Voters Approve $7 Million School Bond

Knobloch Takes Commissioner’s Race and Milburn Wins JP

Lexington voters endorsed a $7 million School Bond for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the District, including a new high school. 994 people voted for the proposition and 725 voted against it. The most contested races for North Lee County this year were for Commissioner Precinct 4 and Justice of the Peace Precinct 3. Republican candidate […]

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LISD Programs for Veterans



Lexington’s elementary students will host a program next Monday, November 10 at 10:00am in the Lexington Elementary gymnasium to honor local Veterans, followed by a breakfast in the elementary teachers’ lounge. On Tuesday, November 11, at 10:00am, LHS students will host a Veterans Day program at Eagle Stadium. The entire Lexington community is cordially invited.

Illegal Immigrants Smuggled out of El Salvador Captured



On Wednesday, October 29, at 11:04 a.m., Giddings Police Officer Graham Carter attempted to make a traffic stop on a gold Nissan Altima with an expired inspection sticker. He turned on his emergency lights and attempted to stop the vehicle when the driver suddenly accelerated and took off, going south on Main Street (Highway 77). Dispatch at the Giddings Police […]

Tim Kleinschmidt Recognized by TMRA as a 2014 Legislator of the Year

Support of Texas Uranium Mining Industry

The Texas Mining and Reclamation Association (TMRA), the state’s leading mining industry association representing over 100 companies and individual members, presented Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt with a 2014 Legislator of the Year Award at the trade group’s annual meeting last week in Bastrop. The award is in recognition of the representative’s support for Texas business, mining and, specifically, the Texas uranium […]

Dime Box Boys’ Cross Country Advance to State



One Nation Under Fire



By the time you read this, the election will be over. Or, given the closeness of some contests, maybe not. In either case, I hope that you are not making a huge mistake by believing that whoever won will give you everything you want. They won’t. The fact that so many believe that they will, shows just how far we […]

From the Mayor’s Desk



Fall is definitely here. Leaves are falling, pecans are dropping, and the wind has been blowing from the North. Being the outside person that I am, what I’m missing most this Fall is not having the opportunity to hear the geese honking as they are flying over on their journey South for the winter. Mother Nature always knows when events […]

A Look At The Past

The Week of November 6

Nov. 5, 1874 – Galveston Daily News reports that cotton from Bell, Williamson, Coryell, Burleson and Lee counties is pouring into Rockdale over the past few days as it is a shipping point to Houston by rail. October 31, 1884 – Ft. Worth Daily Gazette: Dr. Frank H. Allen of Lexington was elected to the office of second vice president […]

Amnesty for Library Fines



November 1, 2014 – December 12, 2014 (FOOD FOR FINES) The Giddings Public Library invites anyone with outstanding library fines to deliver nonperishable food items to the library during regular business hours and leave the library with a cleared account (up to $100 in fines). Court cases, non-returned items, or lost items are not eligible for the amnesty event. This […]