All area veterans are invited to a free lunch at the Palestine VVA/DAV Hall at noon on Thursday, Feb. 17. The lunch will be provided by four Anderson County healthcare providers.
This year’s Heritage Festival will be held at Old Fort Parker! The carnival, games, Texas Ranger display, demonstrations, storytellers, bands, children’s area, food vendors, merchandise vendors, information booths, Longhorn steer, dog agility, and other activities will all be located at the Fort. The festival will be held Memorial Day weekend, with most of the fun taking place on Saturday, May 28th.
Groesbeck FFA hosted and competed in a speaking invitational. The result were 1st Place Animal Science - Rayna Kurtz, 1st Place Junior Prepared - Hunter Garner, 1st Place Soil Stewardship - Keeley Brooks, 1st Place Natural Resources - Allie Verm, 2nd Place Plant Science - Caressa Bay. Josh Lockhart competed in Extemporaneous Speaking. Contributed photo.
A number of students organized a balloon release to honor their friend, Oryanna Matthews, a Mexia High School senior whose life was taken in a car wreck Thursday, Feb. 10. More than 200 students, friends and family members attended the event to tell her goodbye. Photos by Curtis Burton/The Mexia News
One of the most effective and progressive civic organizations in Mexia is the League of Involved Women and this group will be celebrating its Golden Anniversary Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Sweet Hope Baptist Church.