Locals Travel to Flooded Area to Help



In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, people from all around the state of Texas have been generously giving time and resources to help those in need. The Leader asked for our readers to contribute any stories they had regarding local people going down to help, and almost immediately, people sent us stories and a few pictures. Early last week, the […]

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Reader Shares Experience



This week, we reviewed two restaurants in Lexington not open on Sunday, but one of our readers sent in their experience at a Restaurant in Carmine that is open on Sunday. See section B of today’s paper.

LCSO Investigates Two Runaway Cases



The Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigated two separate cases involving runaway children last week. On Tuesday, August 29, Deputy Jessup met with a complainant at the Sheriff’s Office about her daughter, who is 16 years old. According to the Sheriff’s report, the daughter left with a friend, without permission, and said they were going to Rockdale. The mother told the […]

No Holiday for Lexington EMS



On Monday, the Lexington EMS did not have any time to enjoy the Labor Day Holiday. In a twelve-hour period, beginning at 4:01 a.m. Monday morning, their first dispatch of the day took them to Hale Street in the heart of town, where it was reported that a female was “possibly having a seizure.” Each dispatch must put EMS volunteers […]

Clergy meets with local government



Judge Paul Fischer and Delynn Peschke of the Emergency Management Center for Lee County had a meeting on Friday, September 1, with members of the clergy from all around Lee County. They met to discuss how to handle the refugee situation of evacuees displaced by Hurricane Harvey. The leaders of the churches laid out plans for long term housing for […]

Thirteen Sentenced in District Court



Thirteen people were sentenced in the 21st Judicial District Court of Lee County recently, with the Honorable Carson Campbell presiding. Dominic Jerome Mathis, 18 of Giddings, was sentenced to five years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Institutional Division for assault on a public servant. He was ordered to pay $283 in court costs. Ubaldo Perez, Jr., […]

Bright Spots and Many Heroes



Hurricane Harvey took its toll on Lee County last week leaving huge amounts of rain. Houston has people evacuating to parts unknown because the flooding was so widespread. Lee County didn’t get hit as hard as Houston, Rockport, or even La Grange, where large numbers of people have been evacuated. Yet amidst all this turmoil, there have been bright spots […]

Community Calendar



Wednesday, September 6, 2017Lexington American Legion Coffee – 8-9 a.m.Story Time @ Giddings Public Library 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. Thursday, September 7, 2017Order of Eastern Star Breakfast – LexingtonMasonic Lodge 7:30-10:00Giddings 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.Giddings Rotary Club – NoonLexington Lions […]

Superintendent’s Corner



Lexington ISD had a great, though soggy, first week of school. District staff was ready to go, after preparing for months for the first day, and they used the tragedy of hurricane Harvey to teach our children about service. Our enrollment is significantly up from last year at 1016 students as Lexington ISD continues to be the destination district in […]