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Football players sign college letters

2008 Fairfield standout
Fairfield high school Eagle quarterback/ free safety Dalton Piske signed a letter of intent accepting an athletic scholarship to play football in Kansas for the Emporia State University Hornets in fall. More...

Howdy!

By Joe Reavis

In recent years folks have been looking for ways to make a buck off their property, other than farming and ranching, and have hit upon the idea of eco tourism, as ecology. More...

'09 season to feature same grid opponents

Aside from flipping the locations of games, the Fairfield high school Eagles varsity football schedule for next fall is the same as the team played in 2008. FHS head coach just put the finishing touches on the new schedule. More...

News

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PRESENTING THE FAIRFIELD LIBRARY with a check for $200 are members of the Fairfield History Club. More...

ETMC chief earns honor

East Texas Medical Center-Fairfield administrator Ruth A. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, February 7, 2009, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 862 head. There were 135 sellers and 62 buyers. More...

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Sports

FJHS girls win twice

To end cage season . . .

Lady Eagles cagers at Fairfield junior high school wrapped up the 2008-09 season with a pair of lopsided district wins over the Crockett Lady Bulldogs. Only the A teams played last week. More...

Eagles baseball alumni to play

Former Fairfield high school Eagles baseball players looking to relive their "glory days" and support the 2009 team are invited to play in an alumni versus varsity-junior varsity game on Friday, Feb. 20. More...

Lady Eagles rally from slow start

District 20-AAA standkings knotted . . .

The Fairfield high school Lady Eagles varsity basketball team did what it had to do last week, claim two District 20-AAA victories to get a shot at advancing to the post season playoffs. More...

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Columns

On the Edge of Common Sense

AIN'T RANCHIN' FUN
Baxter Black, D.V.M.

Well, it's calvin' season across the broad expanse of Bovamerica. Some, below the Little Ear Parallel began a few weeks ago and others, north of Calgary are still waiting for their pipes to thaw. I've always enjoyed calving season. More...

THIS WAS THEN

From the Files of The Fairfield Recorder

February 15, 1934 BIG LEAGUE PITCHER GREETS FAIRFIELD FRIENDS Fred Marberry, Freestone County's contribution to big league baseball, was in the city Tuesday meeting old acquaintances. More...

Senior Moments

with Kathy Earley

February is American Heart Month. More...

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Unemployment rate declines

After 8-month rise in county . .

The unemployment rate in Freestone county dropped in December after rising for eight consecutive months. Unemployment rate for the county in December, the most recent data from Texas Workforce Commission shows, was 4.5 percent. More...

Son of former Eagle

The son of a former Fairfield Eagles football standout, Michael Leaks of Winnsboro, signed a letter of intent to play football for the Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjacks. More...

Grand jurors hear complaints

Felony drug possession and driving while intoxicated charges, plus a theft case against a former Fairfield city council member, lead a list of felony indictments handed down by the Freestone county grand jury. More...

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LADY EAGLES GUARD Kristie Brewer works through heavy traffic on her way to the goal against the Westwood Lady Panthers. More...

Calendar

Community Calendar

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, FEBRUARY 16 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 .. More...

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Law

Fairfield Police Report

Police Chief Kenny Bulger

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) February 2 9:31 a.m.--Officer Foree on report of a minor wreck. 12:11 p.m.--Officer Foree on civil standby. 1:45 p.m.--Officer Foree to police department to meet a complainant. More...

Sheriff 's Report

by Ralph Billings

Sheriff's Report Number 423- FEMS to Hubbard in Streetman, abdominal pain. Sewer backing into house on Childs, FPD advised. Got any buckets and mops? THDEMS to S. 10th, older Lady been shaking over an hour. More...

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Education

Students to compete

At state debate meet . . .

After placing first at the University Interscholastic League Cross-examination District Meet held in February, Fairfield high school students Lauren Jackson and Ginny Johnson qualified to compete in the UIL State Meet this March at the University More...

Students named to SFA honor roll

Honored for academic achievements during the Fall 2008 semester was Cody Lee Wynn of Fairfield. Wynn is a student at Stephen F. Austin University who is studying kinesiology. More...

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FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY STUDENTS participating in the Birthday Book club are: front l-r, Emi Bonner, Payton Hughes, Tanna Lide and Emily Knight; back, l-r, Clay Childs, Kacie Carroll and Sutton Bonner. More...

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Obituaries

Gina Campbell

Funeral services were held for Gina Gregson Campbell, 51, of Richland Chambers who died Thursday, Feb. 5, at her residence. Mrs. Campbell graduated from Teague high school in 1975. She was an avid traveler and enjoyed living on the lake. More...

Edwina Eldridge

Funeral services were held last weekend for Mexia native Edwina Delores Eldridge, 70, who died Sunday, Feb. 1, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Mrs. Eldridge was born in Mexia on Nov. 16, 1939 to Napoleon and Marian Eldridge. More...

Mary Hultgren

Funeral services were held last week for Mary Therese Hultgren, 50, of Fairfield who died Wednesday, Feb. 4. Mrs. Hultgren was born in Englewood, Colorado on July 19, 1958 to Joseph and Mary Kleewein. She was an avid painter. More...

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