Voters across Limestone County will head to the polls next month as early voting begins for May municipal and school board elections in several local cities.
Miss Limestone County: Litzy Perez of Coolidge FFA was crowned Miss Limestone County at the Fair Queen Pageant held on Monday night, March 23, at the Groesbeck High School Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Perez is a sophomore at Coolidge High School. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Groesbeck Journal Photos by Mitchell Pate/Groesbeck Journal
The Groesbeck City Council accepted a donation of street safety signs from the Groesbeck Lions Club at their meeting on Tuesday, March 17.
Groesbeck Teen Returns Home After Surviving Christmas Day Shooting
On Feb. 27, 2026, a Limestone County jury convicted James Lawson of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child, Indecency with a Child by Contact, and Indecency with a Child by Exposure. Lawson, a 62year-old pastor from Kosse, Texas, elected to have the Honorable Judge Amy Ward assess his punishment. On March 4, 2026, Judge Ward sentenced Lawson to life in prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Young Child. She also sentenced him to 20 years in prison on the two charges of Indecency by Contact and 10 years in prison for the Indecency by Exposure charge, which are the maximum sentences allowed by law for those offenses. All of these sentences are to be served concurrently. There is no parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child so the Defendant will have to serve his sentence day for day the rest of his life.