Area News
Commissioners Adopt Budget, Tax Rate with No Fanfare
Despite disagreements about the tax rate in budget discussions and workshops of previous meetings, Limestone County commissioners unanimously approved adopting the 2024-2025 tax rate of $0.565/$100 valuation with no quarrels Tuesday, Sept. 17.
ALS appoints Mexia man county leader
The Alamo Letter Society recently appointed Lance Phillips of Mexia as its society chair for Limestone County, and the group will be dedicating a commemorative plaque to the county’s courthouse in Groesbeck Tuesday, Oct.8, at 5:30 p.m.
LARAS House Fundraiser Saturday
LARAS House will be hosting its annual Fajita Bingo Dinner at the Groesbeck Convention Center, located at 106 E. Navasota Saturday, Sept. 21.
Border Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shooting
A 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom attacks, The Dallas Morning News reported.