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OSHA cites Mexia plant for safety issues, assesses fines
Mexia, Texas (FOX 44) – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ecore International’s Mexia plant for safety violations and has proposed $299,591 in fines. The company has 15 business days from the announcement to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director or contest...
Mexia Junior High students lay wreath at The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in D.C.
WASHINGTON (KWTX) - Eight Mexia Junior High School students on July 24 placed a wreath with the school’s name at The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Tawny Treece, a young marine from Mexia Junior High, arranged the ceremony during the group’s trip...
FC Commish moves forward with financial decisions, insurance bids
Freestone County Commissioners awarded the bid on county management software to a company called Local Government Solutions. The commissioners made that decision at their July 17 meeting, when they also opened bids on county medical insurance; agreed to buy a brush cutter for a little over a quarter of a million dollars; agreed to buy security cameras for the new Tax Office; and made other decisions about the county’s funds and well-being. As for the county management software, the county had previously received bids from two companies on the matter: one from LGS and the other from I-Docket. Dane McBroom, the county’s...
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