Articles

LA GRANGE – The Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) is pleased to announce that it administered a $40,000 designated grant on behalf of an anonymous donor to the Fayette County EMS on April 12. The grant will be used to support the newly built Station 4 in Schulenburg and enhance EMS’s mission of providing high-quality emergency medical services to the residents of Fayette County.

CAT SPRING - The 73rd annual meeting of the Austin County Livestock Association will be held on Thursday, June 1, at the Cat Spring Agricultural Hall in Cat Spring.

BASTROP – About 450 Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members and guests filled The Silos on 77 event center in Giddings on May 9, for the co-op's Annual Meeting.

The Faith Academy Track Team competed at the TAIAO State Meet on Saturday, May 6.

The Fayetteville High School baseball team is looking to reach their second state tournament in three years and are on the right track as they recently defeated Spurger High School May 5 in two games, with both games hav -

Lady Horns softball has extended their 2023 season by winning two out of three games against Refugio High School in a playoff series May 4 and 5. After a relatively slow start to the year, Schulenburg has caught fire with an overall record of 19-9 and 8-6 in district. In the playoff series against Refugio, Schulenburg won the first game 7-2, lost the second game 6-7, and won the third game 9-1.

FLATONIA – The Columbus High School baseball team matched up against Randolph High School in a playoff game at Bulldogs Field May 6 and defeated Randolph by mercy rule with a final score of 18-3. The Cardinals hitting was a force to be reckoned with and Randolph had trouble putting the bat on the ball due to Columbus’ elite pitching. "We talked about that we were up one to nothing in the series and we wanted to come out early and kind of set the tone for game two,” said Columbus head baseball coach Heath Allen.

CALDWELL - The Flatonia High School baseball team was defeated by Caldwell High School May 1 at Hornets Field by a final score of 10-3 in a warm-up post - season match. Flatonia was able to scrape some runs together, but Caldwell's hitting was sufficient throughout the entire contest. "We wanted to get our pitchers some work,” said Flatonia head

GEORGETOWN - The Brahmanettes softball team was defeated by Boerne High School May 5 at Eagles Field in George- town by a final score of 14-4.

BELLVILLE – It was the cat’s pajamas at the Bellville Chamber of Commerce 100th Jubilee Celebration on May 4 in Bellville.

BELLVILLE – Travis Koehn, Criminal District Attorney for Austin County, announced that a jury sentenced Damien Eveline, 44, of Sealy, to 60 years in the Texas Department of Corrections. The jury found Eveline guilty of tampering with evidence and a Habitual Felony Offender under the law.

COLUMBUS – Colorado County Commissioners Court met on Monday, May 8, for their regular meeting. However, it was far from regular.

Columbus Chamber of Commerce to host annual springtime festival May 19-20 on historic courthouse square

COLUMBUS – Alex Busy, director of bands for Columbus High School, announces the last concert of the year for Columbus. The CHS jazz band, percussion ensemble and chamber groups will also perform.

COLUMBUS – There was one constant in Columbus and one stop everyone made while there: to stop and eat at Beckey's Cafe. Located right off the down- town district, Beckey's was home cooking for cowboys to lawyers, from bikers to real bikers.

Packer Cows: Higher dressing

COLUMBUS – Colorado County Commissioner's Court made a proclamation recognizing May 4 as the 22nd Annual National Day of Prayer in Colo rado County during the regular session of the Colorado County Commissioner's Court.

WEIMAR - The Friends of the Weimar Public Library will hold their annual book sale on Saturday, May 6 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Weimar Library located at 1 Jackson Square in Weimar. This sale is open to the public and everyone is invited to come see what we have to offer. The library will have many books and DVD's for sale for every age group. Paperback books are 25 cents, hardcover books $1, audio books $2 and DVD movies $1. All proceeds benefit The Friends of the Weimar Public Library organization. For more information, call (979) 725-6608. We hope to see you at the Weimar Public Library on Saturday, May 6.

EAGLE LAKE – The Eagle Lake Noon Lions Club welcomed two key employees of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Yoakum District on April 27. Ryan Simper, right, is the engineer for the Wharton Area of the Yoakum District and is in charge of construction and maintenance within four Counties. Lucean Kuykendall is the Public Information Officer for the entire eleven-county Yoakum District Simpler spoke about the responsibilities of the Yoakum District to plan, design, build, operate and maintain the state transportation system in its 11 counties: Austin, Calhoun, Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonza- les, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria, and Wharton.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on April 25, Fayette County Dispatch received a call about a medical emergency. The individual in question is the sole caretaker of an adult autistic family member with no known family or friends anywhere nearby.

COLUMBUS – National Correctional Officers and Em ployees Week is set for May 7 to 13 in Colorado County.