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Courthouse Report

Courthouse Report

Courthouse Report

155th District Court Civil Court Cases Filed•Civil Cases-Other (July 17-24) Christina Gass vs. Emanuel Funeral Home Inc. vs. Lovelady State Bank Name change of Rhiannon Lynn Brunner Clinton C. Lueders Jr. vs.

Phone scammers claim to be from Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that the Fayette County Sheriff's Office is again receiving several scam reports that someone is calling citizens of Fayette County and claiming to be from the Sheriff's Office, stating that the person has warrants for his or her arrest for missed jury duty or unpaid...

Young Farmers to hold annual hay show at Fair

The Schulenburg Young Farmers will hold their 58th annual hay show on Wednesday, Aug. 27 and Thursday, Aug. 28 in conjunction with the Fayette County Fair in La Grange.Judging will take place at 1 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Emily Fritsch Pavilion at the Fairgrounds. The hay show sale will begin at 8 p.

Sales tax holiday set

Texans are expected to save an estimated $133.2 million in state and local sales taxes during this year’s sales tax holiday, which runs Friday, Aug. 8 through midnight Sunday, Aug. 10.
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Kerr County death toll now at 108; two still missing The number of people still missing in the July 4 Kerr County flood dropped to two after another body was recovered last week, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Bill Brisco e, a 19-year director who died in February, was remembered by the board. FEC representatives and Briscoe family members shown with a distinguished service award given in his honor and a token of appreciation from the cooperative are (from left) FEC General Manager/CEO Doug Lambert; Mrs. Patricia Briscoe and her sons Corey Briscoe and Tyson Briscoe; and FEC board president Joseph Kruppa.

Bill Brisco e, a 19-year director who died in February, was remembered by the board. FEC representatives and Briscoe family members shown with a distinguished service award given in his honor and a token of appreciation from the cooperative are (from left) FEC General Manager/CEO Doug Lambert; Mrs. Patricia Briscoe and her sons Corey Briscoe and Tyson Briscoe; and FEC board president Joseph Kruppa.

Fayette Electric Co-op holds annual meeting

Hundreds of members filled the KC Community Center in La Grange on Wednesday, July 16, eager to enjoy the activities organized by Fayette Electric Cooperative employees for the annual meeting, then settled in to visit with friends and wait for the business session to begin.
Courthouse Report

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Courthouse Report

Fayette County Court Marriage Licenses Filing Dates: July 7-18Macario Vazquez Martinez and Sarah Chavez Nonthe Steven Ray Davis and Nicole Elizabeth Voitle Luke James Bryan and Isabel Rose Renfrew Charles Edward Brown and Joyce Edwards Brown James Richard Mulholland and Debora Jones Grant Patterson...
Mau gives program to Young Farmers

Mau gives program to Young Farmers

Mau gives program to Young Farmers

The Schulenburg Young Farmers held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 22 at the Schulenburg Expo Center. Chairmen for the meeting were Mike Dittrich (left) and Benedict Kallus (right). Cooper Mau (center), a student at Texas Tech University, was the guest speaker.
Police Report

Police Report

Police Report

Schulenburg Police Chief Troy Brenek reports that during the week of July 20-26, officers responded to 112 calls for service and four reportable incidents were investigated as follows: •July 21 – Sgt.
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Abbott: Flooding death toll now at 135Gov. Greg Abbott said late last week that the statewide death toll from the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country stands at 135, and the number of persons missing has dropped to three.