Top SHS varsity finishers at local XC meet

Ruby Rodriguez (PHOTO #1) sprints to the finish line en route to placing fourth and Alton Herzik (PHOTO #2) heads up the final uphill stretch at the Sports Complex on his way to a ninth-place finish on Thursday, Aug. 29.

September proclaimed Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Fayette County

The Fayette County Commissioners Court signed a proclamation declaring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Fayette County with the theme “Wear a Gold Ribbon” to urge all citizens to become aware of childhood cancer.

Fourth-place finish in Lady Horn Classic

Haylee Vacek digs a Goliad attack in the first set Saturday morning during the local tournament. The Lady Horns went 5-1 in pool play on Thursday and Friday to qualify for the Gold Bracket, where they lost to Goliad and Columbus to finish fourth in the 16-team event. For more, see SPORTS.

State unemployment ticks up to 4.1 percent in July, area rates decrease slightly from June

After three straight months at 4.0 percent, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Texas registered at 4.1 percent in July, which was 0.2 percentage points below the national rate, according to the Texas Workforce Commission Fayette County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) last...

Trustees OK ‘Guardians’

Implementation of the Guardian Program at Schulenburg ISD proceeded with the Board of Trustees approving volunteer staff members to serve as armed security officers.The action followed an executive session at last week’s meeting and Superintendent Dr. Julie Motomura said that the individuals chosen...

Arrests made for drugs, guns, assault

A San Antonio man was arrested on gun and drug charges by the Schulenburg Police Department after a traffic stop on Interstate 10 this past Saturday, Aug. 25.According to the SPD report, officers pulled over a 2022 Toyota Corolla for a traffic violation as it traveled westbound at approximately...