Hutson Goes Home $10K Richer

And wins two raffles, the prize of which were rifles to protect his winnings !

It was Nolan Hutson Night at the 32nd annual Lions LVFD fundraiser held at the Lexington Park Building Saturday night. Hutson not only ended the night with the $10,000 first prize, but picked up two guns in separate raffles. Nolan stuck with his ticket #33, which was his high school football number, to the winning end. He had been offered […]

Texas Sales Tax Holiday Aug. 5-7



Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds shoppers they can save money on certain items priced for less than $100 during the state’s annual sales tax holiday, scheduled for this weekend. The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks priced below $100 from sales tax, saving shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend during the weekend. “As families all […]

LCSO Investigates Burglaries



Lee County Sheriff’s Office was busy investigating several burglaries last week. Two reports came in on Monday, July 25. Billie Kieschnick called to report several items missing from his home on PR 2908 in Giddings. Sgt Ray, Cpl Rudolph and Deputy Nelson were dispatched to the house and learned that a shotgun and a 42” flat screen television had been […]

Fatality on Hwy 21



On Saturday, July 30, at approximately 6:30 p.m. DPS Trooper Robert Gulash from the Schulenburg DPS Office was called to a single vehicle accident on Highway 21 outside of Dime Box. Upon arriving on scene, Trooper Gulash observed that the 2006 Dodge truck owned by Robert Ludwig, 36, of Schertz, Tx had struck a tree leaving Ludwig apparently unconscious. Lincoln […]

Lexington Ties to Rio de Janeiro



Craig Holland, the son of Trudy and Gary Holland, grew up in Lexington and graduated from Lexington High School before going to Texas A & M University. He soon married Anne-Maree, an Australian native from Melbourne, and for the last 28 years or so, the two of them have served as special consultants for the Olympics, making this year’s event […]

Antique Hand Dug Well Revealed



Last Saturday, July 30, an old hand dug water well was revealed after it opened up like a sink hole on 2nd Street in Lexington, between Burns and Hale Streets. According to Tim Walch, Water/Waste Water Operator for the City of Lexington, some dirt construction in the next block may have been the catalyst that caused the road to give […]

Community Calendar



Wednesday, August 3, 2016Lexington American Legion Coffee – 9 a.m.Story Time @ Giddings Public Library 10:30 – 11 Thursday, August 4, 2016Order of Eastern Star Breakfast – Lexington Masonic Lodge7:30 -10:00Giddings Community Blood Drive – 8:30 – 2 p.m.For appt call (979)540-9359 Immanuel Lutheran ChurchLexington Log Cabins – Open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Giddings Rotary Club – NoonLexington Lions Club […]

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Forgery at Peterson’s



Lexington Police Officer Walton was contacted by Lee County Deputy Dontrell Nurse in reference to a possible forgery at Peterson’s Grocery on Tuesday, July 26. Deputy Nurse stated that Christie McKinney had passed a forged check at the business and he was with the complainant at the store. Officer Walton responded to make contact with the clerk that took the […]

One Nation Under Fire



A very interesting video is now making the rounds on social media. It is a short interview between one of Hillary Clinton’s staffers and a journalist. For your education, I will quote it here verbatim: Reporter says: “Well, we can’t say we want to ban guns. Can we do that? We got to hide that.” Clinton Staffer, Mary Bayer: “No, […]