Hunters, conservationists, wildlife managers and landowners across Texas are invited to join Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) at one of eight regional Texas Big Game Awards (TBGA) celebrations this summer.

This is an exciting week for Senior Connections because we will start our satellite in La Grange on Wednesday, Aug. 5.

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Tejas Healthcare of La Grange held a Back-to-School Festival in La Grange on Saturday, August. 2. The local non-profit healthcare provider gave away 600 backpacks and school supplies to local students. The event included informational booths from school organizations and social service providers in the area. Families and kids also got to enjoy a bounce house, petting zoo, and hot dogs from Feed the Need Ministries.

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The celebrated musical duo Terry Hendricks and Lloyd Maines stopped in La Grange last Thursday. They were in town for a “Song-Buddies” workshop with a talented group of special needs folks at Grey Legacy Services.

The Bugle Boy hosted its second annual Sound Engineering Boot Camp as part of ARTS for Rural Texas’ summer camp programs. The Bugle Boy’s Head Sound Engineer Ryan Lee, who has a degree from Texas State’s Sound Recording Technology program, taught sound engineering basics to seven students ranging from 7th – 12th grades this month. For their final class, the students set the stage and helped run sound for the Bugle Boy’s Friday show featuring Dallas Burrow with Stirling Finlay. Dallas gave the students tips on being a sound engineer as a touring musician and the co-owner of New Braunfels’ Red Bird Listening Room. The Bugle Boy believes in supporting not only independent singer-songwriters, but the next generation of music professionals.

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The descendants of Diedrich and Anna Marie Roderfeld Heinsohn gathered for their family reunion on Sunday, July 19. The event brought together 56 family members at the VFW Hall in La Grange to celebrate their shared heritage. Attendees enjoyed a delicious fried chicken lunch catered by Oakridge Smokehouse of Schulenburg followed by many homemade scrumptious desserts.

Footprints Of Fayette Fayette County is one of the most historic counties in Texas. In this weekly feature from the County Historical Commission, a rotating group of writers looks back at local history.