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Curious albino raccoon finds himself trapped and then released by Mexia couple

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00am

Mexia-area residents, who reside in the country, found a very rare animal—an albino raccoon—in one of their ground traps they had set to catch other, unwanted critters.

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Local primary elections take shape as filing date slides by

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00am

Now that the deadline has passed for filing to run for any Limestone County offices, 16 men and women are gearing up their campaigns to win the March 1, 2022, primary election. There are only three county offices for which the incumbents will have challengers, and the remaining seven will not. All county-office candidates are Republicans. No one from the Democratic Party or any other minor party filed for office.

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REINDEER GRAMS

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00am

Sims Intermediate and Mexia Junior High combined efforts for a local community-service project. They raised $1,031 and then purchased toys toward Toys for Tots. They sold Reindeer Grams, which they constructed and delivered. Contributed photos

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Mexia teen charged with Assault with Deadly Weapon

Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:00am

Eric Roman Henderson, 17, of Mexia is in the Limestone County Jail, charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. His bond is $50,000 for each charge.