PSALM 6:8 - Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

Council talking CM position The Mexia City Council has been comprised of a busy bunch lately, interviewing and narrowing down its list of candidates for the City Manager position, a person who will succeed Carolyn Martin, to retire later in January of next year.

No one would pay $10,000 for a Friday fish fry. Expect maybe Hasbro. Ransomville's Teagan Clark and her "Friday Fish Fry" are the winner of the Hasbro "Ready, Go Play-Doh" national food Play Doh sculpture contest.

Community Pep Rally There will be all-district/community Pep Rally for the Mexia Black Cats on the Football field Friday at 2 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Turning 90 has a strange and wonderful way of shifting one's priorities. For instance, I remember my marriage in 1936, when I was 16.

The takeover by the FDIC had been widely expected. Regulators had been scrutinizing the bank for at least the past two months.

Pianist/singer/bon vivant Paul Slavens - " - " whose live jazz-tinged improvisational pop, which includes hilarious made-up-on-the-spot lyrics, can be heard every Tuesday night at Lola's Saloon-Sixth - " - " will be improvisationally scoring the silent 1923 Lon Chaney version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame tonight at the Palace Arts Center .

Dick Scott Ford in Mexia has done business since 1947, and owner Richard Goswick Sr.

No tickets in advance!!! Lorena ISD doesn't sell pre-game tickets. All tickets to the Mexia-Lorena game must be purchased at the Lorena Stadium Friday evening.

The Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo will be open from 4 p.m. to midnight today at the HOT Fairgrounds, 4601 Bosque Blvd.

Dining and singing!! It's known as "Supper and Singing," occurring once a month on a Friday night.

Bi-Stone tractor enthusiasts to gather The Bi-Stone Antique Tractor Club will have a gathering in the Teague City Park this coming Saturday and Sunday, reminds Marles Pace, Founder of the club from Wortham.

Sara Ortega sortega@weatherforddemocrat.com The childhood home of former Speaker of the House Jim Wright recently became the new offices of the Weatherford Fire Department Administration and the Weatherford Economic Development Authority.

Supper 'n Singing Every month, it's Supper and Singing at South McKinney Street Baptist Church.

Freestone County XTO Energy will drill the Brumlow Gas Unit No. 1 Well No. 33 and the Knight Gas Unit No.