April 2, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Freestone county jobless rate low

Freestone county held its own from January to February with its unemployment rate remaining steady at five percent. More...

Church given new home

From another congregation . . .

River of Life Church in Fairfield received something akin to a gift from Heaven last week when it received the title to Cornerstone Baptist Church and accompanying five acres for a new home. More...

News

Divers locate boating victim

Divers from Texas Department of Public Safety recovered the body of an Athens man Friday morning from Richland- Chambers Reservoir. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, March 28, 2009, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 670 head. There were 52 sellers and 129 buyers. More...

Musicians to festival

From Wortham program . . .

Four Wortham students advance to soprano recorder and ensemble state contests this spring in San Marcos. The event is set for May 16 and is part of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs Junior Festival. More...

Columns

On the Edge of Common Sense

THE HOPPING HORSE

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." E.B. Browning, 1857 "How can you get bucked off? Let me count the ways." B. Black, 2009 Over the years I have chronicled hundreds of horse wreck stories that have been told to me. More...

THIS WAS THEN

April 5, 1934 CLYDE BARROW SHOOTS DOWN TWO YOUNG HIGHWAY OFFICERS The paroled convict, Clyde Barrow, who according to Ft. More...

Senior Moments

Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision

Action video games aren't just child's play. A new study finds video games can help adults improve a part of eyesight called contrast sensitivity, one of the first parts of vision to be affected by aging. More...

FHD to help cover indigents

Freeing ETMC funds for projects . . .

Fairfield Hospital District directors agreed to enter into a medical matching funds program to help fund some indigent care costs borne by East Texas Medical Center, freeing up funds that ETMC could use to make upgrades to the hospital facility. More...

2 area residents killed in wrecks

Two people died Sunday in separate vehicle wrecks in Freestone county. Each wreck involved only one vehicle. The first occurred shortly before 4 a.m. on FM 489 near Dew, claiming the life of James Blake Granberry, 19, of Buffalo. More...

Dew school new library officially open

Dew Independent School District held the formal grand opening of its library Friday with a series of talks and readings by Fairfield author Eleanor Clark. More...

Law

Fairfield Police Report

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) March 23 12:10 a.m.—Officer Kindon dispatched to Sonic Drive-In in reference to an unsecured door. 8:10 a.m.—Sgt. Warren met with a complainant at the police department. More...

Sheriff 's Report

Sheriff's Report Number 430- Two hosses running loose on Post Oak Road, between FHS and Ball Field. Unwanted visitor on Main in Teague. Loose cow, FM-488. FEMS and Doctor Chopper assist with 39 year old having seizure, carried to Tyler. More...

Sports

Lady Eagles blank Lady Wildcats

After rain delays game

The Fairfield high school Lady Eagles took two days to blank the Palestine Lady Wildcats 9- 0 in a rain delayed District 20-AAA game. A second game for the week was postponed because of inclement weather. More...

Photo

MEMBERS OF THE 2009 Wortham Bulldogs varsity baseball team are: front l-r, Cole Tackitt, Chris Perez, Aston Gentry, Cooper Warren, A.J. More...

Game spans 4 days

Eagles baseball . . .

Spanning about four days because of weather delays, the Fairfield high school Eagles baseball team dropped an 11-1 district decision to the Palestine Wildcats. More...