South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic set in Brenham

The 51st annual South Central Texas Cow-Calf Clinic will be held Friday, Oct.

City-wide cleanup set on three dates in Oct.

The City of Schulenburg has scheduled its fall citywide cleanup – open only to customers who live inside the city limits and pay monthly garbage fees – on the following dates: Sat., Oct. 22............ 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 26............... 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., Oct. 29............ 8 a.

October sales tax allocations total $1.06 billion

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced on Wednesday, Oct. 12 that he was sending cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 17.4 percent more than in October 2021.

Lala named Deputy of 3rd Quarter

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek announces that Sgt. Angela Lala (right) has received the award as Deputy of the 3rd Quarter 2022 through the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Lala has been with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 18 years.

NCRS seeks applicants for pathways internships

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently seeking applicants for collegiate student internships across Texas. Student trainee positions include soil conservationists, soil scientists, rangeland management specialists and engineers.

State Capital Highlights

Early voting begins Oct. 24 Early voting in the Nov. 8 general election begins Oct. 24 and runs through Nov. 4. Applications for voting by mail must be received by Oct. 28, according to the secretary of state’s office.

Courthouse Report

155th District Court Civil Court Cases Filed •Civil Case Related to Criminal Matter (Sept. 29) In re: Forfeiture hearing, Rolando Jr. Guerra aka Rolando Guerra Jr. and Sylvia Gonzalez Salinas •Civil Cases-Other (Sept. 28-Oct. 7) FC Marketplace, LLC vs. R S Behrens Inc.

Sheriff's Report

September 2022 Sheriff Keith Korenek reports these activities of Fayette County deputies for September. Detective Marc Bennett is actively investigating several cases of sexual assault involving a child and multiple child abuse cases.

Police Report

Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that officers responded to 111 calls for service and 10 reportable incidents were investigated during the week of Oct. 8-14.

Vehicle, foot pursuit end in arrest of Bastrop man

Fayette County narcotics investigators made an arrest after attempting to stop a white 2003 Chevrolet SUV for a traffic violation in the Cedar Creek subdivision on Hrbacek street in the north part of La Grange on Wednesday, Oct. 5 around 12:15 p.m., according to Sheriff Keith Korenek.