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New Schulenburg Event This Saturday Will Celebrate an Iconic Local Delicacy

Published by News Staff on Thu, 04/03/2014 - 11:45am

Get ready for Schulenburg’s first annual Sausagefest Saturday along North Main Street from Lyons Avenue to Wolters

Avenue. Starting at 8 a.m., this free event will include sausage making contests, food, an antique tractor show and live music in downtown Schulenburg

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Sales Keep Growing in Fayette Co.

Published by News Staff on Mon, 03/31/2014 - 11:39am

As the first quarter of 2014 came to a close, Fayette County towns are showing stronger retail growth than most other area cities. Three of the county’s six towns have had double-digit increases in sales tax revenue for the first three months of the

year

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FPP Earns Dubious Ranking Based on its Emissions

Published by News Staff on Mon, 03/31/2014 - 11:38am

A new report by two environmental organizations states that on a list of the 100 dirtiest power plants in the U.S., the LCRA coal-fired Fayette Power Project ranked 37th. (Ninetyeight of the top 100 plants burn coal; the other two use natural gas.)

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Images of the Fayette Co. Jr. Livestock Show

Published by News Staff on Mon, 03/31/2014 - 11:37am

The Fayette County Junior Livestock Show was held Friday, March 28 at the fairgrounds in La Grange. Among some of the animals judged that day were chickens, heifers, hogs and lambs. Pictured top, left, is the lamb judging

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Lights, Camera, Cut the Ribbon

Published by News Staff on Mon, 03/31/2014 - 11:36am

The Junk Gypsies – Amie and Jolie Sikes, along with family, friends and employees – officially opened their headquarters

on the banks of Cummins Creek near Round Top Friday morning. A long line of women sporting the girls’ signature cowgirl

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Big Changes Ahead At RTC High School

Published by News Staff on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 10:32am

When school starts next fall at Round Top-Carmine High School, students are going to see a lot of new faces. Almost half of the high school faculty (7 of the 16) have informed the district this spring that they will either retire or resign.

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Years in the Making, Brasher-Gunn Renovation Plan Clears Final Hurdle

Published by News Staff on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 10:30am

The planned massive renovation, inside and out, of the Brasher-Gunn auto dealership building in downtown La Grange cleared a final hurdle Monday at the city council meeting. For years, the Gunn family, which owns the dealership, has

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Ancient Oaks May Be The Real Treasures Of Warrenton-Round Top Antiques Scene

Published by News Staff on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 10:27am

At first glance while attending the Warrenton-Round Top experience one can’t help but marvel at the continuous array of tarps and stands and multitude of tents with all the hoopla going on for miles all along and on both sides of Texas Highway 237

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Re-Tooling of Bank Puts Big Downtown Spot on Market

Published by News Staff on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 10:24am

Pioneer Bank, currently located at 143 N. Main on the La Grange square, is consolidating operations into the two-story brick building next door at 155 N. Main, according to bank loan officer Tish Krnavek. The move should be completed in about