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County Looking To Up Sheriff’s Budget

Fayette County Commissioners began planning next year’s county budget at a special workshop meeting held Tuesday, June 2.

Peaceful Protest in Schulenburg

A group of people from Schulenburg, Weimar, Gonzales and the surrounding area held a Black Lives Matter demonstration on the steps of Schulenburg City Hall Wednesday evening, June 3. Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek called the event “entirely peaceful.” About 25 to 30 people chanted and held signs with messages such as “Racism is an illness” and “Being black is not a death sentence.” Look for…

Fair Seeks Royalty Contestants

Attention young ladies residing in Fayette County entering grades 9-12 for the 2020-21 school year, the Fayette County Fair Association is seeking 10 ambitious, outgoing individuals who would like to vie for 2020 Fayette County Fair Queen and compete for academic scholarships, prizes and share memories of a lifetime.

La Grange Football Field Vandalized

Some of the turmoil facing the nation came to La Grange over the weekend. As reported in Tuesday’s paper, a group of teens attempted but failed to organize a riot Sunday night on the La Grange Square Sunday night. That morning, officials at La Grange High School discovered some vandalism that appears to be inspired by the more violent protest movement.

Seatbelts May Have Prevented Serious Injuries in Wreck

No one was seriously injured in a wreck at the dangerous intersection of Interstate 10 and US 90 east of Schulenburg.

One-Vehicle Rollover South of LG

A man suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle rollover Friday evening, May 29. The accident happened sometime before 7:50 p.m. near the intersection of US 77 and Petter-Rainosek Loop. The driver was transported by a PHI helicopter to Dell Seton Hospital in Austin. Additional details were not available in time for this publication. Trooper Josh Berger with the Texas Department of Public Safety…

Schulenburg Council Takes No Action On Reopening Many Facilities

Schulenburg City Hall along with most other city facilities in Schulenburg remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Two Arrested, Three Still At Large Near Ellinger

Update June 1, 3:22 p.m. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office released the following statement this afternoon concerning the events in Ellinger early this morning:

CDA Court No. 1962 Has Texas State Court Memorial Scholarship Winners

In support of education, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA), Texas State Court awarded their annual Memorial Scholarships on May 1, 2020. Forty-six Memorial Scholarships totaling $44,000.00 were given to qualifying high school seniors of 2020. Courts throughout Texas sponsoring winners were notified and asked to present the scholarships on behalf of the Texas State Court; and Court…

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Martin Luther Lutheran Church Services to Resume

Martin Luther Lutheran Church will resume Saturday and Sunday worship services beginning June 6 and 7. The Saturday service is at 6 p.m. and the Sunday service at 10 a.m. Precautionary guidelines will be followed. The service will also be on the website.

Schulenburg Deceased Veterans Honored

The Schulenburg Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion Post 143 put the United States of America flags on all deceased veteran graves on Memorial Day. This program started a number of years ago. They were put out on the graves in the morning and taken down the same day. Years later we decided to leave them all week long. We then decided to honor them by leaving the flags on the graves…

Second Chance Emporium Slated to Resume Operations

Second Chance Emporium will resume accepting donations on Monday, June 1 and reopen for sales on Friday, June 5 adhering to state and county directives to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

VFW, Auxiliary Meets May 19

Officers and members of the busy VFW Auxiliary of Post 5254 voted unanimously to hold their May 19 meeting by teleconferencing with President Vicki Latapie presiding.

Cynthia Kulak Celebrates Graduation

Cynthia Kulak celebrated her graduation from the University of Texas with a small family gathering at her parents, Darrell and Dana Kulak’s, home. Cynthia and her friends, Rob Gomulak and Hailey, came in from Austin and were joined by Cynthia’s brother, Elton Kulak, and his girlfriend, Miko Anderson, from Houston.

WACA Scholarship Deadline is June 30

The Winchester Area Civic Association will be offering a $1,000 scholarship to a Fayette County resident who is enrolled or will be enrolling in an institute of higher learning for careers in the professions of nursing, teaching, criminology/peace officer, fire sciences, dental, radiology imaging or EMT certification/paramedic. You must be enrolled in a college or approved program by the Fall of…

Ellinger Arrests, I-10 Drugs

At approximately 12:30 a.m. Monday June 1, the Fayette County Sheriffs Office was advised of an incident that occurred in Austin and that the suspected vehicle was possibly headed into Fayette County on Hwy 71. Deputies located the vehicle and engaged in a pursuit. The vehicle eventually came to a stop in the Ellinger area where several subjects wearing all dark, long sleeve clothing fled from…

Navidad Valley CattleWomen to Host Annual 5K Ranch Run

Navidad Valley Cattle-Women will hold their 7th Annual 5K Ranch Run on August 1, 2020 in conjunction with the Schulenburg Festival. The Reunion Theme will continue this year as it has inspired family fun and teamwork. This means that along with the traditional age group prizes there will be additional runners recognized. The categories include: largest family group, youngest participant, most …