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MEXIA, Texas (FOX 44) – A 38-year-old man is in jail after a standoff with police at his residence. Mexia Police officers were dispatched to the 900 block of E. Titus Street at approximately 1:28 p.m. Wednesday in reference to several 9-1-1 calls advising that a man fired a gun multiple.

Dawson High School placed third in both spelling and literary criticism categories at the 2023 UIL Academic State Meet. The meet allows students to earn points for their school team in various subject areas.

Texas continues its fight to save precious parkland, including Fairfield Lake State Park in Fairfield, Texas. The state park that opened in 1976 was closed in February 2023 after the state failed to reach a deal to purchase the property from an energy company that had been leasing the land to Texas Parks and Wildlife at no charge. The property is currently locked in a deal with a private developer out of Dallas that has plans to turn the land into a luxury gated community with multi-million dollar homes and a golf course.

Former Groesbeck High School softball player Kennedy Cox earned postseason honors for the 2023 season as a member of the University of Arkansas at Monticello team. Cox, a junior at UAM, was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-American third team. She also was named a Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) honorable mention All-American. Cox was a significant part of UAM’s offense in her first season with the team. She had a .405 batting average in 148 at-bats. She led the team with 50 runs batted in and 60 hits. In addition, she had 20 doubles, seven home runs and 101 total bases. She had a .682 slugging percentage and a .434 on-base percentage. Cox is the first UAM player to earn All-American honors since Kayla Jackson in 2012. In addition to her All-American honors, Cox was named All-Central Region first team by the NFCA and D2CCA. Cox joined UAM after playing two years at Bossier Parish Community College in Louisiana. The left-handedswinging former Lady Goat batted .393 during her two seasons there. She hit 26 home runs and drove in 106 runs in 104 games. ´Kennedy is the daughter of Lee and Autumn Cox of Groesbeck.

The Wortham VFD Battle for the Buckles is coming up this Saturday, June 3rd in Wortham, Texas. Come out to the Wortham Oil City Park and join the BBQ Cook-Off battle for some new hardware and support for the local fire department. Buckles awarded for to Grand & Reserve Champions....

The Cynthia Ann Garden Club had its End of the Year Social on Thursday, May 25 at the Groesbeck Woman’s Club. The Social Committee, Joan McEntyre, Julia Morton, and Paige Longoria presented us with a “Springing into Summer” themed party. Everything was decorated so cheerfully. In the center of the room, the small tables were situated two together and covered in a white tablecloth. In the center of each duo, was a purple and white plaid cloth, and atop that was a silver oval planter with Flowers & Gardens printed on the side and with an Angelonia plant in it....

Being the assistant principal at McBay Elementary brings Belinda Cotton full circle from when she moved to Mexia 40 years ago. The Mexia ISD school board voted to hire Cotton after an executive session at its regular monthly meeting Monday, May 15. Cotton, a 1992 graduate of Mexia High School, began in the fifth grade when she moved to Mexia. “I just feel like, for me, this is a full circle,” she said. “The first time I started school here in this district was in this building in the fifth grade when I didn’t even speak English. I was a young kiddo and...

This merger combines the Harmony Bank’s existing six branches with Texas Brand Bank’s five branches in Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman and Navarro counties, totaling 11 banking centers altogether. The new Harmony Bank has more than $700 million in assets. “Harmony Bank can now provide a greater lending ability,...

, Those who have been in downtown Mexia recently have probably noticed the freshly painted parking stripes, just one of several recent improvements courtesy of Mexia’s new Economic Development Corporation director. Jeff Looney spoke recently to the Rotary Club of Mexia and also the Mexia Lions Club on this and other new developments in Mexia since he became EDC director in October 2022. Looney is a familiar face to many since he worked at the Mexia State School for 11 years before working in various cities as city administrator. “Mexia has always been good to me, ” he began his address, listing...

