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In the midst of a hotly contested playoff race, the Mexia baseball team scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to slip past Buffalo, 5-4, in a District 20-3A game at Buffalo on Friday, April 12.

Eight Mexia tracksters qualify for regional meet

Seven Blackcats and one Ladycat qualified for the Region III-3A track meet with their performances at the area meet at Mc-Gregor on Friday, April 12.

Researchers to document local black history

Two professors plan to record the oral histories of eight elderly Limestone County residents to document African American life in the region.

Dancing Machines

’Cats offseason: Emphasis on getting faster paying dividends in offseason

News

New CEO for hospital network, including Parkview

Child sex abuser gets 45 years

Limestone County Judge Patrick H. Simmons sentenced Groesbeck resident Brent Favors, 27, to 45 years in prison April 9.

By Staff Report

Mexia LTC News

This week at Mexia Long Term Care we started the week playing ring toss Monday morning. Residents played bingo that afternoon.

Sports

'Cats fall short in second-place showdown with Groesbeck

In a battle for second place in District 20-3A, Groesbeck snapped a tie with four runs in the sixth inning and held off a Mexia rally in the bottom of the seventh to claim an 8-6 victory at Blackca

By Skip Leon

Eight Mexia tracksters qualify for regional meet

Seven Blackcats and one Ladycat qualified for the Region III-3A track meet with their performances at the area meet at Mc-Gregor on Friday, April 12.

By Staff Report

Riesel rips Wortham 11-0 in District 16-2A play

The Wortham baseball team was shut out by Riesel, 11-0, in a District 162A game at Wortham on Friday, April 12. The game was stopped after five innings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

By Staff Report

Obituaries

Jo Ann Curnutt

Jo Ann Curnutt, 84, of Port Lavaca, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Paul Randall Story

Paul Randall Story Paul Randall Story, affectionately known as “Randy” by his loved ones, passed away on April 3, 2024, in Conroe at the age of 75.

Grace Marie Sykes Hallmark

The city of Santa Fe, N.M., was hallowed by the presence of angels at 3:27 a.m. April 6, 2024, as they came to escort home a precious saint of God. Grace Marie Sykes Hallmark was born Oct.