Three local girls under the direction of Tina Kallus of La Grange brought back a slew of awards from the Pinto World Championship Show in Tulsa Oklahoma June 6-18. Teagan Kallus and her horse Extra Options R Good were crowned the World Champion- Youth Senior Novice Western Showmanship.

Author and minister “Padre” Bill Miller and musician Joey Mc-Gee hit the road across the American South for The Howlelujah Tour — a unifying celebration of music, animal stories, and community connection, with Mystic the rescue dog riding shotgun.

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The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly Opry on Monday July 20 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7 p.m. and the doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8.

DOPTABLE Adoptions are down nationwide. The shelter is at maximum capacity.

On May 6, 2026, Austin Michael McBroom graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health from Texas A&M. Austin is the son of Kevin and Melissa McBroom, the grandson of Mike and Linda McBroom of Warda, and Laura Ciaccio of Fort Worth.

Flatonia Chief of Police Lee Dick announced that the Flatonia Police Department received a grant from the NRA Foundation and Friends of NRA in the amount of $2,758. The grant will be used to purchase two patrol rifles, each equipped with AimPoint red dot optics. These rifles will enhance the Flatonia Police Department’s existing Patrol Rifle Program and will better equip officers to protect the community. Chief Lee Dick would like to thank the NRA Foundation and Friends of NRA for their ongoing support

The Stanzel Family Foundation is excited to announce the recipients of their annual Teacher-Generated Instructional Grants. Since 2013 the Foundation has offered these awards to support instructional learning experiences in the area schools. Grant requests come directly from and directly support teachers in four schools: Weimar ISD, Schulenburg ISD, St. Michael Catholic School and St. Rose of Lima Catholic School. This year’s awards supported technology, curriculum and supplies in the areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Instructional Materials, Novels and books, Agriculture Mechanics Tools and Shop Equipment, and social-emotional learning curriculum.

Robert Bundick, of La Grange, is among the more than 3,800 students who earned their degrees from the University of Mississippi in May 2026. Bundick, who majored in Integrated Marketing Communications, received a Bachelor of Science from the School of Journalism and New Media.