Mexia football coach and athletic director Aaron Nowell is expecting big things from his troops over the next few months during the summer strength and conditioning program. The summer workouts begin Tuesday, May 30, and last until Tuesday, July 25. The two-month session is the final phase of the offseason program and leads into fall practice, which begins July 31. The summer program is for all Blackcat and Ladycat athletes. After next week’s three-day session, they will work out five days per week, Monday through Friday, from 8-10 a.m. The high school boys will lift weights for the first hour while the...

June meeting for the Fairfield ISD Board of Trustees is being moved to Monday, June 5th to avoid conflicts with the Freestone County Fair & Rodeo. Meetings and agendas may be found online at https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/695.

On Sunday evening, May 21, Freestone County Sheriff Office Deputies went to a residence on County Road 930 in an attempt to apprehend a male subject who had an active parole warrant for his arrest. On arrival, deputies made contact with the wanted subject and took him into custody. While on scene, during the arrest, evidence was observed that further led the deputies to a narcotics investigation and obtaining a search warrant. Deputies executed the search warrant which yielded more than 250 grams of methamphetamine, a loaded handgun, and $3,512 seized in cash. The male subject was arrested and booked into the Freestone County Jail for the following charges: 1.) Possession Controlled Substance PG 1 more than 200 grams less than 400 grams (1st Degree Felony) 2.) Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon (3rd Degree Felony) 3.) Parole Warrant.

Bob Wright THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. For, lo, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the Lord: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. – JEREMIAH 30:1,2,3. ••• MEMORIALDAY is this coming Monday, an important day of reflection for all of us as we honor the sacred...

, , With “Pomp and Circumstance,” and the shedding of a few tears, the 21 members of the Coolidge High School Class of 2023 received their diplomas at the school’s commencement ceremony in the gym Thursday night, May 25. The graduates entered the gym 1-by-1 as the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” filled the air. Valedictorian Telena Hoover and salutatorian Karyme Lozano each evoked tears as they gave their speeches and spoke about their families. Lozano wiped her eyes as she spoke about her family. She said the person who has inspired her most is her older brother. “He inspired me to go...

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is organizing the 15th Super Centex Victory Bowl, which will feature basketball, baseball, softball, football, and volleyball games showcasing top athletic talent from 12 area counties.

The sport of pickleball is becoming one of Navarro County’s fastest growing new activities. The Navarro County Gazette had the opportunity to sit down with Brandon Mackie, co-founder of Pickleheads, a comprehensive database of over 13,000 pickleball courts between the United States and Canada, and talk about this sport is making its presence known in Navarro County.

FHS senior dies in accident at Richland From Staff Reports Wed, 05/24/2023 - 13:03 Image Alfred “AJ” Serrato Jr. passed away on May 17, from injuries sustained in an accident at Richland Chambers. Photo by Mitchell Pate/ Fairfield Recorder ...

Marcus Wilson is coming back home to Mexia and will be the principal at a school where his mom once taught. Wilson was hired to be the principal at R.Q. Sims Intermediate. The Mexia ISD school board voted on it after an executive session at its meeting Monday, May 15. Wilson’s mom, Pam Wilson, is a former teacher at the school. Wilson will replace LaKechia Johnson, who will become the Executive Director of Human Resources for Mexia ISD. Wilson comes to Mexia from Lorena High School, where he has been the assistant principal for the last 10 years. Prior to that, he was...

Over $1.3 million dollars in scholarships were awarded to the graduating seniors of Fairfield High School during the Senior Awards program held Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Johnson Activity Center. This year’s Honor Grads achieved their status by earning a grade point average in excess of 4.00. Each of...

, Teague High School’s top two students are both heading to central Texas colleges, one to Baylor University in Waco and one to the University of Texas at Austin. Valedictorian and future Baylor Bear Leslie Vaughn is the daughter of Ashley and Austin Vaughn. Salutatorian and future Texas Longhorn Anthony Dimiceli is the son of Nathan and Vicki Dimiceli and Shari and Matt Underhill. The two students are separated by one one-hundredth of a point, with Miss Vaughn earning a final average of 104.36, and Dimiceli a 104.35. Miss Vaughn intends to major in political science and plans to become an attorney. While in...