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LG One Act Play

The site has changed for the UIL regional one-act play competition. The plays will be performed at the Carthage ISD Performing Arts Center, 1600 W. Panola St., Carthage TX 75633 on Friday. It was originally announced that the plays would be performed in Nacogdoches.

Planting in Threes; Artichokes

A fellow gardener recently shared a little piece of wisdom with me, and I wanted to pass it along to you readers. This lady bought three tomato plants from me a few weeks ago.

Horsing Around at the ‘Neigh’borhood Drive-In

Tuesday night at Sonic Drive-In as most folks drove up to get some fast food, La Grange teens Nahqi Williams, left, and Jhase Scott, right, trotted up on horseback to get their food. While they were there eating, with their horses tied up in one of the parking spots, several folks stopped to take their picture. The duo said they rode their horses into town from the Nechanitz area, some 4-5 miles away. This is not the first time they had done so – and probably not the last.

Today is Arbor Day

You don’t have to go far in La Grange to pass by areas where live oak trees are in the middle of the streets – a nice reminder that the trees were here long before the pavement. And a nice reminder of the respect city leaders have shown these trees for centuries.

RT-C Students Shine at District UIL Meet

The UIL academic district 29A results are: calculator applications, Kinsley Bage, second, Jaylen Bage, third, Maggie Salinas, fourth, and Lucero Soto, sixth; copy editing, Kendra Pesch, second; editorial writing, Alin Soto, second and Lucy Soto, third; headline writing, Sophia Nance, first and Angie LeBouef, fourth; mathematics, Kinsley Bage, fifth; number sense, Kinsley Bage, fourth and Jaylen Bage, seventh; ready writing, Hailey Johnson, second and Lizeth Hernandez, fourth; science, Kendra Pesch, fifth, Kinsley Bage, sixth, Jaylen Bage, seventh and Maggie Salinas, eighth; social studies,

Vietnam Veterans Chapter 870 Announces Scholarship Winners

The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 870 is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of 13 - $1,000 scholarships. Congratulations to the winners, and hopefully this will help them continue their education to become future leaders of America.

Record Piles Up Awards in Galveston

The Fayette County Record earned several awards over the weekend in Galveston at the combined convention of the South Texas Press Association and the Gulf Coast Press Association at Moody Gardens. All honors were for work done during the 2023 calendar year.