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MISD hires new athletic director
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
Mexia's new athletic director is making his way back home to Limestone County.
MISD trustees Monday night voted unanimously to hire Wortham High graduate George Lamonte Chambers as their new athletic director and head coach.
Chambers was among 100 applicants to replace second-year A.D. Paul Weaver, who was reassigned Dec. 19. Weaver is now an administrative assistant at at McBay Elementary and Sims Intermediate schools.
A committee of educators and community members culled down the 100 applicants and interviewed top candidates, and Chambers was their recommended choice.
Chambers attended the board's regular monthly meeting Monday with his wife, who is More
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
Mexia's new athletic director is making his way back home to Limestone County.
MISD trustees Monday night voted unanimously to hire Wortham High graduate George Lamonte Chambers as their new athletic director and head coach.
Chambers was among 100 applicants to replace second-year A.D. Paul Weaver, who was reassigned Dec. 19. Weaver is now an administrative assistant at at McBay Elementary and Sims Intermediate schools.
A committee of educators and community members culled down the 100 applicants and interviewed top candidates, and Chambers was their recommended choice.
Chambers attended the board's regular monthly meeting Monday with his wife, who is More
Roads flood, run-off roars over spillways
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
Wednesday's tremendous rains filled Mexia and Fort Parker lakes, flooded roadways, creeks and pastures, sent water inside some Mexia homes, and even resulted in a swift water rescue west of Groesbeck.
Parts of U.S. 84 (Milam Street) were filled with several inches of rain and water rushed into homes in downtown Mexia as a squall line that ran from Brownsville to Oklahoma sent heavy downpours and high winds through Mexia before dawn yesterday.
Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches fell throughout the region, with 3.38 inches recorded in Mexia and 2.95 in Groesbeck between midnight and 11 a.m. More
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
Wednesday's tremendous rains filled Mexia and Fort Parker lakes, flooded roadways, creeks and pastures, sent water inside some Mexia homes, and even resulted in a swift water rescue west of Groesbeck.
Parts of U.S. 84 (Milam Street) were filled with several inches of rain and water rushed into homes in downtown Mexia as a squall line that ran from Brownsville to Oklahoma sent heavy downpours and high winds through Mexia before dawn yesterday.
Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches fell throughout the region, with 3.38 inches recorded in Mexia and 2.95 in Groesbeck between midnight and 11 a.m. More
Duo earns hard time in baseball bat murder
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Jesse Flores, left and Baldemar Robles Jr. Two men who pleaded guilty to beating a Mexia man to death were sentenced, and two suspects in three other murders were also before a judge during proceedings in District Court last week.
On Friday, 18-year-old Jesse Jonathan Flores and Baldemar Robles Jr., 25, both of Mexia, received sentences in the October 2010 death of a 28-year-old Gregorio Carrillo-Pineda.
The men beat Carrillo-Pineda in the head with a baseball bat Oct. 24, 2010, while trying to rob him. Carrillo-Pineda died of his injuries six days later.
"According to authorities, Carillo-Pineda attended a party at Robles' house, where a plan between More
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Jesse Flores, left and Baldemar Robles Jr. Two men who pleaded guilty to beating a Mexia man to death were sentenced, and two suspects in three other murders were also before a judge during proceedings in District Court last week.
On Friday, 18-year-old Jesse Jonathan Flores and Baldemar Robles Jr., 25, both of Mexia, received sentences in the October 2010 death of a 28-year-old Gregorio Carrillo-Pineda.
The men beat Carrillo-Pineda in the head with a baseball bat Oct. 24, 2010, while trying to rob him. Carrillo-Pineda died of his injuries six days later.
"According to authorities, Carillo-Pineda attended a party at Robles' house, where a plan between More
Shooter who sent two to hospital sentenced
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Christopher Mahan The man who shot two Mexia residents in June was sentenced Thursday on six felonies and will spend at least 20 years in prison for his crimes.
Christopher Allen Mahan, 26, of Groesbeck appeared before 77th District Court Judge Patrick Simmons Thursday to be sentenced on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of burglary of a habitation and one count of tampering with evidence, all felony crimes.
The charges arose from a June 19 incident outside of Mexia in the 3300 block of S.H. 84 West during which 32-year-old Lonnie Hall Jr. and Courtney More
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Christopher Mahan The man who shot two Mexia residents in June was sentenced Thursday on six felonies and will spend at least 20 years in prison for his crimes.
Christopher Allen Mahan, 26, of Groesbeck appeared before 77th District Court Judge Patrick Simmons Thursday to be sentenced on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of burglary of a habitation and one count of tampering with evidence, all felony crimes.
