Town of La Grange, NC

09/13/2026

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE

The La Grange Town Council will hold its September regular meeting on:

📅 Monday, September 14, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 La Grange Town Hall

Members of the public are welcome to attend.

📄 The meeting agenda packet is available online here:
https://tinyurl.com/mw6tpzrm

09/13/2026

09/12/2026

The 2026 Garden Spot Music Festival is happening TODAY at La Grange Community Park, and we’ve got a full day of fun waiting for you! 🎉

🎪 Festivities begin at 10:00 AM
🎢 Rides • 🎨 Face Painting • 🚚 Food Trucks • 🛍️ Vendors • 🍽️ Great Food • 🍻 B**r Garden

🏆 11:00 AM — Eugene “Jim” Shaw Legacy Award

🥁🌻 12:00 PM — GARDEN SPOT PARADE

🎶 LIVE MUSIC ALL AFTERNOON & NIGHT!

🎸 2:00 PM — Spare Change
🔥 4:30 PM — Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
🌟 7:00 PM — THE TAMS featuring Lil Redd!

Bring the family, grab your friends, and come spend Saturday celebrating the best of La Grange! 💚🙌

Great food. Great music. Great people. One great day in La Grange!

A very special THANK YOU to Engage L.A., our incredible volunteers, and the Town of La Grange staff whose hard work, planning, and dedication make the Garden Spot Festival possible each year. Events like this take a tremendous team effort, and we truly appreciate everyone working behind the scenes to make this weekend special for our community! 👏💚

📍 La Grange Community Park

09/11/2026

Make a weekend of it in Lenoir County! 🎶

The 2026 Garden Spot Music Festival presented by Engage L.A. takes over La Grange September 11 & 12 with live music, food, and festival fun. While you’re here, spend a little extra time exploring, grabbing a great meal, visiting our local shops and attractions, and see what makes our corner of Eastern North Carolina worth the trip.

Come for the music. Stay for Kinston & Lenoir County!

09/11/2026

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🏆 **The Eugene “Jim” Shaw Legacy Award Winner Has Been Selected!**

The nominations are in, were presented to our Engage LA team, and a winner has been chosen!

Join us Saturday, September 12th during the La Grange Garden Spot Music Festival at 11:30 a.m. at La Grange Community Park for the award presentation. Local resident, historian and Book Author of Images of America - La Grange, Mr. Chris McCallister will present this special honor.

📖 Learn more about the history behind the award by reading this article about the late Jim Shaw

https://www.ncpedia.org/listening-to-history/shaw-judith

We hope to see you there!

09/11/2026

09/09/2026

🚨 HOLIDAY GARBAGE COLLECTION SCHEDULE UPDATE 🚨

Due to the holiday this week, the Town’s garbage collection contractor will be adjusting the regular collection schedule.

🗑️ South Side / Thursday Route Customers
Garbage will be collected on Friday, September 11th.

🗑️ North Side / Friday Route Customers
Garbage will be collected on Saturday, September 12th.

Residents are encouraged to have their garbage carts placed at the curb the night before their scheduled collection day to help ensure pickup.

Thank you!

09/08/2026

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🔥 **NEXT WEEKEND, LA GRANGE!** 🔥

The **2026 La Grange Garden Spot Music Festival** is going to be an unforgettable weekend packed with live music, family fun, delicious food, and community spirit! 🌿🎶🙌

# # # 🎤🎶 **Friday Night Street Jam**
Kick off the weekend with an incredible performance by **Band Of Oz at **7:00 PM!** 🕖💃🕺

Bring your friends, bring your family, and get ready to dance the night away in the park! 🎉

🎪🎨 **SATURDAY at the La Grange CommUNITY Park**
The fun begins at **10:00 AM!** ⏰🎊

Enjoy an amazing day filled with:

🎢 Exciting rides
🎨 Face painting
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family fun

There’s something for everyone, so come out and celebrate our amazing CommUNITY! 💚🙌

11:00 - 🏆 The **3rd Annual Eugene “Jim” Shaw Legacy Award** presentation

12:00 - The Garden Spot Parade parade🚓🤡🥀🌻🚜🚲 🥁

🎶🔥 **Garden Spot Music Festival Concerts**

🎸 ** Spare Change**— 2:00 - 4:00PM

🎤 **Gary Lowder and Smokin' Hot**— 4:30 - 6:30PM⏳

🌟 ** _🎵 THE TAMS!!!! Featuring Lil Redd will close out the 2026 Garden Spot Music Festival in spectacular style!** 🎶🔥7:00 - 9:00PM

Get ready to sing along, dance, and enjoy an incredible night of live entertainment! 🎉🎼

🍽️ Delicious food from local churches
🚚 Exciting food trucks
🛍️ Unique vendors
🍻 B**r garden during the concert festivities

# # # 🎊 **Be Part of the Parade!**
Want to join the excitement? 🎉🥳
Interested in participating in the **parade**, becoming a **vendor**, or bringing a **food truck**? 🚚🍴

📩 **Message us for details—we’d love to have you be part of the celebration!**

# # # 🤝💚 **Volunteers Needed!**
Want to help make this amazing weekend possible? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
Message us if you’re interested in volunteering!

What can YOU do to help if you can’t the day of?

📅 Save the date!
📣 Tell your friends!
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the whole family!
🎉 Let’s make 2026 the biggest and best festival yet!

👉 **Follow the event page for updates and share this post!** 📲✨

09/06/2026

𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘

In observance of Labor Day, 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Please also note that the 𝗟𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, normally held on the first Monday of each month, will instead be held on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

We wish everyone in our community a safe and enjoyable Labor Day!

08/26/2026