By Skip Leon
sports@themexianews.com
With time running out and needing a touchdown to secure a spot in the Texas state 7-on-7 football tournament, Mexia quarterback Jaden Proctor made the right decision when he threw the ball up to his athletic receiver, Ty Gamble.
Gamble came down with the... + continue reading
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By Roxanne Thompson
roxanne@themexianews.com
Limestone County Commissioners Court heard an update on the Limestone County Detention Center, which is the county-owned prison, at the June 12 meeting, with County Judge Richard Duncan expressing the importance of turning financial losses into gains... + continue reading
By Roxanne Thompson
roxanne@themexianews.com
Limestone County commissioners initiated a countywide burn ban at their June 12 meeting.
They also increased the amount of money to pay down on the new Sheriff’s Office vehicles, heard County Judge Richard Duncan’s plan to save money on legal fees,... + continue reading
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By Roxanne Thompson
Staff Writer
Limestone County voters decided the runoff for county judge Tuesday, choosing Richard Duncan to fill that spot for the next four years – and it was close, only 38 votes separating the two.
The runoff was required after a four-way race in the March 6 Republican... + continue reading
By Skip Leon
sports@themexianews.com
In his younger days, Teddy Weaver used to compete in rodeos throughout the state of Texas — and beyond. He even competed at the prestigious Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo in Wyoming.
Now, at 62, Weaver doesn’t compete much anymore. His time is spent running the... + continue reading
By Roxanne Thompson
roxanne@themexianews.com
Father’s Day is tomorrow, and one local dad, Kent White, of Shiloh, will have plenty of Father’s Day wishes from his 15 children.
Kent is from Montana and met his wife, Dawn, in 1998 when she was a discipleship intern at the church she was attending... + continue reading
By Roxanne Thompson
roxanne@themexianews.com
LARAS House, Limestone County’s no-kill shelter for dogs and cats, has received a $5,000 grant that will help pay for a scholarship-based internship, a billboard to promote LARAS House’s work and also provide items for those willing to foster a shelter... + continue reading
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From staff reports
Two Mexia softball players have been nominated for the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 4A all-state team.
The squad, which is voted on by sports writers throughout the... + continue reading
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That's Rich
By Richard Nelson
It’s been 35 yeas since I graduated from high school. The ol’ saying, “time has flown” is certainly accurate.
It was time to get on with life.
The plan was to go to... + continue reading
