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Czeching Us Out
Czech President Makes Historic Visit to Fayette County. Hundreds gathered at the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange to greet Czech President Petr Pavel during his historic visit Saturday morning, July 13.Pavel’s visit is the first by a head of state since U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson came to La Grange in 1969. It is believed to be the first time any foreign head of state has visited La Grange.Prior to his stop in La…
Record Travels to Las Vegas, Arizona
The Cerda family took a vacation recently for the 4th of July holiday to Las Vegas and Arizona. They visited the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam and took The Fayette County Record with them. Premium Content is available to subscribers only. Please login here to access content or go here...
Truck Wrecks, Left Hanging On Bypass Friday
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Department responded to an accident on Hwy 71 east bound just east of the FM 609 exit near La Grange where a truck towing a trailer Friday afternoon wrecked, blocking the east bound lane. The truck came to rest partially hanging over the concrete railing of the bypass. Traffic was diverted through downtown La Grange until the accident was cleared.
'Stressful and frustrating' | Fayette County leaders and businesses say fiber lines are getting cut, affecting phone service
FAYETTE COUNTY, Texas — Leaders in Fayette County say fiber lines have been cut multiple times, impacting some peoples' phone service for hours at a time. Chief Deputy Randy Noviskie of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says they get thousands of 911 calls each month that they haven’t been able to directly take on several occasions.
Bypass Fight Heads to the Courthouse
Fayette County Commissioners Court heard from several citizens opposed to the US 77 Bypass project at their meeting last Thursday, July 11.Jacob Aswad, who owns property on Creamer Creek Rd., said the Texas Department of Transportation’s plan to build a bypass around the Bluff south of La Grange would Aswad said TxDOT’s plan was “poorly publicized.” Aswad said he did not know until recently about…
22-Year-Old Man Drowns in Pool
A young man drowned in a pool at a private residence near Carmine on Sunday, July 7.Fayette County EMS got the call around 9:40 p.m. Assistant EMS Director Gary Daniels said an off-duty Fayette County paramedic, Bradley Wunderlich, arrived first at the scene. Wunderlich found the man at the bottom of the pool.Wunderlich dove in and pulled the man out, Daniels said. Wunderlich began CPR until the…
'It's better to be prepared': Minimal impacts from Beryl's storm in Fayette County
LA GRANGE, Texas — Even though Tropical Storm Beryl didn't bring much rain to Central Texas, Fayette County was under a tropical storm warning earlier Monday that’s since been canceled. Fayette EMA Director Angela Hahn said other than a few sprinkles of rain and gusts of wind, there...
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