The charges arose from a June 19 incident outside of Mexia in the 3300 block of S.H. 84 West during which 32-year-old Lonnie Hall Jr. and Courtney More
Local News
Upcoming DU banquet will help save wetlands
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
One of the biggest social events of the year in Mexia, which is also a major fundraising event, is set to take next weekend and tickets to the banquet are still available.
The annual banquet of the Mexia chapter of the national conservation group Ducks Unlimited is set for Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Cowboy Club on SH 14 South.
“Ducks Unlimited spends money all over the North American continent for wildlife habitat, mainly wetlands, so that the ducks have habitat to go in,” said Ivan Jackson Jr., area chairman of the event. “This is Ducks Unlimited’s 75th anniversary, More
by Brenda Sommer
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
One of the biggest social events of the year in Mexia, which is also a major fundraising event, is set to take next weekend and tickets to the banquet are still available.
The annual banquet of the Mexia chapter of the national conservation group Ducks Unlimited is set for Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Cowboy Club on SH 14 South.
“Ducks Unlimited spends money all over the North American continent for wildlife habitat, mainly wetlands, so that the ducks have habitat to go in,” said Ivan Jackson Jr., area chairman of the event. “This is Ducks Unlimited’s 75th anniversary, More
County prison expenses beginning to pile up
by Roxanne McKnight
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
Limestone County Commissioners were hit at this week’s meeting with nearly $80,000 in costs for repairs and other necessities at the Limestone County Detention Center.
The highest expense was $54,000 to fix electrical lines – in part associated with a shorted-out conduit that water had gotten into, and in part to connect the fire alarms in the kitchen and the education building with the main alarm system. The last two items were tasks that were supposed to have been done by the original construction company according to LCDC Warden Mike Sutton.
Sutton said that lines for smoke detectors were More
by Roxanne McKnight
(Posted Thu 08:00 am)
Limestone County Commissioners were hit at this week’s meeting with nearly $80,000 in costs for repairs and other necessities at the Limestone County Detention Center.
The highest expense was $54,000 to fix electrical lines – in part associated with a shorted-out conduit that water had gotten into, and in part to connect the fire alarms in the kitchen and the education building with the main alarm system. The last two items were tasks that were supposed to have been done by the original construction company according to LCDC Warden Mike Sutton.
Sutton said that lines for smoke detectors were More
Historical Commission looking for old photographs
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
To promote the history of Limestone County both locally and nationally, the Limestone County Historical Commission is currently working with Arcadia Publishing to publish a volume in their Images of America series.
It will be a pictorial history of the County and will include such topics as Fort Parker, early settlers, antebellum communities, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Confederate Reunion Grounds, railroad towns, rural farming communities, agricultural production, county government, World War I, the Mexia Oil Boom, the Depression (CCC & WPA projects), World War II, Mexia POW camp, post-war topics and events, and notable individuals such More
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
To promote the history of Limestone County both locally and nationally, the Limestone County Historical Commission is currently working with Arcadia Publishing to publish a volume in their Images of America series.
It will be a pictorial history of the County and will include such topics as Fort Parker, early settlers, antebellum communities, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Confederate Reunion Grounds, railroad towns, rural farming communities, agricultural production, county government, World War I, the Mexia Oil Boom, the Depression (CCC & WPA projects), World War II, Mexia POW camp, post-war topics and events, and notable individuals such More
Tehuacana News
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Martha Bowers said Sunday morning that her son Harvey had been in an automobile accident in Austin . He has some bruises but is doing OK. She asked that he be remembered in prayer. He will be in our prayers daily.
Jack Davis has been ill and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he stayed overnight. Then he was transferred to the LTC nursing home, as he is still not feeling well enough for visitors yet. Lets keep Jack and his family in our prayers.
There was a good group of folks at both churches Sunday morning. The More
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Martha Bowers said Sunday morning that her son Harvey had been in an automobile accident in Austin . He has some bruises but is doing OK. She asked that he be remembered in prayer. He will be in our prayers daily.
Jack Davis has been ill and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he stayed overnight. Then he was transferred to the LTC nursing home, as he is still not feeling well enough for visitors yet. Lets keep Jack and his family in our prayers.
There was a good group of folks at both churches Sunday morning. The More
Sports
Blackcats win district rival game in Groesbeck
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
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Mexia Blackcat Camron Gentry attacks the basket and then at the last moment dishes the ball off to teammate Quan Green. Green dribbled once and went back up for the two-point score. A hurricane of Crimson and Black swept through Groesbeck this past Friday night.
The Mexia Blackcats 68-59 victory over their long time rival the Groesbeck Goats moves the team to 3-0 in district. The Blackcats are now on a five game winning streak and 19-5 on the season.
Today, the Cats travel to Fairfield for what could become the toughest road game of district.
Friday night's match up between the Mexia Blackcats and the Groesbeck Goats was just another step on the latter toward the state championship.
