ARTS kicks off library’s Summer Reading Program

With the theme “All Together Now,” the Schulenburg Public Library’s Summer Reading Program for youngsters got started last week with a “friendship forest” mural hosted by Arts for Rural Texas.

Committee eyeing December date for sesquicentennial event

Plans for celebrating Schulenburg’s 150th birthday progressed with a public meeting that included representatives from the City of Schulenburg, City Council, Chamber of Commerce, and interested citizens last Wednesday.

County’s property insurance increases significantly for 2023

Fayette County Auditor Cindy Havelka reported that this year’s property insurance bill would be nearly $20,000 higher at the Commissioners Court meeting on Thursday, May 25. In 2022, the County paid $57,435 and it was due for a reevaluation of the property insurance, Havelka said.

A day to reflect & remember

As part of Schulenburg’s Memorial Day Service Monday morning at Wolters Park Pavilion, American Legion McBride Post 143 First Vice Commander Ed Semler (PHOTO #1) places a wreath on the “grave of the unknown soldier.”

State unemployment rate says steady in April

The seasonally-adjusted civilian labor force increased by 62,184 to reach a series-high 14,960,308 people in April while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.0 percent, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. Fayette County’s rate dropped one-tenth of a percent from March to 3.4.