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McBay Elementary Second Grade: Duane Beard, Clint Hendrick, Dustin Poe, Veronica Garzoria, William D. Briscoe, Jonathan Darden, Anthony Johnson, Gary L. Lett, Jr., Jose A. Saldana, Marquita S. Bailey, Regina L. Dabney, Adina P. Espinosa, Lisa Green, Serena R. Jones, Nicole J. Williams, Courtney D. Young, Gaelan Bellamy, Rigo Castro, Mauro Candanoza, Bryan Cotton, Brandon Dansby, Ross Dolen, Chris Ramsdell, Jimmy Don Michael, Ayde Contreras, Janelle O’Bryant, Brandi Reagan, Kasey Reed, Ashley Smith, Toccara Davis, Francisco Flores, Wendy Forston, Amanda Guthrie, Christopher Hoag, Roger Lyons, LaTonya Mack, Adam Parks, Kim Bluitt, Emanuel Cardenas, Amber Carter, Rachel Cox, Ashley McGuire, Ellise Natividad, Duke Pittman, Ben Prowell, I ¿aura Tbetford, Mark Sadler, Jessica Bishop, Trenetta Cotton, Theresa Shamblin, Crystal Tull, Josh DeMoss, Ellen Leathers, John Phelps, Steven Rodriquez, Kenneth Shields, Julie Com, Joe Ferris, Jami Fewell, Staci Johnson, Bryan Jones, Christopher Jones, Sarah Sirkel, Jonathan Thompson, Aneatria Reed, LaVodges Greer, Wesley Brown, Christi Hendricks, Carlos Contreras, Heather Hanssard. Third Grade: Michael Barnes, Ashley Green, Veronica Salgado, Elizabeth Spencer, Dena Ball, Brian Booth, John W. Davis, Chrystal Dixon, Chris Lane, Andrea Miller, Jennifer Rorick, Stephen Bond, Johnny Helfin, Alyson Moulton, Brandi Tackett, Sara Timberlake, Kent Vest, Greg Washington, Brandi Cotton, April Hurst, Keith Jackson, Tiffany Lane, Brandon Shamblin, Christopher Boyd, Keith Johnson, Robyn Laney, Maggin Lawless, Jacob Rogers, John McGilvray, Marissa Porter, Cameron Sours, Tennessee Walker, Lou Ann Williford, Joshua Cox, David Garza, Corey Lee, Jessica Jefferson, Hannah Alpert, Candice Baker, Stephanie Bolton, Amanda Duncan, Tamber Fite, William Laird, Andrea Martin, Adam Simmons, Bennie Williams, Rachael Carter, Clayton Gardiner, Krystal Gordon, Cortni Holder, Beckon Newhouse, Chad Range, Sarah Wilkey. Sims Intermediate Fourth Grade: Caleb Arrington, Matthew Bowling, Charles Bowman, Camillia Brown, J..T. Brown, Robert Carpenter, April Cate, Meredith Chaney, Mikel Collins, Brenda Contreras, Lance Duncan, Daniel Easley, Banessa Estrada, Katherine Ferris, Dyce French, Hayley Frost, Melissa Gamer, Latisha Hall, Andrae Harris, Russell Henderson, Daniel Hesse, Phillip Hetrick, Jeffrey Joyner, Jack Keys, Mackenzie Lewis, Juana Lopez, Kamisha Mack, Patrick McSpadden, Jeremy Miller, Mayur Patel, Amy Pollard, Janice Preston, Russell Retz, Sam Samford, Shawna Scroggins, Paula Shamblin, Brandy Sirkel, Emtiesha Smith, Joshua Smith, Jennifer Thompson, Kelly Williams, Marcus Wilson, David Wright. Filth Grade: Ronnie Abor, Amy Kay Archibald, Tina Avant, Brittania Beard, Wendy Bell, Victor Brown, Amy Browning, Tiffany Carpenter, Crystal Carroll, LaTasha Carter, Katy Connell, Candice Contu, Drew Corbitt, Cassie Cox, Lisa DeShazo, Geoffrey Fain, Brandon Fleming, Rachel Hall, Ryan Hancock, Jenna Henry, Carla Inman, William Lane, Lindsay Liepman, Angela McCreight, Lane Neill, Jarret Person, Carmen Range, Natasha Redic, Allyson Reed, Misty Rockey, Scott Sadler, Cammecia Strain, Jill Stuver, Jason Teel, Trent Wilkins, Marilyn Winkler, Cristan Winsor, Erica York. Mexia Junior High Sixth Grade: Brandi Allen, Michael Allison, Melveka Amos, Ricky Blackmon, Staci Bolton, Jamie Borden, Chenique Boyd, Sheryl Brooks, Amanda Bulger, April Cargile, Jaime Copeland, Lindsay Cotton, Todd