Local

Three people were arrested in the early morning hours of Tues. Aug. 17 in connection with the alleged theft of catalytic converter from a local business.

Hundreds of well-wishers of the residents of the Mexia State Supported Living Center came together Saturday evening for a gala fundraiser to raise funds to benefit those residents.

Union Pacific Railroad’s Big Boy No. 4014, a steam engine that weighs 1.2 million pounds, embarked on a month-long tour that will take it through 10 states. The monster locomotive stopped in Mexia on Sun., Aug. 15, on the train tracks at E. Commerce Street.