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March 5 Primary Election Results

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James Herbrich was the winner over Mark F. Elvig in the race for Fayette County attorney in the Republican Primary Election on Tuesday, March 5.

Mentoring program like SISD’s discussed

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Initiating a mentor program for students at all of the schools in Fayette County was discussed at a recent meeting in La Grange. It was organized by Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Zach Velasquez and the Juvenile Board (District Judge Jeff Steinhauser, County Judge Dan Mueller, and La Grange ISD Assistant Superintendent Stacy Eilers).

State unemployment drops in January, area rates increase

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Following annual benchmarking revisions to the 2023 labor market data, Texas’ seasonallyadjusted job count increased by 18,900 in January to reach 14,053,400 jobs and achieve growth in 43 of the last 45 months.

In-person and mail-in early voting stats given

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(total registered voters in county: 17,961) in-person in-person % in-person mail-in in-person & %cumulative by date cumulative cumulative cumulative mail-in cum. early voting Republican Primary: Tuesday, Feb.

Lady Horn powerlifters compete in regional meet

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Four Lady Horns traveled to Edinburg on Monday, Feb. 26 as qualifiers for the Region V Class 1A/2A meet of the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association.

Spring citywide cleanup slated for Mar. 16, 20, 23

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The City of Schulenburg has scheduled its spring citywide cleanup – open only to customers who live inside the city limits and pay monthly garbage fees – on the following dates: Saturday, March 16 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In absence of contested races, Council cancels City’s May 4 election

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An ordinance was unanimously approved by the Schulenburg City Council at its regular meeting on Monday, March 4 that cancelled this year’s City General Election. The document, read by Mayor Connie Koopmann, declared that the three candidates who filed to run for the three positions that would have been on the May 4 ballot were unopposed.