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Ten inches of rain flooded parts of Limestone and Freestone Counties Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, leading to a train derailment and a washed-out road.

Celebrating with Sundaes and Songs

The fare at the Cindy Walker Foundation “Sundaes and Songs” event was Sundaes a la Cindy at her house at 114 S. Brooks St. in Mexia on Wednesday, May 1.

Storms spare Mexia area

Tornado outbreaks plaguing communities in a large swatch of the country’s midsection from Texas to the far north over the weekend apparently skipped over the immediate Mexia area.

A+ for leadership

MJH Student Council earns national award

School bus driver knows how to ‘deal with kids’

Mexia ISD bus driver Leo Dixon has watched many kids go from their first day of school to graduation in his 15 years behind the wheel, and sometimes they learned a lesson or two from him along the way.

No. 2 Riesel sweeps the Lady Bulldogs

In the Wortham softball team’s first trip to the postseason after a one-year hiatus, the Lady Bulldogs ran into a tough Riesel team.

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Thunderstorms dump rain, hail on Mexia

Ten inches of rain flooded parts of Limestone and Freestone Counties Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, leading to a train derailment and a washed-out road.

Celebrating with Sundaes and Songs

The fare at the Cindy Walker Foundation “Sundaes and Songs” event was Sundaes a la Cindy at her house at 114 S. Brooks St. in Mexia on Wednesday, May 1.

Sports

Program to address ins and outs of college recruiting

The road to being recruited by colleges is fraught with bumps and bends through what has become a bulky process.

Blackcats can't overcome slow start in bi-district loss to Troy

In their first playoff action in five years, the Mexia Blackcats fell behind early and dropped a 4-1 decision to Troy in the first game of a best-of-three, bi-district series at Waco ISD Sports Com

By Skip Leon