LPD Adds Physical Fitness to Requirements for Hiring

Department Interacts With Youth in the Community - Speaks at Local Boy Scout Meeting

The Lexington Police Department has added a fitness and wellness program to the department in order to help produce more physically fit officers who can better protect and serve the citizens of Lexington. The department is constructing an obstacle course, adjacent to a new shooting range, both of which will be used for monitoring and improving the physical abilities of […]

Investigation of an Unusual Burglary



The Giddings Police Department is investigating an unusual burglary that happened over the Easter weekend. According to Farah Ramsey, with the GDP, someone gained access to Happy Nails by breaking through the roof of that business. Happy Nails is located at 2438 W. Austin Street in Giddings. Then they busted through the wall that separated Happy Nails and the AT […]

Five People Sentenced in District Court



Five people were sentenced on March 21, 2013, in the 21st Judicial District Court of Lee County, with the Honorable Judge Carson Campbell presiding. Jayme Lee Zgraggen, 18 of the Giddings State School, was sentenced to two years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for Assault on a Public Servant, and was ordered to pay $304 in Court […]

City Wide Garage Sale This Saturday



The Lexington Chamber of Commerce will provide a map of dozens of yard and garage sales throughout the town on Saturday. Pick one up at their office on Main St.

Pumping Permits Tabled at LPGCD Meeting



The Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District tabled three requests to pump water from the Simsboro Aquifer, one of which was from Forestar Real Estate Group, who was requesting to pump 45,000 acre feet per year from ten wells within Lee County. The LPGCD Board said they tabled the requests in order to have more time to study them. The board […]

City Elections Cancelled



The Lexington City Council issued an Order of Cancellation, cancelling the City Elections that were scheduled for May 11, 2013. The seats of Tim Brown, Greg Langehennig, and Opal Lewis were up for election and all three of them turned in their packets to run again. However, no one else opted to run against them, leaving each of them unopposed […]

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Dear Editor



Dear Editor: I attended the standing-room-only hearing held recently by Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District, attended by folks from Bastrop and Lee County. Our district has been one of the best in the state. They wisely postponed their decision until their next meeting to be held in Giddings on Wednesday, April 17th. I am writing to urge everyone to attend […]

From the Mayor’s Desk



Recent storms downed trees and limbs, but, thankfully, due to the diligence of our employees, it was less problematic than it could have been. As April begins, we encourage everyone to use the Clean Up Month as a good time to discard those broken limbs and/or trees. Call the City to get information on how to discard of them safely.

Community Calendar



Wednesday, April 3, 2013Lexington American Legion Coffee – 9 a.m.Story Time @ Giddings Public Library 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013Lexington Masonic Lodge Coffee & Breakfast8 a.m. – 10 a.m.Giddings Community Blood Drive – 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.For appt call (979)540-9359 Immanuel Lutheran ChurchLexington Log Cabins – Open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Lexington Mobile Food Pantry […]