The Cats started off the match defensively shutting down Groesbeck More
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted Tue 08:00 am)
Mexia Blackcat Camron Gentry attacks the basket and then at the last moment dishes the ball off to teammate Quan Green. Green dribbled once and went back up for the two-point score. A hurricane of Crimson and Black swept through Groesbeck this past Friday night.
The Mexia Blackcats 68-59 victory over their long time rival the Groesbeck Goats moves the team to 3-0 in district. The Blackcats are now on a five game winning streak and 19-5 on the season.
Today, the Cats travel to Fairfield for what could become the toughest road game of district.
Friday night's match up between the Mexia Blackcats and the Groesbeck Goats was just another step on the latter toward the state championship.
The Cats started off the match defensively shutting down Groesbeck More
Blackcats claw Panthers for second district win
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted 1/19/2012 08:00 am)
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After grabbing the rebound, Blackcat Leon Gray goes right back up for the score. Gray was 3-4 from the line and racked up 11 points in Tuesday night's district game versus Palestine-Westwood It was a Blackcat thriller Tuesday night in Mexia as Westwood came to town for the second game of district. After falling behind early in the second period, a late rally eventually helped the Cats pull ahead and take the game 60-56.
The Cats struggled with their shots early in the game. Westwood took advantage and soon pulled ahead, holding a lead that lasted three periods of play.
Going into the fourth period down 44-42, the Cats were sniffing for a chance to push ahead and maintain a lead of their own. However, everytime the Cats would drain a More
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted 1/19/2012 08:00 am)
After grabbing the rebound, Blackcat Leon Gray goes right back up for the score. Gray was 3-4 from the line and racked up 11 points in Tuesday night's district game versus Palestine-Westwood It was a Blackcat thriller Tuesday night in Mexia as Westwood came to town for the second game of district. After falling behind early in the second period, a late rally eventually helped the Cats pull ahead and take the game 60-56.
The Cats struggled with their shots early in the game. Westwood took advantage and soon pulled ahead, holding a lead that lasted three periods of play.
Going into the fourth period down 44-42, the Cats were sniffing for a chance to push ahead and maintain a lead of their own. However, everytime the Cats would drain a More
Mexia athletes honored at football banquet
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted 1/14/2012 08:00 am)
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Coach Kris Price, left, presents senior Diontr[233] Oliver with the prestigious Mexia Blackcat 2011 Shield of Honor Award at Thursday's football banquet. A wave of Blackcat fans rushed into the First Baptist Church Christian Life Center in order to avoid the cold chill that nipped at their face Thursday night. These fans of the Crimson and the Black came for the Mexia Athletic Booster Club's annual football banquet honoring the 2011 Mexia Blackcats and the hard work they put in over the season.
A standing ovation was given to the varsity Blackcats as they entered the dining area to begin the night's ceremonies. The banquet dinner was then served and the Blackcat 2011 highlight video was played for everyone’s enjoyment. On the More
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted 1/14/2012 08:00 am)
Coach Kris Price, left, presents senior Diontr[233] Oliver with the prestigious Mexia Blackcat 2011 Shield of Honor Award at Thursday's football banquet. A wave of Blackcat fans rushed into the First Baptist Church Christian Life Center in order to avoid the cold chill that nipped at their face Thursday night. These fans of the Crimson and the Black came for the Mexia Athletic Booster Club's annual football banquet honoring the 2011 Mexia Blackcats and the hard work they put in over the season.
A standing ovation was given to the varsity Blackcats as they entered the dining area to begin the night's ceremonies. The banquet dinner was then served and the Blackcat 2011 highlight video was played for everyone’s enjoyment. On the More
Lady Cats now 2-0 in district headed for Madisonville
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted 1/12/2012 08:00 am)
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Mexia Lady Cat Kendall Gibson takes aim at the free throw line. The stands were packed to the max as the Lady Cats took on the Palestine Lady Wildcats Tuesday in game two of district. Last year the Wildcats were the only team able to defeat Mexia twice during district.
The crimson and black were on Palestine as soon as the game started.
The girls started to rain down shots from all over the court quickly taking a 14-point lead 27-13 by the end of the first quarter.
On the other side of the ball the Lady Cat defense kept the Wildcats subdued and grabbed as many boards as they could. More
by A.J. Atkinson
(Posted 1/12/2012 08:00 am)
Mexia Lady Cat Kendall Gibson takes aim at the free throw line. The stands were packed to the max as the Lady Cats took on the Palestine Lady Wildcats Tuesday in game two of district. Last year the Wildcats were the only team able to defeat Mexia twice during district.
The crimson and black were on Palestine as soon as the game started.
The girls started to rain down shots from all over the court quickly taking a 14-point lead 27-13 by the end of the first quarter.
On the other side of the ball the Lady Cat defense kept the Wildcats subdued and grabbed as many boards as they could. More
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