Lone superintendent finalist named

The Schulenburg ISD Board of Trustees selected an East Texas educator with 31 years of experience in the field as its lone finalist for superintendent following a special meeting on Thursday, March 30.

Multiple law enforcement agencies involved in pursuit from Columbus to Flatonia

The Columbus Police Department responded to a theft at Potter’s Western Store on Tuesday, March 28 around 5:27 p.m. After the suspect vehicle was located by Colorado County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Highway 90 near Radio Lane and an attempt to stop it failed, a pursuit ensued.

COMMUNITY GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE

The Fayette County Ministerial Alliance will host a Good Friday Worship Service on April 7 at noon at First Baptist Church, 110 North Upton Ave. in Schulenburg. The speaker will be the Rev. Jerry Evins of First United Methodist Church in Schulenburg.

SPD makes pair of drug arrests after traffic stops

Two traffic stops by the Schulenburg Police Department last week resulted in the arrest of two individuals on drug charges. On Friday, March 24 at approximately 10:07 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle in the 600 block Herder Avenue for a traffic offense.

Changes at Precinct 4’s recycling site

Fayette County Recycling Center Director Paul Zapalac announced last Thursday that the site next to the Precinct 4 warehouse just west of Schulenburg off of FM 2672 will be open as follows starting on April 17: • Mondays – 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; • Wednesdays – 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.; • Fridays – 7 a.m. to...

Commissioners Court hears comments on situation at St. Mark’s

Two county residents spoke about the current state of St. Mark’s Medical Center during the public comment portion of last Thursday’s Fayette County Commissioners Court meeting. Eugene Niemeyer said he represented the La Grange/Fayette County Farm Bureau.