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COLUMBUS – The Columbus Chamber of Commerce received a proclamation from Governor Greg Abbott for Columbus, marking 200 years in existence and its upcoming Bicentennial Celebration.

LA GRANGE – Fayette County Judge Dan Mueller and Fayette County Emergency Management Coordinator Angela Hahn convened a meeting of Fayette County Leaders on Jan. 4. at the EMS building in La Grange.

AUSTIN COUNTY – New stop signs will be installed on Farm-to-Market Road 949 and Farm-to-Market Road 1094 with work planned for Tuesday, Jan. 10 depending on weather conditions.

LA GRANGE – Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Bluebonnet Master Gardener Intern Class which will be held in La Grange. For anyone interested in participating in the Master Gardener training program, the deadline for signing up is Thursday, Jan. 19. There is a fee of $200 per participant, which will cover the cost of materials and defray speaker expenses. An application must be completed and turned in with the fee in order to be considered registered. Class size is limited. The classes will be held on Thursday mornings beginning on January 19, and continuing through April 20.

Christmas of '83

“A Letter to Krissy”

In the eye of the storm

LA GRANGE – Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on Dec. 12, 2022, the Fayette County Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at the Carter Motel in La Grange about narcotics being sold from one of its rooms.

FAYETTE COUNTY - Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek said, “If you are going to discard your narcotics during a pursuit, make sure ALL OF IT makes it out the window.” Sage advice.

SCHULENBURG – Fayette County Narcotics Unit, Austin County Regional Special Response Team, and the HIDTA Drug Task Force served a Felony 1 Manufacture/ Delivery of a Controlled Substance warrant Dec. 14, 2022, on a male subject at the Pilot truck stop in Schulenburg.

SCHULENBURG – Schulen- burg police officers responded to the Schulenburg Dairy Queen for a report of a vehicle driving recklessly that was currently at the Dairy Queen location on Dec.

FLATONIA - The Fayette County Sheriff's Office stopped a ve - hicle for a traffic violation near Flatonia at about midnight on Dec. 22, 2022. Upon further investigation, Deputy Austin Moore found meth, Xanax, marijuana, Adderall and drug paraphernalia inside the driver’s vehicle.

COLUMBUS – Colorado County Chief Deputy Troy Neisner stated that on Dec. 14, 2022, the Colorado County Sheriff’s

CARRIE GREGOR

FAYETTE COUNTY – Newly sworn Judge Dan Mueller performed

It doesn’t seem that long ago, but 1968 is over 50 years long and the sound and sight of The Triumphs still ring in my ear. Well, the ringing in my ear could’ve come from standing right next to huge speakers stacked on one another when The Triumphs took to the stage. I started entering early manhood and rock and roll with the band that would be forever in my mind.

DPS Trooper Landon Rabun alerted Fayette County Sgt. Randy Thumann that a murder suspect out of Georgetown was traveling I-10 eastbound in Fayette County. The Austin County Sheriff’s Of- fice, Westside HIDTA task force, and the Regional SRT team set up a perimeter along I-10. They began searching for the suspect along I-10 and businesses within the perimeter.