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August 6, 2009  RSS feed
2-A-DAY PRACTICES started Monday morning for the Fairfield Eagles and Lady Eagles. Volleyball player Kiresten Cox, left, practices spiking under the watchful eye of head coach Dennis Johnson and running back Chris Burns, above, More...
Promotion based on student testing . . .

Fairfield students improved on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills tests this spring to a level that earned a "recognized" rating for the district and for the senior high school. Final TAKS results and school ratings were released Friday afternoon by Texas Education Agency. More...

The government cashfor clunkers rebate program to stimulate the automotive business is proving popular in Fairfield as people trade in their older, gas guzzling vehicles for new models. "We're selling a few," Randy Pretzer of Bossier Country says. More...

Lions Club hosting . . .
Fairfield Lions Club hosts a competition of Lone Star Barbecue Society this month at W.L. Moody Reunion Grounds. The barbecue contest on Aug. 21-22, which is open to all cooks, is being held earlier this year than in the past to avoid scheduling conflicts with other contests. More...
MONDAY, AUGUST 10 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 ..AA, 6:30 pm, FUMC Fairfield ..Freestone Quilt Guild, 6:30 pm, Fairfield Harmony Presbyterian Church .. More...
 Law
(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) July 27 3 a.m.—Officer Gasaway and Cpl. Bass on problem between two neighbors. 12:34 p.m.—Officer Irion to minor wreck. 4:10 p.m.—Officer Irion on report of stolen tailgate off pickup. More...
CHARLOTTE, THE GPS
Lately I've been packing a GPS locator when I'm checking cows. Now I can find my way back to the horse trailer! But the GPS in rent cars with all the streets and highways displayed turns my blood cold. Jim and Steve and their wives rented a big SUV. They planned to tour New Mexico, take the side roads and see the sights. More...
Tom (Tuck) Bonner, 73, of Fairfield, died July 27, 2009 at his residence. He was born December 8, 1935 in Corsicana to Tom Robinson and Anna Laura Willard Bonner. More...