As this past June 19, 2021, was celebrated as a national holiday, I couldn’t help but think of my dad, Mr. Joe Louis Phillips. Oh, how my dad loved Juneteenth. The Phillips’ Family has celebrated Juneteenth for many generations, and the importance of this holiday has been and will forever be recognized and passed down because of its significance to him and to us all.
PSALM 71:9 – Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.
Mexia City Council held a public hearing, seeking comments on its plan to apply for a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife to help pay for the design and construction of a new city swimming pool.
The Mexia Independent School District Board of Trustees voted at its meeting Monday to no longer offer remote learning from home starting in the fall.
ABOVE: Jack Hodges gets a firm grip on a steer as he prepares for the takedown during the steer wrestling slack at the 91st Annual Mexia Chamber of Commerce Rodeo on Thursday morning.
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