Dime Box Resident Suffers Fatal Burns



Dennis Jurchak, 83 of Dime Box, suffered burns to over 60 percent of his body last Friday afternoon after trying to put out a fire that destroyed 20 to 25 acres of pasture on CR 441. He was taken by life flight to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where he succumbed to his injuries, passing away Saturday morning, […]

Fire at Luminant Closes FM 696 W

Smoke cuts visibility to zero on wind whipped blaze

A large fire of unknown origin started on the property by rolls of hay near the main office buildings of Luminant located on FM 696 W near FM 619. At 3:30 Wednesday afternoon units from Blue VFD were called to assist crews from the Luminant mine battle a stubborn, wind aided fire. The main concern of mine officials was that […]

Beloved Icon Passes



Funeral services for Erna Patschke, of Fedor, were held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Fedor with Rev. Jonathan Meyer officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Erna died Sunday morning after a brief hospital stay in Round Rock, Texas. Erna celebrated her 100th birthday two weeks earlier, on January 1, when her friends and […]

Funny Money



On Monday, January 9, Deputy Ledenbach with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office went to First National Bank to drop off a deposit for an inmate who was in the jail. The bank teller advised the Deputy that two of the bills in the deposit were counterfeit. According to the Sheriff’s Department, one of the counterfeit bills was a $100 bill […]

Fiery Accident



Last Saturday, sometime after 6 p.m., the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman who said she heard a loud crash and saw a vehicle on fire on FM 180 at CR 132 in Ledbetter. Sgt Ray, Cpl Rudolph, Deputy Nelson, Deputy West and Deputy Nurse responded. When they arrived, they found an older model pickup truck, […]

Burglary Investigation



On Wednesday, January 11, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Ray Washington property located on CR 444 in Lexington. Deputies Holloway and Jessup responded after Washington reported that some items were taken from his home. He explained that he had gotten home early in the day to find his back door wide open. At the time, he […]

Lone Star Varmint Tourney



The Lexington Lone Star Varmint Tournament is coming up on the 28th of January. The tournament will be, as always, a 24 hr calling contest for varmints. The cost is $100 per team, with a maximim of four people per team. Animals will be judged on a point system: 45 points for Bobcat35 points for Coyote25 points for Fox5 points […]

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Community Calendar



Wednesday, January 18, 2017Lexington American Legion Coffee – 9 a.m.Story Time – Giddings Public Library 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, January 19, 2017Order of Eastern Star Breakfast – LexingtonMasonic Lodge 7:30-10:00Lexington Log Cabins – Open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.Giddings Rotary Club – NoonLexington Lions Club – 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017Lexington American Legion Coffee – 8 a.m.Lexington Log Cabins – […]

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