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TAKS results look good

Preliminary results show . . .
With just two exceptions, Fairfield students passed Texas all areas of the Assessment of Knowledge and Skills tests administered this spring, preliminary results show. More...

Air monitors discussed

Residents of Richland-Chambers Reservoir registered their concerns with Freestone county commissioners as they filled the courtroom during Monday's meeting to discuss the county's need for air monitoring. More...

Fairfield Eagles make All-District

Seven members of the Fairfield high school Eagles baseball team earned All-District honors this season. The District 20-AAA list includes three Eagles on the first team and four on second team. More...

News

Student gets state fourth

In costume design . . .

Fairfield high school junior student Jessica Lavergne last week finished fourth in costume design at University Interscholastic League state competition. More...

Fairfield coed on academic list

A 2008 graduate of Fairfield high school, Sarah Bonner, is named to the President's Honor Roll at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. The earned the recognition for spring semester studies. More...

Fair volunteers sought

Starts June 15 . .

The 2009 edition of the Freestone County Fair, which opens in less than two weeks, looks to be bigger than last year with 499 livestock entries on the books. More...

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Columns

On the Edge of Common Sense

TY MURRAY - THE CROSS-OVER COWBOY
Baxter Black, D.V.M.

It's been a long time since I've seen a real cowboy walk into the urban world spotlight and take it by storm! Not since Ben Johnson, Wilford Brimley, Nolan Ryan and Mac Baldridge, could I have pointed and said, "He's one of us. More...

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THIS WAS THEN

From the Files of The Fairfield Recorder

June 7, 1934 FAIRFIELD MOPS UP WORTHAM TEAM Fairfield soft ball team, with Joe Chavers pitching, whipped the Wortham boys to a fare-you-well, Tuesday night at Wortham, the score being 11-4. More...

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County man killed Sunday in car wreck

A 35-year-old Freestone county man, Lewis Ray Davis, died early Sunday morning when the car he was driving struck a tree along FM 80. More...

HOWDY

By Joe Reavis

Anyone besides me do something, or get something, that their spouse just doesn't really like. It seems I'm an expert in this field. What Lil' Red (my wife) really doesn't like is my tiny car. She won't drive it, and rarely will ride in it. More...

Motocross races set this weekend

American Motocross Association professional racing returns to Freestone Raceway this weekend for its third year. The racing series is composed of 12 stops throughout the United States and features the top names in motocross. More...

Law

Police Report

by Kenny Bulger

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) May 25 7:42 a.m.—Officer Kindon dispatched to The Fairfield Recorder on a busted window. 8:10 a.m.—Officer Kindon assisted with a child custody situation. More...

Sheriff's Report

by Ralph Billings

Sheriff's Report Number 439- It is Official…..Long time Deputy Dickie Ray Taylor of Teague has announced his upcoming retirement from Freestone County Sheriff's Office. Dickie is the most senior of all County Employees of Freestone County. More...

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Sports

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FAIRFIELD LADY EAGLES sprinter Derekia Coleman runs the 100- and 200-meter dashes Saturday at the University Interscholastic League State Track and Field Championships. Event times at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin are 100 meters at 1:05 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Lewis Davis, Jr.

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Lewis Ray "Lewy" Davis, Jr., 35, of Donie who died Sunday, May 31, the result of an automobile accident near Teague. Mr. Davis was born and raised in Rensselaer, Indiana. More...

Myldred Hill

Funeral services were held Saturday for Myldred Burleson Hill, 91, of Fairfield who died Thursday, May 28. Mrs. More...

Bennie Halford

Graveside services were held earlier this month for Butler resident Bennie Halford, 61, who died May 6 at Palestine Regional Medical Center. Mr. Halford was born in Dallas on March 5, 1948 to Richard Halford and Mildred Rankin Halford. More...

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