The Leon Independent School District Board of Trustees met in a special called meeting on Tuesday, March 24. In a previous meeting some teachers' contracts had not been renewed and that business needed to be finalized. At the beginning of the meeting Mark Xenakis gave a presentation on the progress of construction of the new high school and field house buildings. More...

Funeral services for Mr. Ernest Byfield Taylor, 82, will be held at First United Methodist Church in Jewett at 11:00a.m. Thursday April 2, 2009. Visitation will be held on Wednesday with the family present from 6:00p.m. until 8:00p.m.at the funeral home. Rev. John Warren and Rev. Mary Magnussen will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Sardis Cemetery. More...

Join us to discover the treasure of life: Good Health! Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., will bring to Leon County the 2nd Annual Health Fair. The Health Fair will be held in the Leon High School Gym, in Jewett, Texas. The Health Fair is brought to Leon County by the efforts of the Leon County Health Resource Center. More...

3/18/09 Jerry Grimes responded to CR 277 for the report of loose livestock. Bart Dorman responded to CR 321 for the report of noise complaint. Jimmy Gifford responded to FM 39 S. of Flynn on an alarm call. Jerry Grimes investigating a burglary reported in the Centerville area. Victor Smith investigating a burglary off CR 348. More...

With thunderstorms wrecking havoc on the ball game schedule late last week, the Buffalo Bison only managed to get in one game -- but it was a good one. Tuesday's matchup with Onalaska was moved from a home game to a road trip at the last minute, in order to accommodate the Bulldogs' conflict with their livestock show. More...

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