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Presentation to Schulenburg Area Food Pantry – (from left) Jack Niesner, SAFP vice president, and Tanya Schindler, NVCW past president.

CattleWomen donate beef to area food pantries

News Staff

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Summer is traditionally grilling season, though for many of those who live in Texas grilling season is year-round.

A structure fire on Luther Hill Road was extinguished by the La Grange and Round Top-Warrenton VFDs on Saturday, Aug. 16 Photo Courtesy of Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Structure fire reported north of La Grange

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

A 911 call reporting a structure fire on Luther Hill Road near FM 2145 north of La Grange was received by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office on Saturday, Aug. 16 around 1:58 p.m., according to Sheriff Keith Korenek.The La Grange Volunteer Fire Department was notified and responded along with...

Addition of three sports at SJH approved

Darrell Vyvjala

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Seventh and eighth graders at Schulenburg ISD will be able to play baseball, softball, and golf in the spring of this school year after action by the Board of Trustees at its regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 18.The prospect of adding the sports was brought up at a previous meeting and Athletic...

5-4 first week

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Haylee Vacek (left) gets a kill and Reagan Dusek (above) picks up a dig during pool play of the Columbus tournament. The Lady Horns finished 5-4 in their first week of action against some stiff competition.

County tax rate, salaries proposed

Melanie Berger

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The planned salaries and allowances of elected officials, all part of Fayette County’s proposed 2026 budget that was scheduled to be published, were approved at the regular meeting of the Commissioners Court on Thursday,Aug. 11 As is the case with all other County employees, the elected officials...

Area Unemployment Rates

State unemployment stays steady in July, area rates increase slightly

News Staff

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

For the second straight month, the statewide seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate registered at 4.0 percent, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.Fayette County’s rate (not seasonally adjusted) rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.8 in July.

Mason Kunschick, who returns at running back, carries for 8 yards in the scrimmage last Thursday. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

Horns looking to continue upward trend

Darrell Vyvjala

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Just two years removed from going 0-10, the Shorthorns went two rounds in the playoffs and finished 8-4 last season but head coach Clay Ferguson, in his first year at Schulenburg, has his sights set higher.“It’s like a blur,” he said of the time since he assumed the athletic director position on...

2025 Overall Ratings for SISD

Gains noted in ratings for SISD along with plans to address deficiencies

Darrell Vyvjala

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The overall grade for Schulenburg ISD increased by four points and campus scores went up in four areas but the elementary school dropped to an “F” in the Texas Education Agency’s 2005 A-F Accountability Ratings released on Friday, Aug. 15.SISD’s district rating went from a “D” (69) in 2024 to a “C”...

Library gets $9K grant for upgrades

News Staff

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) announced in a press release on Thursday, Aug. 7 that $4,107,388 was awarded to libraries across the state in 2025-26 through its Library Infrastructure Facility Improvement (LIFI) Grants.

Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala

SHS football program scores $5,000 through T-Mobile program

News Staff

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Shorthorn football players, coaches, and cheerleaders accept a $5,000 check from representatives of T-Mobile as part of the wireless network operator’s Friday Night 5G Lights grant program. The presentation was made during Schulenburg ISD’s “Meet the Athletes” night on Friday, Aug. 8.

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