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Market Days on the Square take a summer vacation

It’s never too early to start talking to your children about what they want to be when they grow up. Eventually the “princess” and the “MLB player” will need to start planning about what their path to post-secondary success will involve. Will this be college stepping towards a career? Or trade school? Or stepping straight into their career from high school because of credentials they earned during this time?

EMS Director for Fayette County EMS Joshua Vandever released a statement to the public regarding the closure of La Grange’s Air Evacuation 47 base.

Fayette Savings Bank made a donation to St. Michael School in Weimar from its School Debit Card Program. FSB customers who chose to have the SMS Swords debit card contribute toward the program indirectly, as each time they make a purchase using the card, a percentage of each swipe goes to SMS. Donations are being made to all of the schools FSB has school debit cards for - La Grange, Flatonia, Schulenburg and Weimar ISDs, as well as Sacred Heart School in La Grange. St. Rose School in Schulenburg and St. Michael School in Weimar.

Fayette Electric Cooperative employees recently participated in the Progressive Ag Safety Day held May 12 at the Fayette County Fairgrounds in La Grange Safety Coordinator Larry Sulak narrated, while Lineman Justin Whited and Apprentice Lineman Justin Neiser demonstrated a variety of different scenarios that children could find themselves in while playing outside around electricity. These demonstrations included an electric arcing demo, a kite contacting an electric line, tree limbs touching electric lines, clothing contacting a power line as well as several others.

The Texas Success Initiative was enacted by Texas legislators for all public state institutions of higher education. The TSI Assessment (TSIA) evaluates students’ readiness for college-level coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students participating in dual credit classes must meet the minimum passing standards to enroll.

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COLUMBUS - The fifth graders from Columbus Elemen - tary School and St. Anthony's School came together on May 11 to bring together the items buried in the next time capsule. Each class made a collection of items to be encapsulated for the next 50 years for citizens of Colum - bus in 2073. Some of the many things put in the metal box were scrapbooks with pictures and articles, paraphernalia from Co - lumbus's bicentennial, almost a year's worth of newspapers from The Houston Chronicle, The Col - orado County Citizen, The Ban - ner Press Newspaper, and even a couple of iPhones.

Car crash leaves minor structural damage

Moonside Macaron cuts EL ribbon

Fayette Savings Bank made a donation to the Weimar ISD from its School Debit Card Program. FSB customers who chose to have the Wildcat debit card con - tribute toward the program indi -

The Weimar High School soft- ball team has finished third in the Texas Girls Coaches Associ- ation (TGCA) softball poll after an overall regular season record of 37-7-1 and 11-2 record in dis - trict. The Lady Wildcats have been atop the TGCA poll for the majority of the season due to the strong leadership from head coach Roger Maupin and elite pitching from Colorado State University softball commit Rea -

Karl Edward Hill, devoted husband and father, departed this world and went to be with our Lord on May 22, 2023 at the age of 58, while at his home in Columbus, Texas.

Adam Schobel is the starting quarterback for the Columbus High School football team and can put his throws on a dime. Schobel has led his team to deep playoff runs in each of his last two seasons and has captured the attention of division one col - lege coaches. Schobel currently has offers from University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), Sam Houston State, Oklahoma State, Houston, and Baylor.

AUSTIN - The UIL

WEIMAR - After a forfeit win against Jackson County in the first game, the Vets recorded their second win of the early sea - son, 12-10.

The Weimar High School softball team is headed back to state with another dominant season.