At noon on Aug. 1, 1966, Allen Crum, the floor manager at the University Co-Op, looked out the window and witnessed several students dragging a limp teenager through the grass on the edge of the University of Texas campus.
Limestone County Attorney Roy DeFriend, left, and Assistant County Attorney Tara Avants present Mexia Police Chief Brian Bell a check in the amount of $1,732.50. The funds were proceeds from a drug forfeiture case investigated by the Mexia Police Department which were seized by the County Attorney’s Office. Drug forfeiture funds may only be used for law enforcement purposes, such as officer training, bullet-proof vests and ammunition. “These funds can help train and equip our officers at no expense to local taxpayers” DeFriend said.
TOP: Shopper Kristi Johnson, of Tehuacana, looks through items on the tables at the MSSLC Volunteer Council garage sale on Friday, Aug. 7. The event continued Saturday, with proceeds going toward buying birthday and graduation presents for MSSLC clients.
Ten Mexia-area organizations responded to the call to help Mexia Cares, a group that has been pooling its resources to buy school supplies for Mexia ISD students, and so far nearly a hundred students are covered.