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Three local cattlemen – Charles Zapalac, Todd Fritsch and Cody Leopold – recently purchased the Schulenburg Livestock Auction. They’re switching the sale day from Saturday to Wednesday.
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Fayette County could end up in a burn ban later this week. The Fayette County Commissioners Court is scheduled to meet this Thursday, Aug.
The Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives is excited to welcome Bobby J. Smith, II, associate professor of African American Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for a presentation and book signing at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evening, September 4th, in the library’s meeting room at 855 S. Jefferson Street in La Grange.
A Get Voter Ready Open House will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 25 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fayette County Elections Office, 275 Ellinger Rd., La Grange. Get voter registration help and election questions answered. This event is hosted by the Fayette County Elections Office and the League of Women Voters of South Central Texas.
Sports
In their second, and final, preseason scrimmage the La Grange Leopards put on quite a show. Hosting the state’s preseason No.
The La Grange girls volleyball team went to the Bastrop Tournament last week and beat Boswell and Elgin but lost to Industrial, Fort Bend Austin, Taft and Hays. The Lady Leps are now 9-7 overall and play at East Bernard Tuesday.
High School football Friday nights are almost here. The regular seasons start Friday Aug.
Lifestyle
The annual Fayette County 4-H Banquet was held on Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Historic Casino Hall. The 4-H Banquet is the ultimate highlight and culmination of the year’s activities for each member, as we see one year close and a new year beginning.
On August 15, 1824, at nearly 67 years of age, The Marquis de Lafayette arrived in New York to begin his tour of the United States. Lafayette was accompanied by his son named Georges Washington.