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Zane William Frybert Litzmann walked the walk and re- ceived his Master of Arts in History at commencement cer-

WALLIS - A public meeting will be held that is open to the public on Tuesday, April 11, at the Wallis Columbus Club Hall located at 703 Columbus Road in Wallis. The meeting will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The public is invited to get an overview and to share its opinions about he Rails to Trails.

LG city manager welcomed

RESS COLUMBUS – Area Vietnam Veteran’s Chapters gathered on March 29 in Columbus in honor of their service during the Vietnam War. Over 2.7 million Americans served in Vietnam. The average age of those not making it back to “the world” was 23.

LA GRANGE – La Grange Mayor Jan Dockery and Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller recently hosted a meeting at the Fayette County Courthouse in La Grange where they met with Andrew Ross, a representative of U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul and Jeff Williford and Jill Wyman, Regional representatives for U.S. Senator John Cornyn.

LA GRANGE – During the regular meeting of the Fayette County Commissioners Court on March 23, the following actions were taken:

You can thank Hedy Lamar for your Wi-Fi. The actress was a genius. She invented a version of frequency hopping in 1942 with composer George Antheil. HLamar wanted to make WWII tor- pedoes more difficult to detect.

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2023 Fayette County Junior Livestock Show Results

Grand Champion Cake – Grant Fryer

Christian concert at The Hideaway

Fayette County Deputy Sgt. Ryan Meagher attempted to stop a 2017 silver Ford F-250 on Interstate 10 westbound near Flatonia on March 21. The vehicle was silver but the registration stated the vehicle was white.

SEALY – The heavy equipment auction house, Yoder and Frey, held its first drive-thru auction on March 30 outside of Sealy.

Reserve Champion Ag Mechanics – Rylan Stork

Columbus FFA Blue and Gold event held

Colorado County Chief Deputy Troy Neisner released a statement about a pursuit on March 28 that led to child endangerment and other charges stemming from a theft(s) from local businesses.

COLUMBUS – Columbus Community Hospital has been named a top 100 rural and community hospital by the Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the fifth year in a row the hospital has received this national recognition.

Fayette County 4-H members competed in the HLSR Livestock Judging Contest on March 18.

Second Chance Emporium donates to SWTC

Fayette County Sheriff Deputy Austin Moore stopped a vehicle near Schulenburg on March 16 at 1:15 a.m. Deputy Moore found the driver to be in possession of a loaded handgun and marijuana. Stephanie Flores, 46, of Columbus was arrested.

Fayette County EMS receives Second Chance donation