2021-02-11 E-Edition

Lee County EMS Serving North Lee County

Brenden Mersiovsky is seen above manning the new Lexington location for Lee County EMS. He is also seen with his father, Rodney Mersiovsky at the right. The new truck pictured with them was delivered to Lexington last Tuesday and is the vehicle being used to help stabilize patients while a fully outfitted ambulance is en route to the Lexington location. […]

Sheriff’s Office Reports Call Volume Increasing

After Judge Fischer called the Commissioners Court to order on Monday February 8, 2021, and having quickly dispatched the first few items on the agenda, Sheriff Casey Goetz reported that the Department had recorded 779 calls for the month of January, with 460 calls having a deputy respond and a report made, and with 319 calls being for EMS or […]

Cupid Shuffle Happens Saturday

Business in Lexington will be abuzz Saturday, Feb. 13, from 9am to 1pm as the Leader and the City of Lexington continue to encourage Shopping Locally. Several businesses are participating, including Pizza Pro, Gardner ’s Barbecue, Hildebrandt Meat Market, Lexington Food Mart, Peterson Grocery, Lil Bit’s Beach Snow, Circle C Development, Blue Branch Flower Shop, Country Time Salon, M & […]

Boil Water Alert

On Monday, Febraury 8, at about noon, the City of Lexington was called to the south side of town for a suspected water leak. Shortly thereafter, the City announced a water main break on the south side of town and Boil Water Alert notices were delivered door to door to people and businesses located south of FM 1624 and west […]

Lee County Vaccine Update

On Monday of this week, a vaccine update to keep our citizens informed was provided by the County. The number of vaccines shipped to the State of Texas continues to fluctuate. Currently, vaccines are designated for front line health care workers and first responders in 1A and persons over 65 or persons with certain medical conditions in 1B. Pharmaceutical companies […]

Deadline Looming to Run for Office

This Friday, February 12, at 5pm, is the deadline to sign up to run for Lexington City Council and for LISD Board of Trustees. Three two-year terms are up for Lexington City Council and one one-year term is up for election in the May 1, 2021 election. Currently, the two-year seats up for election are currently held by Cindy Herklotz, […]

Middle School Students Honor Veteran

Lexington Middle School Audio Visual students have produced a video of Dud Morris, a 95 year old WWII veteran who served in Japan. The first part of a two-part presentation was uploaded on their teacher’s Facebook page last week and is a wonderful tribute to the students, their teacher, and especially to Mr. Morris. Take 16 minutes and go to […]

From the Superintendent


Greetings from LISD! Congratulations to the Lady Eagles Basketball Team, as they entered into the play-offs after finishing the district season tied for first with Academy. We are proud of all of you! Go Lady Eagles!! This past Saturday night, I had the honor of attending the LHS Honor’s Night Out. This great event was established by Ms. Garrison several […]

Things to Ponder


I once knew a woman who was afraid of flying. She went to Europe and all the time she was in the air she kept her feet off the floor of the aircraft—she assumed that would make the plane lighter and less apt to fall out of the air. Now I am wondering with the fossil fuel problem how we […]