Dawley, Leah DePrang, Andy Dick, Jeffrey Dornak, Alysia Fain, Sarah Ferris, Rafael Garcia, Jason Garner, Thommy Greer, Brad Henderson, Jimmy Henderson, Vatina Henderson, Heath Hendley, Jennifer Herron, Katherine Hynes, Deldrick Jackson, La’Sheka Jackson, Keri Jenson, Tameika Johnson, Jeff Kitchens, Amanda Lain, Colby Lane, Mira-Rosa Leathers, Brandon Lehrmann, Emily Lewis, Joey Liepman, Rosario Luna, Maria Martinez, Courtney McCullough, Susan Moran, Amanda O’Connell, Eddy Plummer, Rebecca Posey, Keila Quenteros, Jerame Redden, Leslie Reed, Amanda Roberson, Arian Rodriquez, Lorie Rolph, Traci Screws, Chet Seelinger, Jennifer Sirkel, Kristy Smith, Allen Stewart, Jason Stewart, Jeff Vest, Beth Weaver. Seventh Grade: Stacie Allen, Marty Cargile, Toya Davis, Joanna Domak, Stephanie Johnson, J.J. Kennedy, Amy Lain, Nicole Lide, Mandy Lindsey, Jose Luna, Brandon Manning, Robert McFall, Justin Reed, Keith Paul Retz, Melin. da Richardson, Christopher Russell, Eric Shamblin, Coby Sterling, Robyn Turner, Keila Tyner, Mary Ann Vega, James Ward. Eighth Grade: Windy Anderson, Kelly Calloway, Brandon Carroll, Laura Connell, Cody Copley, Rachel Dawley, Judith DePrang, Jacob Fain, Amber Ferguson, Jodie Fessler, Stephanie Gilliam, James (Bo) Ingram, Lori Killingsworth, Christopher Koester, Luke Leaman, Angela Maiden, Bobby Mangham, Jackie Ontiveros, Malissa Ramirez, Stephen Reed, Mikki Roberson, Stephanie Sadler, Delana Sterling, Shayna Strother, Brandi Williford: Mexia High School Freshmen: Becky Allen, Jennifer Allison, Lee Banks, Clinton Frost, Sarah Hewitt, Jamie Johnson, Alaina McGilvray, Yolanda Meeks, Meredith Parks, Matthew Pollard, Leticia Rodriguez, Maria Salgado, Raina Walpole, Christie Ward. Sophomores: John Akin, Carrie Alien, Kristi Armstrong, Misty Fortson, Kera Garber, Kyle Gilmore, Laura Haltom, Angela Heflin, Holly Lewis, Michelle Lindsey, Angie Long, Matias Jaime Melendez, Malisa Ramirez, Sandi Samford, Sara Sellers, Joel Shoemake, Tesia Sours, Shanitha Williams. Juniors: Beth Allison, Bonnie Robin Baker, Jackie Beasley, Staci Calloway, Jennifer Carter, Tamara Carter, Charlotte Clayton, Rodney Cooper, Damon Crowder, Paul Davis, Andrea Dawley, Richard DeShazo, Salynda Dewveall, Jeromy Edward, James Forbes, Tracy Forrest, Cindy Guerrero, Casey Hamilton, Kesha Heggar, Regina Jefferson, Allison Jonte’, John Kott, Laura Locke, Shelly Merz, Shelli Milam, Leah Miller, Freda Nelius, Leigh Palmore, Paul Palos, Sherry Reed, Jason Robinson, Phillip Russell, Phoebe Russell, Andrew Sanders, Angela Scroggins, Tracie Smith, John VanWinkle, Michael Williams, Monica Willis, Kristina Woodard. Seniors: Jeff Ball, Scott BarkousHe, Sicilly Bluitt, Kathryn Burgess, Jennifer Burleson, Glenn Carter, Jeanetta Eldridge, Tonya Fleming, Jason Hamilton, Latricia Heggar, Clynton Henderson, Kristi Hudnall, Jennifer Lyons, Ellen Martin, Davie McDonald, Dennis Miller, Michael Nutt, Leslie Padgett, Christi Pollard, John Reagan, Heather Reed, Adrian Robinson, Melanie Shamblin, Jennifer Sims, Laurie Sunday, Kelly Tidwell, Tera V’Lier, Mandy Williams, Brandi Yelverton.

Riley Harris of Orange has reeled in plenty of heavyweight bass over the years, but none to compare to the bruiser that gobbled up his football jig on the morning of November 22 at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.

Convicted murderer Dava Beth Truett was recently denied parole following a letter- writing campaign led by outgoing District Attorney Roy DeFriend.