News
Mercy, Mercy: Rhea earns Parkview excellence award
As a registered nurse working in the Emergency Department at Parkview Regional Hospital, there are times Meagan Rhea and her team are all that stand between life and death for a patient.
Flooding shuts down Highway 84
Heavy rain Tuesday, July 7, flooded northwest Limestone County, filling pastures and bar ditches along U.S. Highway 84 until the water ran over the highway, which was blocked for nine hours. Traffic was halted on the highway in both directions near the Navasota River, with state troopers blocking the road so drivers would not attempt to pass through the flooded area. Some estimated the depth of the floodwater over the highway at its worst was between one and two feet.
MFD quickly handles hotel blaze
The Mexia Fire Department responded Tuesday evening to an alarm call at the Comfort Inn and Suites in Mexia and quickly extinguished the fire.
Group seeks monetary donations to purchase school supplies
Mexia Cares is preparing for its annual school supply giveaway, but because of COVID-19 virus restrictions, the supplies will be given personally to each student the first day of school.
