Winter coyote control contest to start Nov. 5

The Fayette County winter coyote control program will begin as hunters hit the deer stands on Sunday, Nov. 5 and will continue through Jan. 1, 2023.

CARTS offers free rides for early voting, Election Day

The Capital Area Rural Transportation System will join many Texas transit providers, taxis and ride-share services in offering free rides to and from Election Day polls.

Early voting in General Election under way

Early voting in the General Election continues through Friday, Nov. 4. In Fayette County, early voting is being held in the Elections Office, 275 Ellinger Road, Suite A, La Grange. The schedule is as follows: •Monday, Oct. 24 through Friday, Oct. 28 – 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. •Saturday, Oct. 29 – 7 a.m.

State Capital Highlights

Early voting underway across state Early voting in this year’s midterm elections began Monday and continues through Friday, Nov. 4. Election Day is Nov. 8.

Courthouse Report

Fayette County Court Adult Misdemeanor Cases Filed Oct. 11 Welch, Chad Avery-Possession of marijuana <2 oz. (3-30-22) Misdemeanor Traffic Filed Oct. 4 Lafourcade, Alcantara Amaurys-Ran stop sign (9-8-22) Filed Oct. 13 Nichols, Jeremy Dewayne-Speeding mph zone ends in 0 (4-29-22) Filed Oct.

Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that officers responded to 129 calls for service and seven reportable incidents were investigated during the week of Oct. 15-21.

Early voting in General Election starts Oct. 24

Early voting in the Nov. 8 General Election will begin on Monday, Oct. 24 and continue through Friday, Nov. 4. In Fayette County, early voting will take place in the Elections Office, located at 275 Ellinger Road, Suite A, La Grange. The schedule is as follows: • Monday, Oct.

On The Nov. 8 ballot

The following shows the order of the Nov. 8 General Election ballot (the official ballot will also include Spanish). INSTRUCTION NOTE: 1. Vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by darkening in the oval (●) provided to the left of the name of the candidate. 2.

SOS encourages Texans to become poll workers

Texas Secretary of State John Scott encourages interested Texans to get involved with the election process at the local level by learning how to become a poll worker for the Nov. 8 General Election. To serve as an Election Clerk, a person must be a U.S.

West Point woman arrested on three charges including stolen mail with identity info

A report in reference to fraudulent charges being made on a victim’s bank account was taken by Deputy A.J. Gonzales on Tuesday, Oct. 11, according to Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek. Investigator Marc Bennett, along with narcotics investigators, began an investigation into the matter.