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November 27, 2008  RSS feed
BIG BROWN DIVERSITY COUNCIL, made up of members of the Luminant Big Brown power plant and mine, collected coats to be distributed to less fortunate Freestone county area residents this winter. The coats were delivered to River of Life Community Pantry for distribution. Pictured are: l-r, Marian Goolsby of Big Brown, pantry volunteer Shirley Robinson, Big Brown employee Shana Mireles and River of Life pastor Bubba Rutherford. More...
In special meeting set Dec. 4 . . .

Comments from parents to Dew Independent School District trustees last week split between questioning the school absentee and truancy policy and venting anger. More...

Two victims were sent to a forensics laboratory for identification after a triple fatality automobile wreck early Monday morning in Wortham. The wreck occurred about 4:50 a.m. on Hwy. 14 about a mile north of its intersection with FM 27. More...

On Saturday, November 15, 2008, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 2,100 head. There were 245 sellers and 81 buyers. Slaughter Cows: Slaughter Bulls: Cow/Calf Cows: Steer/Bull Calves and Yearlings: Some plainer, hard to place calves below these figures. More...
To add a listing for your organization's meetings or events please call THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER at 903-389-3334 or fax to 903-389-8255. MONDAY, DECEMBER 1 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 .. More...
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(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) November 17 1:29 a.m.—Officer Mason to drive through on disturbance. Customer mad about food order being wrong. 3:23 a.m.—Officer Mason on hold up alarm. Was false alarm. More...
At Whitney over the weekend . . .
Cagers on the Fairfield high school Eagles junior varsity basketball team claimed second place Saturday in the Whitney Tournament. The tourney was played Thursday and Saturday, featuring freshmen and jv teams. More...
At Sandyland District . . .
Fairfield FFA won its ninth consecutive Sandyland District leadership events title and qualified several of its members for Area VIII competition. A total of 35 Fairfield students competed at district Nov. 11 at Trinity Valley Community College, and 26 went on to the area contest Saturday at Hillsboro high school. More...
CATCHING THE BULL BY THE TAIL When I say Alvin was a cowboy, I mean in the most basic sense. With a horse and a rope, a box of matches and a cinch ring, a pocket knife and a piggin' string, he could do the job! Dick ran cows on some pretty rough country in southern Arizona. Every year he'd gather his herd off the Galliuros. Every year he'd miss some. More...
Funeral services will be held this Saturday for Vernon Averhart, 79, of Fairfield who died Friday, Nov. 21, at Fairfield East Texas Medical Center. Mrs. Averhart was born in the Freestone county on July 28, 1929, to Andy Govan and Crecie Keeton. More...