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If you haven’t heard of House Bill 3 from the 86th Legislature, kindergarten through third-grade teachers in Mexia ISD and throughout Texas can tell you about it.

TOP: Word made the rounds Mexia ISD Superintendent Ryder Appleton may be moonlighting as a chef. Last week and this one, too, he has been caught frying fish and cooking brisket and serving all the appropriate side dishes at the different schools and his administration office. “I enjoy cooking and firmly believe that leadership in any organization is best demonstrated through service to others,” Appleton said. “Our staff is worth the investment of time and energy to provide them with a freshly cooked meal.”

Gibbs Memorial Library has been in its refurbished building one year now, following the day an arsonist set fire to the facility, which practically destroyed the entire structure and its contents. The library re-opened Nov. 4, 2020, after it was set ablaze Sept. 28, 2019.