Pooling resources
Sat, 04/24/2021 - 12:00am
A consultant gave Mexia City Council members a glimpse of how the new city swimming pool may appear during their meeting Tuesday, April 20.
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Auctioneer Kyler Davidson
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:00am
Auctioneer Kyler Davidson looks on as a quilt is displayed to be auctioned off at the BT Blowout on Saturday at the Cowboy Western Club in Mexia. The live auction Saturday night raised $18,000 for the Bryan BT Thornton Scholarship Fund and the Limestone and Freestone County Cancer Support groups. Photos by Skip Leon/The Mexia News
The dance floor
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:00am
The dance floor at the Cowboy Western Club was busy Saturday as couples, including this duo, made their way around the spacious venue during the BT Blowout. The event featured 11 hours of live music from noon to midnight.
Lanky Moore
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:00am
LEFT: Lanky Moore finishes his set with a tribute to the late Bryan “BT” Thornton, with whom he played in the band Diamondback TX for many years. Moore ended with the song, “I’m Gonna Live Forever.”
Bass player Scott Thornton
Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:00am
Bass player Scott Thornton, left, and guitar player Willie Herring of the banks Diamondback TX perform at the BT Blowout at the Cowboy Western Club in Mexia on Saturday night. The event is scheduled every two years to raise money for the “Bryan “BT” Thornton Scholarship Fund and the Limestone and Freestone County Cancer Support groups. Scott Thornton, BT’s brother, said Saturday night that about $18,000 was raised during a live auction earlier in the event. BT Thornton passed away from pancreatic cancer in March 2016. He was a founding member, playing guitar and then drums for many years, of Diamondback TX.
