City Has Full Agenda for Wednesday Meeting

Chief Bowden to request three more reserve officers

The Lexington City Council will meet in regular session on Wednesday, January 11, at 6 p.m. and three items on their agenda pertain to the Police Department. One item has Police Chief Jerry Bowden requesting three more reserve officers. LPD currently has four full-time officers and three reserve officers. Chief Bowden said, “I require 24 hours per month out of […]

Benefit Golf Tournament Raises Funds for a Friend



Jordan Peterson takes Coaching Job at Fresno State



Lexington-ex Jordan Peterson, who has spent the last two seasons as a student assistant at Texas A&M, has been offered an assistant coaching position at Fresno State under Tim DeRuyter. DeRuyter has been serving as defensive coordinator at Texas A&M under Mike Sherman, who was recently replaced. Jordan will be coaching defensive backs at Fresno State. Peterson began working as […]

Alcoa to Close Two of the Remaining Six Idled Potlines



Alcoa announced this week that it intends to close two of the six idled potlines at the Rockdale Operations. When this announcement came out, many local people worried about more layoffs at the Rockdale Plant; however, it appears that of the 70 (plus or minus) employees still remaining in Rockdale, there will be no layoffs. That was good news to […]

Community Calendar



Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Story Time – Giddings Public Library 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Lexington American Legion Coffee – 9 a.m. Lexington City Council Meeting – Woodson Community Bldg. – 6 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2012 Lexington Masonic Lodge Coffee & Breakfast – 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Lexington Log Cabins – Open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Lexington […]

Texas A&M University Fall Graduates



Diplomas were awarded to approximately 3,600 Texas A&M University graduates during fall commencement ceremonies. Among those receiving degrees were: Stephanie R. Hasskarl, from Lexington, with a Bachelor of Business Adminstration in Accounting. She was named MAGNA CUM LAUDE . Logan K.Jack, also from Lexington received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Texas A&M University Dean’s Honor Roll



The Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes students taking at least 15 semester hours during the fall semester who have maintained a 3.75 or higher grade point (GPR) out of a possible 4.0. A second designation, “Distinguished Student,” recognizes those who earned a 3.5 to 3.74 GPR while taking at least 15 hours for the fall semester. Among those recognized were: Chase […]

Terrell Receives Academic Honors



Jimmy Terrell, from Lexington, has been named to the Fall 2011 Dean’s List at McMurry University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average while taking 12 or more credit hours. Jimmy received his Bachelor of Psychology Degree from the School of Religion and Science at McMurry on December […]

From the Mayor’s Desk

by Robert Willrich, Sr.

City Council Regular Meeting The Lexington City Council will meet in Regular Session on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012, at 6:00 p.m., at the Woodson Community Center, 631 N. Rockdale, Lexington, Texas. Agenda: 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Welcome guest. 3. Citizen input. 4. Approve the minutes for the meeting of December 14th, 2011. 5. Discuss and possible action to […]

Sheriff’s Report



January 2, 2012 Deputy Skinner spoke to a complainant regarding a young child that had a dog bite to the face. The dog was a mix breed pit bull and had not had all its shots. A caller requested a welfare check on a friend that was staying with some friends on CR C. He stated that she was ill […]