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Fayette County leaders have known for years that one day, they’ll need to build a new County Jail. The current jail opened in 1985 as a 45-bed facility.
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Thousands of Texans of Czech descent, and thousands more who just love a good party, descended on southern Fayette County Saturday as St. Mary’s Church in Praha celebrated its 171st Parish Picnic with lots of food, music and cold beverages.
The building going up at 137 State Hwy. 92 Spur in La Grange will be the new office for Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The building is located across the street from Monument Hill Nursing Center.
The Fayette County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 last Friday to propose a nearly 3.5 cent property tax increase. Overall property appraisals were down across the County this year.
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The La Grange football team went to El Campo Friday for a preseason scrimmage. Here are some images from that action. The Leps will host Franklin this Thursday with Freshmen and JV teams going at it at 5 p.m. and the varsity squads playing at 6:30 p.m. Franklin went 9-3 last year and is the preseason No. 4-ranked team in 3A Division I.
The La Grange volleyball team went 6-3, placing 7th at the 34-team Wimberley Tournament last week, beating Glen Rose, Savio, Victoria East, Blanco and Prince of Peace before falling to Ponder, Greenhill and Sotomayor. The Lady Leps are now 6-3 overall and host Caldwell Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Cierra McCain’s first few weeks as La Grange volleyball coach have been eased by having six standout seniors on this year’s team. Those seniors are Avery Griffin, Mriyah Holmes, Haedyn Cooper, Campbell Cooper, Hannah Gross and Jace Baptiste.
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The Walhalla Extension Education Association (EEA) Club recently met for their annual summer luncheon at the Garden Company Restaurant in Round Top. At their meeting, club members reviewed the agenda for the upcoming 2026 Texas EEA State Conference which is highlighting the 100th anniversary of TEEA.
Frank Jones and Charlie Davis of La Grange recently took the Fayette County Record along with the
Arnold Romberg, along with Sam Wilson and Mike Massingill, completed a 3,700-mile road trip to de