June 13, 2013 RSS feed / Community News

Giddings Library News Corner

By Judy Belyeu

The Giddings Public Library continues to offer our large print editions. These books provide a variety of good reading.  More...

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John Lynn returned to Lexington a few years ago, after living here and graduating from High School here in 1942. More...

Grandma’s Brag!

Granddaughters of Rick and Maggie Beasley and Great Granddaughters of Clayton and Joyce Beasley.   More...

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A couple of Lexington High School graduates shot silly string at each other after last week’s ceremony as they celebrated the milestone in their lives! More...

Busy Saturday for Benefits

Last Saturday was a busy day for local benefits. One was held in Lexington and another was held at the Tanglewood  Volunteer Fire Department. More...

CCA to Hold Directors Meeting

Combined Community Action, Inc., a non-profit organization serving Austin, Bastrop, Colorado, Fayette and Lee counties, will hold a Board of Directors meeting, on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the CCA Administration Building in Giddings. More...

Just a Thought.......

Rev. DaveFischer

There has never been a time when Fatherhood was under so much attack.  Television shows and movies regularly present dad as a doofus, a bumbling idiot who knows nothing and can do little.  It is probably no wonder, then, that so many young More...

Giddings Rotary Announces Scholarship Recipients

The Rotary Club of Giddings is proud to award nine scholarships this year to Lee County Seniors. More...

From the Mayor’s Desk

by Robert Willrich, Sr.

It is almost the middle of June and Summer has officially begun for the young students of our community. More...

Lee County to Host Health Fair

The Lee County Health Fair will be Thursday, June 20, in the Giddings High School Cafeteria, between 9 am and 12 noon. Admission is free. More...

CAPARO Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Reclamation Update and Virtual Tour

A virtual tour of Sandow Mine allowed members of the Community Advisory Panel to Alcoa (Rockdale Operations)— CAPARO— to see efforts Alcoa has undertaken to reclaim the land it mined from 1952-2005. More...

Upcoming Blinn - Brenham Theatre Season Glimpses Bygone Era

The Blinn College - Brenham campus Theatre Arts Program will send patrons on a fascinating journey through history with its 2013-14 season, “Reflections of the Time.”  More...

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Connie Ward helps by handing out programs to those attending Lexington’s Graduation. More...

Fayette County Country Music Opry

The Fayette County Country Music Club will host their monthly Opry on Monday, June 17, 2013 at the KC Hall in La Grange. The show starts at 7:30 P.M. and the doors will open at 5:30 P.M. Admission is $5.00.  More...

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Gavin Wallace sits on the blooming porch behind Pizza Pro in downtown Lexington, where he has been designing a Community Garden. More...

TCEQ to Host Stakeholder Meeting

Focuses on LCRA’s Water Management Plan

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality continues to review the Lower Colorado River Authority’s application to amend its Water Management Plan following the comment period, which ended on May 28. More...

Stake Your Claim in the Great Texas Landrush Now!

Stake your claim in the Great Texas Land Rush 2013, the popular Adopt-A-County and Adopt-ATown programs that help support the Texas Almanac by allowing individuals to put a name on the Texas town or county of their choice. More...

St. Joseph Now a Level II Trauma Center

We’re pleased to announce the trauma program at St. Joseph has been verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and designated as a Level II Trauma Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. More...


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