Eagles Rally Past Brazos 51-27

Win Bi-District; Headed to Area Competition this Friday in El Campo

Lexington rallied back from a 27-23 halftime deficit to eliminate the Brazos Cougars from the state playoffs last Friday night. The Eagles scored 28 unanswered points in the second half, while keeping the Cougars out of the end zone completely. The Eagles advanced to 11-0 for the 2017 season. Lexington took the opening kickoff and moved smartly down the field. […]

Photo



Pep Rally for Eagles



A Community Wide Pep Rally will be held Friday, November 24, at 1:25 p.m. at the LHS Gym parking lot. Come out to wish the Eagles well in their Area competition! GO EAGLES!!

LPD Captures Burglary Suspects



Three people suspected of burglary of a habitation were apprehended last Thursday morning. A Lexington resident, who lives on Burns Street, called the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at about 1:30 a.m. after she witnessed a red Ford pickup truck acting suspicious outside of her home. “I was awakened by a loud vehicle driving down our road, which sounded like it […]

Stolen Trailer Recovered



On Thursday of last week, Officer Chris Landrum with the Lexington Police Department recovered a trailer that had been stolen shortly after Hurricane Harvey. An informant told Officer Landrum that the trailer was located in Old Town Lexington, where it was found. Apparently, the suspect tried to cover his crime by painting the cargo trailer flat black and exchanging the […]

Photo



Missing 3 Year Old Found Safe



On Saturday, November 18th, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, along with Blue Volunteer Fire Department and Lexington EMS, was dispatched to a residence on CR A in Blue. Shortly after 5 p.m., a woman called 9-1-1 and reported that her three year old autistic son had gone missing, wandering off on their six acres of property. At the time of […]

Not Politically Correct



The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Lexington Leader, In light of our previous administration basically shuttering the coal mining industry in the U.S., some good has come from this. A group of people in Virginia have started a school called […]

Dear Editor



Dear Editor, I have been reminded once again of the privilege to live in this area. My mother’s Lexington home was burglarized in October; and through the hard, persistent work of Chief Ted Walton the case is well on its way to being solved. The crime included the theft of Mom’s car, personal documents and household treasures. Most of this […]

In The Garden

Garden Myths

There are a number of myths in the garden that people believe as true. Many have to do with planting and caring for the winter garden, others have to do with fertilizers and pesticides. No matter what the garden subject, there a number of myths. Let’s take a look at some; first, fertilize trees and shrubs in the winter. While […]