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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.

SCHULENBURG – Schulenburg Independent School District (SISD) and Weimar Independent School District (WISD) have announced the introduction of HOPE Squad, a peer-to-peer suicide prevention program, within their schools for the upcoming academic year.

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Dr. Beena Shah is a board-certi- fied, fellowship-trained cataract sur geon and glaucoma specialist. She is excited to serve the community she calls home. She is a native of Katy and attended Cinco Ranch High School. She completed her under- graduate degree in finance at Baylor University in Waco. She completed her pre-med courses and graduated magna cum laude. She competed on the Club Tennis Team and spent a semester studying abroad in Italy.

YOAKUM – As Labor Day approaches, TxDOT is reminding all Texans about the dangers of drunk driving. The National Highway Traf- fic Safety Administration has an nounced an increased enforcement period from Aug. 18 to Sept. 4. Texas law enforcement agencies are among those that will increase their efforts to pull over motorists suspected of drunk driving.

EAGLE LAKE - Donald T. Chaney has been named the new chief of police for Eagle Lake on Aug. 16 at the city hall meeting room in Eagle Lake.

LA GRANGE – As the Fayette County Fair nears and the queen and jr. miss contes - tants are continuing to work hard in selling passes, a dozen littles are vying for the little miss and mister titles that will be awarded at the pageant.

LA GRANGE – Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported, on the night of Aug. 16 around 9:38 p,m., the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a structure fire on Plum Church Road off State Highway 71 near La Grange and it was reported by the caller someone was still in the house and cannot get out. The La Grange Fire Department was notified and responded along with Fay ette County Deputies, Fayette County EMS 2, and EMS Medic 1. La Grange Fire Department requested mutual aid from the Muldoon Fire Department. Sgt. Ryan Meagher arrived on the scene to a wooden structure residence that was heavily engulfed with fire. Neighbors advised the lady was still inside the residence. Sgt. Meagher at - tempted to contact the female resident

CARMINE – Lady Luck dealt a pat hand as high rollers laid down the chips and croupiers laid the action on the better.

EAGLE LAKE -Shots were fired in Eagle Lake on Aug. 5 in what appears to be an open-carry person defending himself and his wife. According to witnesses, the shooter and his wife were exiting J&K in Eagle Lake with another man following behind and harassing the wife.

COLUMBUS – Members of St. Paul Lutheran Church and the Columbus community gathered around Deacon Sandy Fletcher one last time as she leaves for Tennessee. Family health issues forced her to make a decision to leave this community that she has become such a part of for the past six years.

A combination of critically to extremely dry fuels, breezy winds, and low afternoon humid- ity continue to support wildfires with high resistance to control, per guidance from the Texas A&M Forest Service. With after - noon and evening winds reach -

AUSTIN COUNTY - The Austin County Elections Depart - ment invites local Austin County students to participate in its first "I Voted" and "Future Voter" de sign contests.

COLUMBUS – Members of the Austin County Regional Special Response Team (SRT) executed an arrest warrant at a residence on Aug. 10 in the 1900 block of Bowie Street in Columbus.

Colorado County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Troy Neisner cautions citizens about a recent rash of truck thefts that have occurred in the Northeast part of Colorado County and Austin County.

In the past week, Austin County has experienced four vehicle thefts in various parts of the county.

EAGLE LAKE – After much anticipation The First National Bank of Eagle Lake is proud to announce the Aug. 8 groundbreaking ceremony for their new home office to be located at 1220 E. Main St., in Eagle Lake.

LA GRANGE – The annu- al Fayette County 4-H Banquet was held on Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Historic Casino Hall in La Grange. The 4-H banquet is the ultimate highlight and culmination of the year’s activities for each member, as we see one year close and a new year beginning.