County dept. heads give review of ’25

The Office of Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller released the following reviews of 2025 activities submitted by County department heads.

Four Lady Horns named all-state by TGCA

The Texas Girls Coaches Association 2025 all-state volleyball team for Class 2A included four Lady Horns: senior setter Landry Zapalac (top, left); senior middle blocker Reagan Dusek (top, right); sophomore libero Jenna Guentert (bottom, left); and junior outside hitter Haylee Vacek (bottom, right).

Sticker won’t be published on Dec. 25

The Sticker will not have an issue on Thursday, Dec. 25, and staff will be on vacation from Monday, Dec. 22 through Friday, Dec. 26.The next issue of the Sticker will be Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, and the deadline for that issue is Friday, Dec. 26 at 5 p.m.

State unemployment stays at 4.1, area rates drop slightly

The Texas Workforce Commission released labor market statistics for September last week and they showed that the statewide seasonally-adjusted unemployment stayed steady at 4.1 percent.Rates for Fayette and surrounding counties (not seasonally adjusted) decreased slightly fromAugust.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we hope it brings you much joy!

– from the Sticker StaffDarrell Vyvjala, Diane Prause, Dale Manning, Abby Mojica, and Bernadette Gillings The Sticker Christmas Edition is included in this issue on Pages 8 through 16. It includes letters to Santa, local Christmas photos & information, and season’s greetings ads.

Winning weeks for SHS hoops

Both the Shorthorns and Lady Horns posted three victories against two losses last week. The boys downed Bellville before going 2-2 in the local tournament while the girls rebounded from a loss in Flatonia to win three of four in Granger’s tourney. For more, see SPORTS.

Vandever appointed to statewide committee

Fayette County EMS Director Josh Vandever has been appointed to the governor’s EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Response, a statewide body that helps guide Texas’ emergency medical and trauma system planning for large-scale emergencies and disasters.