Thornton Almost three and a half years after his indictment Benjamin Early Thornton submitted his case before 12 jurors in the 21st District Court before the Honorable Carson Campbell. Final pretrial ...

Little League Night on Friday, April 11 didn’t have the outcome the Eagles expected. This night was a celebration of the future Eagle and Lady Eagle ball players. A ceremony before the first pitch ...

Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) (“Argan” or the “Company”) announced last week that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems (“Gemma”), entered into an engineering, procurement and construction ...

The library will be closed Fri, Apr. 18, and Sat, Apr. 19, in observance of Easter. Our final Storytime of the season occurs Wed, Apr. 30, at 10:30 a.m. Storytime will resume in October 2025. Visit ...

The Lexington Leader’s headline read “B & M Ambulance, receive 6 – Year Extension with County. Commissioners Agree to a $30,000 per Year Increase. Currently the County and the Cit... You are ...

Legendary filmmaker Woody Allen has written and directed nearly 60 films and won four Academy Awards. In 2010 he released the film, “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger.” Dave Itzkoff, a N... You are ...

This meet was the start of the march to state championships. Both varsity teams had good showings, finishing behind strong Franklin teams. The district meet at Rockdale on Wednesday and Thursday advan ...

as uncovered by Stanley Miller, Lexington’s (and Lee County’s) unofficial official Historian! April 7, 2005 - “Lexington Former Chief of Police Passes Away” headlined this issue of the Lexington ...

In the picture above, the team roping event at last weekend’s Giddings Rodeo was action packed! At the right, one-year-old Lailey Orocio was there to enjoy the action too. This was her very first rode ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of Bastrop, Fayette & Lee Counties is raising awareness of the need for more dedicated members of the community to step up and become CASA ...

State Senator Lois Kolkhorst’s Senate Bill 2078 was the subject of discussion on Monday, March 30th at a hearing of the Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs. Then this past Monday ...

March has taken its toll on me. I cannot tolerate gracefully a couple (or more) things such as howling winds, dust storms, and those big white lima beans. These are things high on my list ... You are ...