Mexia News

Student volunteers, from left, Terrance Freeman, Jeremy Price and Ariel Ballard pick up trash from the creek that runs through Hughes Park, in Mexia, as part of a clean-up effort May 9. The event saw 95 members of HERO, a program at Mexia High School that channels students efforts in volunteer charitable activities, take part in the day's ... (more)

Brian Hullum, president of the Mexia Baseball-Softball Association and Cammecia Strain show attendees the sign created to honor Strain's son, T'Aveon 'T.T. Johnson, who was killed in a car wreck last summer.

Brenda Canizales, left, of Mexia, helps Paula Perez, of Muzquiz, Mexico, prepare icy fruit drinks at the Cinco de Mayo celebration held in downtown Mexia this past weekend.

Guy Douglas Smith Jr., 90, of Dallas, passed away April 30, 2013, at his home in Dallas.

Mexia scored two runs in the first and two more in the third to tie up Rusk 4-4 in Friday night's final game of the season, but the Eagles broke the game open by adding four runs in the fifth and four more in the seventh to end the Blackcats season, 12-4. Rusk jumped out on top, 3-0, in the first inning, but Mexia cut their lead to one after Clynt ... (more)

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Mexia ISD board trustees were presented a report at their April 15 regular monthly meeting on the district's finances and enrollment in response to a request from the board at a previous meeting.