Published by News Staff on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:00am
Fayette County Commissioners unanimously approved guidelines for future tax abatements at a meeting last Thursday, Feb. 27. The move clears the path for Candella Renewables to apply for tax incentives to build a proposed solar farm in the Muldoon area. Candella has indicated at a previous meeting that the project is not financially viable without tax incentives from the County and Flatonia Independent School District.
Published by News Staff on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:00am
Published by News Staff on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:00am
Fayette County Emergency Management Coordinator Craig Moreau said he does not expect a coronavirus outbreak in the local area, but if it does happen, Fayette County is prepared.
Published by News Staff on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:00am
Assistant County Attorney Harold Streicher retired last week after 18 years of service to Fayette County. That service capped off an extraordinary four decades in the legal profession, which included winning one case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Published by News Staff on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 12:00am
February 29 is a day that only comes around every four years, but it may be remembered in Fayette County for a lot longer than that. Saturday was a banner day for locals as the Schulenburg girls basketball team stormed to the regional title and a berth in the state tournament this week in the Alamodome. Meanwhile, over in Houston, the Fayette County Go-Texan barbecue team beat out more than 250 other teams competing at the 2020 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest to be named Overall Grand Champion in addition to being named Go-Texan Grand Champion. More on both these champions in Section B, today.
Published by News Staff on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 12:00am
La Grange Mayor Janet Moerbe, left, presented a plaque to city employee Bo Janda, right, who is retiring this year after 30 years and 3 month of service to the City of La Grange. Janda began working for the City in 1989 and headed up the street department at the time of his retirement. Photo by Andy Behlen
Published by News Staff on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 12:00am
James “Doc” Ayres, the University of Texas English professor who founded Shakespeare at Winedale at the instigation of Winedale founder Ima Hogg, barely drew a breath between turning his signature project over to his UT colleague James Loehlin and founding yet another project he dubbed Camp Shakespeare.
Published by News Staff on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 12:00am
La Grange Police rescued a dog from an abandoned vehicle on Kleiber Tractor and Equipment on Monday, Feb. 17.
Published by News Staff on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 12:00am
La Grange Police arrested a local man early Sunday morning on felony drug charges for possession of methampheta
Published by News Staff on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 12:00am
Early voting for the March 3 party primaries began on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and runs through Friday, Feb. 28.
