July 9, 2009 RSS feed / News

OIL & GAS NEWS

Freestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. Lease & Well #:Boyd A Gas Unit, #10H Field:Teague(CV-Bossier Cons.)(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type: 14900 ft, Drill, Horizontal Location & Acres:4. More...

FCS agent reception is set Tuesday

Texas Agrilife Extension Service of Freestone county invites everyone to a reception to welcome new county agent Sara Mote. The "meet and greet" is from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at the county extension office in Fairfield. Ms. More...

Cheerleading camp graduates 154

Awards presented at ceremony last week . . .

Cheers, chants, jumps and stunts were taught last week by Fairfield high school and junior high school cheerleaders to 154 future cheerleaders age three to eighth grade. More...

Ike Carden rodeo set

Next weekend . . .

Eleventh annual Ike Carden Rodeo and Trail Ride will be held in Fairfield next weekend at W.L. Moody Reunion Grounds and will feature a camp out, trail ride, rodeo events and dance. More...

July meet of NAACP cancelled

July meeting of the E.E. Wheat Freestone County NAACP has been cancelled. Regular scheduled meetings will resume on Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Dogan campus. More...

Photo

EMILY THOMPSON, 10, donated eleven inches of her hair to Locks of Love. She is the granddaughter of John and Joann Lane Barker of Fairfield. Pictured with Emily is Lindsey Lane of Hair Trends. More...

FHS student to D.C. program

Fairfield high school junior student Brady Reavis left Tuesday to attend the 2009 Congressional Student Leadership Conference on national security and counterintelligence. More...

Buffalo seaman completes basic

A navy seaman recruit from Buffalo, Nicholas S. Petry recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. More...

Champion shotgun shooter conducts clinic

At Robinson Range near Fairfield . . .

One of the most accomplished shotgun shooters in the country, with team and collegiate titles under his belt, paid a visit Sunday to Robinson Range to put on a shooting clinic. More...

Class of 1959 from Teague sets reunion

The Teague high school graduating Class of 1959 is holding its 50th anniversary reunion Saturday, July 18, at VFW Post 5872 in Fairfield. Anyone who was a member of the class is invited to attend. Activities get underway at 9 a.m. More...

Kirvin group recognized

For volunteer work . . .

For five years, members of the Kirvin Sew & So Club have volunteered time and talents to crafting blankets and other items for the elderly in area nursing homes. More...

Alumni group plans meeting on Saturday

The Booker T. Washington/J. A. Brooks Alumni Association Planning Committee will meet this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the E.O.A.C. Community Service Building located at 110 North 4th. Avenue in Teague. More...

Book tells baseball story

Old Longview team . . .

A new book by Longview author Jeff Barnhart chronicles the unique story of the Longview Cannibals, the best-known of East Texas' old semi-pro and professional baseball teams. More...

UFOs spotted in Texas

In 19th century . . .

Mysterious objects supposedly visiting Texas aren't new. In the late 1880s, several towns in East Texas experienced aerial phenomena. An account in the Dallas Morning News on Oct. More...