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May 24, 2012 / Front Page

Mayor and City Council Members Sworn In

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...

Early Voting for Primary Ends Friday

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...

LHS Names Top Graduates

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...

Special Sections

Police

Sheriff’s Report

by Lee County Sheriff Rodney Meyer

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...

Lexington Police Report

by Captain Clarence Yarbourgh

May 15, 2012 Cpt. Yarbrough and Officer Jirasek assisted with escorting a wide load traveling down Rockdale St. in the City of Lexington. More...

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Community News

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...

From the Mayor’s Desk

by Robert Willrich, Sr.

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...

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School

Superintendent’s Corner

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...

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Sports

Eagles 7-on-7 Qualifies for State

by Mike Organ
by Mark Strain

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...

Sports Thoughts

by Mike Organ

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...

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Primary Election Results for Lee County

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...

School Board Discusses Tax Increase

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...

To Catch A Thief

On Monday, May 21, Lee County Sheriff ’s Deputies recovered a stolen chainsaw at a local area pawn shop that was reported stolen by the owner. More...

American Legion Hosts Annual Salute

The Lexington American Legion will once again honor all fallen service men and women this Sunday, May 27, on the Square in downtown Lexington. More...

General Stories

Deadline for Three Farm Service Agency Programs

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...

From the Chef’s Corner

Pecan Cake Pie

by Chef Deedle

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...

Home Country

by Slim Randles

Everyone has his own favorite spot on Lewis Creek, I guess. Some of us favor the swimming hole below Miller’s old place, with its rope swing and the kids who frolic there on hot summer days. More...

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