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Two suspects were jailed in Houston county recently and charged in connection with a burglary there, and last week were charged in four Freestone county burglaries. They are also being looked at by law enforcement officers with six burglaries in Leon County, Freestone county criminal investigator James Barrentine reports. More ... TOP FUNDRAISERS IN THE “Jump Rope for Heart” campaign of American Heart Association at Wortham elementary school were Cayden Ramsey and Samantha Lee, who received medals for their efforts. More ... A Freestone county man was found at his home in Freestone county last week dead from a reported selfinflicted gunshot wound. The victim was Gary Lewis, 56, who lived on CR 1092. He had sustained a gunshot wound to the left temple and was prounced dead at the scene by Peace Justice Shirley Mays, precinct four. JP Mays ruled the death a suicide. More ... Several agricultural project deadlines have been set for the Freestone County Fair junior livestock show. The fair is set to run June 14-19 at W.L. Moody Reunion Grounds in Fairfield. Broiler orders were due at the county extension office Wednesday. All entry cards and fees, for livestock and horse projects, are due at the extension office by April 1. More ... A Lanely couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday, Mar. 20, and have invited the community to attend. Bobby and Rene Thompson were married Mar. 23, 1985 in Houston. The couple has two sons, Brad Thompson and Timothy Thompson and wife Shea. Thompson is a Houston firefighter, and Mrs. Thompson is employed with the Freestone Credit Union in Teague. More ... Dice and dominoes will help Teague Relay for Life raise money for the American Cancer Society on Saturday, Mar. 27 at the Eighth Ave. Baptist Church CLC building. The EABC “Praying for a Cure” team is hosting the Bunco/42 bash fundraiser with a 42 tournament starting at 10 a.m. and Bunco games beginning at 6 p.m. More ... STUDENTS OF THE MONTH at Fairfield junior high school represent “fairness” and include, front l-r, Margaret Cockerell and Jonathan Shed, sixth grade, Kacie Carroll and Nihar Patel, fifth g More ... Annual city wide cleanup will be held in Wortham Saturday, March 27, sponsored by the City of Wortham. A garbage truck will go house to house beginning at 8 a.m., and a garbage truck and wood chipper will be located on Second Street, next to the gymnastics More ... Limestone county winner of the Good Citizen essay contest, Johanna Speights of Mexia high school, was honored at the Feb. 10 meeting of the Jonathan Hardin chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. More ... Fairfield Independent School District will celebrate Open House Thursday, and all parents, grandparents and community members are invited to tour the classrooms and buildings and see the work done by students and staff every school day in Fairfield. The elementary school will be open from 5 to 6:30 p.m., junior high school from 5:30 to 7 p.m., and high school from 6 to 7:30 p.m. More ... Planning party for Oakwood’s second annual community garden, “Project Save-a-Life”, will be held March 20 at noon. Hosted by the C.H.A.N.G.E. youth center, the project will be held at the same location as last year, next door to the Miracle Church at 1544 W. Broad St. in Oakwood. More ... BTW/JA Brooks Alumni Association will accept applications through April 15 for its 2010 scholarships. More ... FREESTONE COUNTY AGRILIFE extension agent Nick Hoffman, right, was guest speaker at the Fairfield Rotary Club’s Mar. 2 meeting. Also pictured is club president Landis Bayless. More ... Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church celebrates eight years of dedicated service given by their pastor and his wife A.L. and first lady Alicia Thibodeaux. The service will be Sunday, March 14 at 4 p.m. and the community is invited to attend. More ... An account has been opened at Community National Bank for Joe and Joyce Brooks, who lost their home during a fire in the Streetman area Feb. 14. Anyone wishing to donate can do so at the bank, or by calling Beth at 903-389-4941. More ... National recording artists from Nashville will present a Southern Gospel Concert March 20 in Athens. Christian Brothers, His Song and Sharon Kay King will perform at 6 p.m. at Texas Gospel Music Hall on South Palestine Street. For ticket information, call 903-677-2492. More ... GFWC FAIRFIELD HISTORY CLUB, owner of the historic Moody Bradley House, has been named “business of the month” by the Fairfield chamber of commerce. More ... Texas Agrilife Extension Service Freestone County office will host a landowner workshop March 30 at Fairfield civic center. Featured speaker will be Judon Fambrough, a senior lecturer with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. More ... Monthly meeting of the E.E. Wheat Freestone County NAACP will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. Location of the meet is the Dogan campus on S. Bateman in Fairfield. More ... National Society Children of the American Revolution met recently to hear a program called National Observances, a presentation about why some of the nation’s holidays are celebrated. More ... A cake contest and an Easter bonnet competition are on tap soon at the Meals on Wheels/Palestine Senior Activity Center. Events will be held at the center, located at 200 N. Church St.. Cake judging is March 20 and includes several divisions. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places. Proceeds will benefit the Meals on Wheels program. More ... Freestone County Operator:Valence Operating Company Lease & Well #:B.P. York, #8 Field:Teague(CV-Bossier Cons.)(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type: 13000 ft, Drill, Directional Location & Acres:6.0 miles S from FAIRFIELD Survey: JOHN T. LAPORT, 640.0 acres Date Issued: 3/4/2010 More ... A refresher course for drivers age 50 and older will be held April 13 at ETMC Fairfield from 1 to 5 p.m. The 1-day AARP driver safety program is open to all ages, and attendees may qualify for reductions in automobile insurance premiums for three years upon successful completion of the course. More ... News RSS feed |
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