Mother and Daughter Rescued from Rising Waters



At 9:38 on Monday night a call came in to Dime Box Volunteer Fire Department regarding two people stranded on FM 141 at the Middle Yegua Creek just south of Dime Box. Erika Clemons of Dime Box and her young daughter were traveling north towards Dime Box on FM 141 when her car stalled as she began to cross the […]

Horrific Moments Produces Personal Passion for Local Man



The horrific moments and hours that followed the near-death-by-drowning of his 16 month old daughter last week took Caleb Clark on a journey that has motivated him toward a passion that he never knew he would have. “If I don’t share my conviction with others, and convince them to learn infant and toddler CPR, then I will have failed in […]

Terroristic Threat Leads to Arrest



Some say you should be careful of what you wish for, but one Lexington man learned last week that you should also be careful about the things you say. According to the Lexington Police Department, Sam Scoggins of Lexington was arrested April 11 for allegedly making a terroristic threat against two of his tenants. LPD Officer Mattingly was dispatched to […]

Homecoming Kicks Off with Pageant this Saturday

Special Concert Scheduled for Thursday, April 28

This year’s 51st Lexington Homecoming Celebration will kick off this Saturday morning with the Miss/Mr. Lexington Pageant. It will be held at the Holy Family Catholic Church activity center, located at 1027 FM 696 East, at 10 a.m. Anyone, whether you live in Lexington or not, can participate in this event, the theme of which is I Love Rock and […]

Accident Takes Life of Giddings Woman



A bad accident tragically took the life of a 21 year old Giddings woman early Wednesday morning, April 13. According to the DPS accident report, Stephanie Karolina (Islas-Viera) Soto was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Geo Prizm westbound shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Hwy 290 in Paige. It was a cloudy morning and the roadway was wet. When she approached milepost […]

Bluebonnet Members Recently Targeted for Phone-payment Scam



In recent weeks Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members have reported receiving calls from people demanding payment over the phone for delinquent bills or their power will be immediately disconnected. These calls are fraudulent and are not done by or on behalf of Bluebonnet. Mark Rose, Bluebonnet’s general manager, said, “In the last few weeks we have seen an increase in the […]

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Superintendent’s Corner



The past couple of weeks have been awesome for LISD! During this time, we held our education summits and focus group sessions to begin the strategic design work. The turnout was impressive as we had over 100 citizens attend the summits on April 7th and almost 100 citizens attend the eight focus group sessions on April 12th. In addition, we […]

One Nation Under Fire



For the life of me, I do not understand people who hate this country and still live here. Many of them are outspoken critics of almost everything we hold dear, and some radically declare their feelings by publicly stomping on an American Flag. It never seems to occur to them that this nation, that they vehemently dislike, is one of […]