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Sgt. Carol Richter retires after 42 years with CCSO

Colorado County Commissioners recognized long-time Sergeant Carol Richter on her retirement during the regular court meeting on Aug. 14. Though Richter was not present for the meeting, Judge Ty Prause said before reading a resolution in her honor that she was a 'very dedicated person' as she worked for Colorado County Sheriff's Office since 1981. Prause read aloud the resolution which read in part: Sergeant Carol Richter, faithfully and diligently served the citizens of Colorado County with the Colorado County Sheriff's Office from July 14, 1981, un til her retirement date of July 31, 2023.

Orsak leaves board

BASTROP – Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s employees, buildings and vehicles are displaying gold during Septem- ber to support the fight against childhood cancer. This is the sixth year that Bluebonnet has promoted Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by illuminating its member service centers in Bastrop, Brenham, Giddings, Lockhart and Manor in gold light. Bluebonnet’s member service representatives will wear and hand out gold-ribbon pins, and Bluebonnet crew vehicles will display gold-ribbon decals.

WEIMAR – Starting out as a traffic stop on Aug. 26 at about 11 a.m. stemming from complaints of a reckless driver.

CVFD performs difficult rescue

no injuries.

The 45th Colorado County Fair will have an extended fair schedule for the 2023 season, starting with our Junior Livestock Show and Queens Pageant on Sept. 6 Sept. 10 and the Fair & Carnival on Sept. 14-16.

FAYETTEVILLE – St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Fayetteville will be holding their annual huge church feast on Sunday, Sept. 3, on the church grounds in Fayetteville.

LA GRANGE – The Fayette Electric Cooperative Board of Directors is happy to announce that they have expanded their partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. After a successful one-year pilot program in the La Grange area, books will now also be available to children living in the following zip codes: 78941, 78956, 78963, 78962 and 78959.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported on the afternoon of Aug. 22 around 2:05 p.m., Fayette County Drug Interdiction Investigator David Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 2015 Ford truck dually on I10 W/B at the 665 MM near Engle for a traffic violation.

Dr. Russell Thomas receives award

COLUMBUS – Columbus Lions President Gary Chandler introduced Liam Vasser who was sponsored this past summer to attend a week at the Lions Camp in Kerrville. Vasser told the Club about all of the fun things they were able to do, kayaking, fish ing, star gazing and woodworking just to name a few. He said it was a great week, meeting new friends too.

WEIMAR – Cybersecurity Awareness is a free program to be offered by the Friends of the Weimar Public Library on Friday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Weimar Library.

HAIRMAN Most importantly, thanks to all who either attended or contributed something to make the event a success. We had over 100 guests who braved the weather and got to meet some of the judicial candidates, meet with our party vice chair, Dana Myers and her husband Jon Spiers, and Convention of States Co-Founder Mark Meckler.

BRYAN – The Faith Academy Knights travelled to Allen Academy, in Bryan, to play against the Texas Wind in the invitational Texas Showdown.

Woodlands Christian Cross Country Meet held on the campus, Saturday, August 26 was the second meet for the Faith Academy Cross Country team.

SCHULENBURG – Theodore Stanzel, is stepping down from the Stanzel Family Foundation Board of Directors after serving for 33 years.

LA GRANGE – Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek announced the appointed of a new jail administrator at the Fayette County Sheriff's Office.

COLUMBUS – Reverend James Dvorak took his place as the new priest of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus and St. Roch’s Catholic Church in Mentz. Rev. Dvorak was blessed by being installed by the Most Reverend Bishop Brendan Cahill on Aug. 19 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Columbus.

COLUMBUS – QuickBooks: An Overview Training Seminar will be the topic for the next Columbus Chamber of Commerce Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 529 Washington St. in Columbus. Be sure to bring your laptop.