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Young Farmers learn about hospice care The Schulenburg Young Farmers held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 25. Chair for the meeting was Dianna Kallus (right), who introduced Margie Collier-McKee (left). Collier-McKee, a volunteer coordinator for Hospice Brazos Valley, gave an informative presentation on elder and hospice care.

Young Farmers learn about hospice care The Schulenburg Young Farmers held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 25. Chair for the meeting was Dianna Kallus (right), who introduced Margie Collier-McKee (left). Collier-McKee, a volunteer coordinator for Hospice Brazos Valley, gave an informative presentation on elder and hospice care.

Young Farmers hay show entry deadline is Aug. 12

News Staff
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
The Schulenburg Young Farmers will hold their 56th annual Hay Show on Wednesday, Aug. 30 and Thursday, Aug. 31 in conjunction with the Fayette County Fair in La Grange. Judging will take place at 1 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Emily Fritsch Pavilion at the Fairgrounds. The hay sale will begin at 8 p.m.
ThenewNuclearMedicineGammaCamera at St. Mark’s, with Ashley Havel, RT(R)(N)CNMT(CT), director, imaging services, CVIC, PACs administrator.

ThenewNuclearMedicineGammaCamera at St. Mark’s, with Ashley Havel, RT(R)(N)CNMT(CT), director, imaging services, CVIC, PACs administrator.

Grant allows St. Mark’s to get imaging equipment

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
St. Mark’s Medical Center’s purchase and installation of multiple pieces of imaging equipment through a $500,000 grant from Fayette County has raised the facility’s capabilities, efficiency and patient safety.
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Police Report

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that officers responded to 72 calls for services and five reportable incidents were investigated during the week of July 15-21. Included were one burglary of a residence, one burglary of a vehicle, one check fraud, theft and one runaway juvenile.

Constable Strickland attends training

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Fayette County Precinct 4 Constable Jason Strickland recently completed a 40-hour continuing education course for constables at the prestigious Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT), located on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.
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Sheriff’s Report

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
JUNE 2023 Sheriff Keith Korenek reports these activities of Fayette County deputies for June. Sgt. Ron Naumann was dispatched to a business in Round Top in reference to a handgun being found.
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Courthouse Report

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
155th District Court Dispositions July 5 Jackson, Sarah Marie-DWI with child under 15 years of age (6-21-14). Motion to Revoke denied; continued on probation. Seabourn, Nathan Paul-Unlawful possession of firearm by felon (4-8-19).
The 2022 Hugh Hammond Bennett Regional Conservation Planner of the Year Award was presented to Glen Minzenmeyer (right) at the Area 3 Conservation Awards Banquet by Rick Schilling (left), State Area 3 board member on the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts.

The 2022 Hugh Hammond Bennett Regional Conservation Planner of the Year Award was presented to Glen Minzenmeyer (right) at the Area 3 Conservation Awards Banquet by Rick Schilling (left), State Area 3 board member on the Association of Texas Soil & Water Conservation Districts.

Minzenmeyer gets Bennett conservation award

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Former USDANatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) employee Glen Minzenmeyer was recently selected as the recipient of the 2022 Hugh Hammond Bennett Regional Conservation Planner of the Year Award by the NationalAssociation of Conservation District’s National Conservation Planning Partnership.
State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Patrick issues gag order ahead of trial Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick last week issued a sweeping gag order ahead of the impeachment trial of suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Houston Chronicle reported, saying “out-of-court statements” by both sides threaten to jeopardize the trial.

Texas leads U.S. in veterans’ PACT Act claims

News Staff
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Texas has the largest veteran population of any state, at over 1,543,160. Additionally, Texas leads the nation in veterans filing disability claims associated with the PACTAct, at over 73,490 since it was enacted in August 2022.
Area Sales Tax Allocations

Area Sales Tax Allocations

Sales tax allocations total $1.1 billion in July

News Staff
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Wednesday, July 12 that he was sending cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 7.5 percent more than in July 2022.
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