Friday, May 15. “We have made the decision to close because we want to spend more time with family and enjoy some of our hobbies,” said Pamela Henry, who owns the store with her husband Marvin. “We have enjoyed running the bar and have met a lot of great people and appreciate the support of the community.” The store will host a livestream concert…