Mexia Daily News

BREAKING NEWS

Blackcats on a tear!

War put its marks on Gene Young

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a story that began in the Saturday, Nov. 16, issue of The Mexia News.

Cool ’Cats:

Dre’vaun Cooper was on a collision course with Bullard quarterback Tristen Shewmake.

Consolidated dispatch center could save city $464,000 annually

Mexia City Council had their questions answered about the countywide dispatch center and learned the annual savings to the city would be significantly higher than previously estimated.

Council,Bistone Water District discuss rate study, changes

Mexia City Council and representatives of Bistone Municipal Water Supply District met together in a specially called meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12, to discuss matters concerning the water rate study recently completed by Nelisa Heddin Consulting.

Returning with more than medals

When Eugene Young was a boy, growing up in Fort Smith, Ark., food was scarce for him, his parents, Eugene Sr. and Lovina Young, and his 10 siblings, so Eugene and other male family members hunted game to supplement the family’s food supply.

News

Blackcats on a tear!

Reading-betterment a main component of district-wide seven-goal improvement plan

The Mexia ISD Board of Trustees approved a comprehensive plan of superintendent goals at its October meeting.

By Skip Leon

Limestone and Freestone see sales tax revenue increases

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $849.6 million in local sales tax allocations for November, 4 pe

By Jennifer Paul

Sports

Cool ’Cats:

Dre’vaun Cooper was on a collision course with Bullard quarterback Tristen Shewmake. The Mexia Blackcats were on a collision course with destiny.

By Skip Leon

Blackcats to go against unbeaten Sunnyvale in area playoff

It’s playoff football time in Texas, and that means the challenges just keep coming every week. And every game is win or go home.

By Skip Leon

Teague’s 2019 campaign ends in Waco at hands of Troy Trojans, 44-17

The final stand for the 2019 Teague Lions was a hard-fought one, but the team eventually fell victim to a second-half swarm by the Troy Trojans, losing 44-17 in the bi-district round played Thursd

By Thomas Leffler