Fayette County News

This letter dated June 29 was probably written to Joseph Hoelscher by his older brother Anton Hoelscher, Jr., in 1863 during the Civil War.

Blake Jaksa, 23, of Weimar, was struck and killed early Sunday, Nov. 30, by a pickup truck as he stood on the shoulder of U.S. 90, about a half-mile east of the Schulenburg city limits.

NEAR THE TINY TOWN OF ROUND TOP, a Fayette County community known for its antiques shows and history, the 225-acre National Historic District known as Winedale preserves eight historic structures dating to the ...

A 23-year-old man died early Sunday morning after being hit by a car east of Schulenburg in Fayette County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Ask Cliff Eichler what he remembers about the Great Depression, and the Texas native honestly tells you, 'Not much.' Eichler, of Shreveport, turned 90 last Friday.

This article is taken from 'Flake's Bulletin' of March 3, 1867. 'A company of infantry is stationed at Round Top, Fayette County, Texas.

UPDATE: National Weather Service technician Steve Smart said there have been no reports or sightings of a tornado.

The Bugle Boy in La Grange doesn't need beer specials to attract a crowd. Instead, concerts in the former Army barracks focus on the connection between the musician and the audience.

Fayette County Attorney Peggy Supak, reports that 11 felony indictments and 1 misdemeanor indictment were returned by the Fayette County Grand Jury when they met on Thursday, Sept.

With so many people heading inland, area highways are getting crowded. One family evacuating into Bastrop from the Texas coast was stranded on Highway 71 Thursday.

A provision of Stephen F. Austin's colonization contract with Mexico was that the Roman Catholic religion would be the only one practiced in colonial Texas.

If the state map had a star on it marking the "Antique Capital of Texas," it probably would rest on a tiny black dot in Fayette County, a pretty little place called Round Top .

A 44-year-old man charged with robbing a College Station bank last month after escaping from jail in La Grange was indicted Friday.

The National Hurricane Center indicates that Dolly has now been downgraded to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.

The National Hurricane Center indicates that Dolly has now been downgraded to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.

Take a country drive, meet the locals, yes - but start correcting folks on flower nomenclature, and you're backing up .

Many of our small communities have virtually disappeared off the maps; however, Wursten seems to have also disappeared from the memories of almost everyone except a few local historians.

The federal government's drought monitoring agencies Thursday placed a large part of the Central Texas area in what's considered a D4, or "Exceptional," drought intensity category.

A weeklong effort to arrest fugitives from the Houston area went into overdrive after a jail break on what was supposed to be the final day of the manhunt.

William Graeter was in his Chevy Suburban in Fayetteville about 6 a.m. on Monday when he found himself face-to-barrel with a gun.