Mayor Robert Willrich, Sr. was sworn in last Wednesday afternoon, along with newcomers to the Lexington City Council, Chris Billings and Charlotte Hooper. This is the 8th term for Mayor Willrich. More...
State and National Primary Elections Slated for Tuesday
Early voting in the State Primary Elections will end on Friday, May 25. Early voting is held at the Giddings Library, located at 276 N. Orange in Giddings, each day this week during Library hours. More...
Tuesday night, Lexington High School held its Annual Awards Ceremony, where Will Holcomb was named this year’s Valedictorian and Lauren Johnston was named Salutatorian. Will is the son of Jason and Tami Holcomb. More...
May 14, 2012 A caller reported a large dead animal in the eastbound lane west of PR 7011 on FM 696. Deputy Ray and Deputy Ledenbach responded to the call. The animal was located and removed from the road. More...
Kay Sweat (left), of Lexington, received an award from the Grassroots Committee of the Texas Democratic Party last week in recognition for her service, dedication and commitment to the Democratic Par More...
If you haven’t had the opportunity to meet your new City Council members, Charlotte Hooper and Chris Billings, I encourage you to do so, as well as becoming familiar with the other members of y More...
Frances M. McArthur, Ph.D. Superintendent of Schools Lexington Independent School District
The Lexington ISD Board of Trustees met last week for their regular May Board Meeting. The boardroom at the Administration Building was overflowing with Lexington Middle School (LMS) Student Council students. More...
Lexington defeated Academy, Florence and Rockdale to qualify for the 6th annual Division II (Class 1A-3A) Fox Sports Southwest 7-on-7 State Championship Tournament presented by Adidas and Academy Sports & Outdoors. More...
Isn’t June a little late for basketball games? The NBA is still trying to find a champion in the middle of baseball season. The NBA needs to end their season and post season by the end of April. More...
Tuesday’s Primary Election saw 1945 votes cast throughout Lee County, which is considered a nice turnout considering the number of uncontested races on both the Republican and Democratic tickets. More...
Last Wednesday, May 16, Lexington ISD trustees discussed several items that would warrant a tax increase for the district, including a $353,000 loss of state and federal money, the deteriorated facility conditions and buses. More...
Lee County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director John Schoenemann, CED, reminds producers that the approaching June 1, 2012, deadline is for Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE), the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) an More...
My wife is not a chocolate fan. When she bakes cakes, they are always anything but chocolate. I’ll have to admit that this one she baked during the holidays was by far better than all my chocolate cake bakings. More...
Why Shouldn’t Today be the Day? Louellen is as regular as clockwork. She’s been coming to my Bible Study at her assisted living facility for more than two years. She’s there right on time, Bible open, beaming. More...
I remember my grandfather, looking so handsome in his WWII uniform and being so angry that they had to wait two weeks for Russia to take Berlin. His captured Nazi pearl-handled knife still resides in our family. More...
David T Martinez formerly of Paige, passed away May 17, 2012 at his residence in Bryan, TX. David was born in Paige, Texas on August 5, 1959 to Guadalupe and Lupe Tienda Martinez. He was a supervisor at Enterprise Products in Bryan. More...
Ruby Selma Amanda Teinert, of Dime Box, was born on January 8, 1922 in Loebau, Texas to Gehard Fritsche and the former Selma Nee Pampell. Ruby died at the age of 90 years, 4 months and 8 days on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at St. More...
Mildred Hallmark Willard was born on July 10, 1917 in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of James H. “Jeat” and Florence Allen Hallmark. She lived in Fort Worth and graduated from North Side High School. She married Dr. H.R. More...