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LA GRANGE – Fayette County EMS is at the forefront of redefining how first responders implement trauma-informed care for their personnel in Fayette County.

LA GRANGE - Derek Spence will headline this month's 23rd anniversa -

COLUMBUS - The Colorado County Go Texan Valentine's Dinner and Dance was held on Feb. 9 at the Colorado County Fairgrounds Hall in Columbus.

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Tony Tsounakas recognized for service dedication

FAYETTEVILLE - Arts for Rural Texas (ARTS) presents A Riot of Color: Embracing Expressive Chaos, featuring the bold and brilliantly charged works of Jeremy Serna. Serna, recognized for his mastery in transforming canvas into worlds of color, form, and life, brings a unique perspective to the world of im pressionist art.

Schulenburg Jr. Livestock Show & Sale

COLUMBUS – The Nesbitt Memorial Library in Columbus received the 2023 Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award. The library, headed by Susan Chandler, placed in the top 15 percent out of 545 public libraries in the Texas library system.

Columbus ISD senior Alley Fitzgerald was awarded a $500 scholarship by American Legion Post 383 for her speech on the Constitution.

WEIMAR – The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar is excited about the upcoming Cork and Fork event on Feb. 17, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Whistling Duck Winery at 1213 CR 273 in Weimar.

ELIS picks January SOM

The March 5th election is a Primary, meaning that a political party holds the election. If you vote in the primary you will have to choose a party to affiliate your ballot with. In Colorado County, we hold Joint Primaries.

Improv Workshop flooded with attendees

Fayette SWCD awards

The La Grange High School girl’s basketball team has been on a roll lately with wins in their last three games and a solid record of 9-2 in district play and 19-10 overall.

The Flatonia High School boy’s basketball team has impressed this season after graduating a ton of seniors last year, which included almost their entire starting lineup. Head coach Chris Sodek provides pressure on defense and a fast-paced tempo on offense to result in easy scoring most of the time. Flatonia’s game is forcing turnovers to create fast-breaks, leading to easy points.

Leopards boy’s soccer is hanging tough near the .500 mark as they stride through year one of the Brodney Pool era. Pool is a first-year head coach who also serves as the defensive coordinator on the football team. He played seven seasons in the NFL as a defensive back for the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets.

WALLIS – Brazos softball was defeated in a scrimmage-like format Feb. 2 at Cougars Field by Mumford High School with a fi nal score of 2-0. It was a pretty evenly matched game, it was just that Mumford had a few more runners on base and were able to knock them home with a couple runs batted in. “I would say the little fundamentals,” said Brazos head softball coach Lauren Caka on the differences in the game.

LA GRANGE – The La Grange High School boy’s soccer team was defeated by Manor New Tech High School Jan. 30 at Leopards field by a score of 0-0 in regulation, but was outlasted in penalty kicks. Each team was pretty evenly matched and both had chances to score throughout regulation. It was a game with a lot of defense even though the two teams both had chances to score, leading to Manor New Tech outlasting the Leopards with PK’s.

Knights of Columbus district free throw contest winners