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Mexia Hall of Famers

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:00am

Three Texas High School Football Hall of Famers from Mexia got together at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Waco on Saturday. They are (from left) Bob Wright, long-time editor of The Mexia News; Ray Rhodes, a Class of 2022 inductee who graduated from Mexia High School in 1969 and went on to a long career in the National Football League as a player and coach; and Coach Bob McQueen, who was Rhodes’ coach at Mexia in the late 1960s.

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Hall of Fame induction spawns Class of 1969 team reunion

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:00am

Attending the induction of Raymond Rhodes into the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame, from left, are Robby Turner, Dale Story, Raymond Rhodes, Bob McQueen, Billy Archibald, Terry Reed and Benjie Reed. Also attending the induction was Stephen Sims. All were teammates under Coach McQueen and members of the Mexia High School Class of 1969.

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Giving Bibles made more fun by enthusiasm of recipients

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:00am

Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a Light on my path. – Psalm 119-105

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Be prepared: Eagle Scout project uses newspaper racks for worn flag drop-offs

Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:00am

Teague resident Dylan Hester said there were shelves and lockers full of damaged American flags, needing to be organized and retired in the old Boy Scouts meeting building.

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Sat, 05/14/2022 - 12:00am

When Tehuacana resident John Clayton Stuver was about 5 years old, he had to jump off the back of a runaway horse and was dragged across a gravel parking lot. The preschooler started kindergarten in a wheelchair with a torn ligament in his knee, a fractured arm, bruises and scratches.

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Mexia Hall of Famers

Hall of Fame induction spawns Class of 1969 team reunion

Giving Bibles made more fun by enthusiasm of recipients

Be prepared: Eagle Scout project uses newspaper racks for worn flag drop-offs

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