Susie Rea, 68, of La Porte, Texas passed away on May 2nd, 2013. She was born in LaCygne, KS on July, 15th, 1944 to Chester and Opal Hunziker Bullock. Susie also attended school and graduated from Drexel High School. For more information about the obituary read the May 16th Drexel Star newspaper.

Daniel Roberts recently signed at Avila to play football next year. Daniel will be majoring in biology-pre-med. To see who is pictured look in May 16th Drexel Star.

The Drexel R-IV Senior Class graduated May 12th. The Valedictorian was Kristi Lee and the Salutatorian was CJ Bolton. Congrats to them! For more photos which includes the whole senior class and them tossing their caps see the May 16th edition of the Drexel Star.

The Drexel Fire Department would like to remind members of the community that in the event of an emergency to please dial 911. This is a free service that will provide for a more timely response and quicker care.

TSG towers works for all cell phone companies, but the hard part is rural communities and governments because there is often a 12 month cycle to get projects done. The new equipment is small, like a suitcase,and can be installed on existing towers and even light poles. This would likely be a first step towards setting up service in Drexel, and improving cell phone service for Sprint and other companies. For the whole story on front page of the May 9th Drexel Star.