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ONTRERAS Although there are no hard numbers, experts say legal challenges are becoming more common in lower-ballot elections in Texas.

2024 Magnolia Belles

LA GRANGE - The Tex as Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange invites everyone to a family Sun- day Funday filled with music, food, laughter, Czech culture, and remembrance during the 23rd Annual Slavnost ‘May Fest’ on Sunday, May 19. Festivities begin with a recognition ceremony at 10:30 a.m. The Czech Immigrants to Texas will be hon ored, and the stones on the Immigrant Wall will be recognized.

LA GRANGE – The commissioner’s court accepted the grant budget for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department in a special meeting on May 2.

Burton returns home with gold

WEIMAR – A free program on the benefits of and the reasons for owning real estate will be held at the Weimar Public Library at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17.

COLUMBUS-It was a weekend when the community came alive with the thunderous excitement of Thunder By The Colorado.

The Columbus ISD bond proposals, Prop A and B, passed with Prop A having 807 for and 465 against and Prop B having 762 for and 514 against. Prop A is for a bond to help rebuild the fifth grade wing and many other issues with that side of the building. Prop B is for a CTE building for skilled trades training.

ROUND TOP – It’s the wedding reception of the year!

Many Texas political races including two Colorado County races are going into overtime, or rather, they’re going into a primary runoff election on May 28.

Property owners have the right to protest actions concerning their property tax appraisals. You may follow these appeal procedures if you have a concern about:

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on the morning of April 23 around 11 a.m., Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2019 Buick Encore passenger car on Inter-

The Austin County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) and the Colorado County Sher- iff's Office conducted a joint operation on April 24 to recover stolen property in the 1200 block of Bostik Road in Colorado County. At the scene, deputies recovered two vehicles recently stolen in New Ulm, as well as items from recent Colorado County burglaries. In addition, deputies located stolen items from the burglary at Systems Painters in New Ulm.

My old hen’s a good old hen.

ARANSAS PASS – The Spring Conference for District 11 Texas Extension Education Association was held on April

LEDBETTER – Jayden Dangelo Medearis, Tavion Malique Williams and Atlantic Anthony Eriedia-Johnson were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated robbery in the death of Carlos Ramone Green near Ledbetter.