September 3, 2009 RSS feed / News

Shooters aim at clay targets

Ducks Unlimited benefit . . .

More than 60 shooters took aim recently in the second annual Mexia Ducks Unlimited Fun Shoot held north of Fairfield. The benefit competition was at Robinson Range on FM 833. More...

Eagle Country meets change

Eagle Country 4-H will hold their meetings starting in September in a new place and at a new time. Beginning Sept. 21, the meetings will be held the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. More...

FSB Travelers tour So. Dakota

More than just Mt. Rushmore . . .

Farmers State Bank Travelers returned recently from a trip to South Dakota. While most tourists go to see Mt. Rushmore, FSB travelers discovered there were many more sites to explore. More...

Free mental health screenings set Oct. 8

Free mental health screenings will be held at the Corsicana Public Library on National Depression Screening Day Oct. 8 from noon to 5 p.m. The library is located at 100 N. 12th St. More...

Church News

BEHIND THE VEIL Behind the Veil Church congregation will celebrate the church's sixth anniversary on Sept. 20 at 3:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Alan Coleman, pastor of Gates Community Church in Athens. More...

School Menu

Fairfield School Menu Monday - Holiday Tuesday - (K-4) Cheesy scrambled eggs, sausage link, pancake with strawberries, 100 percent fruit juice. (5-12) Baked potato, diced chicken and cheese, ranch style beans and Texas toast. More...

Grocery joins schools

For box top giveaway . . .

Grocery shoppers who buy any six General Mills participating Box Tops for Education products in a single shopping visit from now to Sept. 22, will receive 30 bonus Box Tops at checkout at the area Brookshire Brothers. More...

OIL & GAS NEWS

Navarro County Operator:Foxfire Productions, Inc. Lease & Well #:B&F Cattle Company, #1 Field:Wildcat(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type: 6000 ft, Drill Location & Acres:1.0 miles W from NAVARRO Survey: AUTREY, HRS M, 996. More...

Railroad holds first Railfest

Saturday at Palestine depot . . .

Texas State Railroad is holding its first annual RailFest next Saturday, September 5th and a special RailFest train excursion on Sunday, September 6th out of the Palestine Depot. More...

Summer heat can be dangerous

During an average summer, some 200 people across the country die due to exposure to high temperatures. Heat wave emergencies can strike very quickly. To avoid heat injuries: Avoid sun from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, August 29, 2009, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 2,643 head. There were 337 sellers and 56 buyers. More...

Goat breeders open pen sale set Sept. 26

Freestone County Goat Breeders Association is holding is Great Goat Gather Open Pen Sale on Saturday, Sept. 26, in Fairfield. The sale is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Ike Carden Pavilion of W.L. Moody Reunion Grounds. More...

Beef, forage program set for Sept. 15

Texas Agrilife Extension Service of Freestone County will host a beef and forage management program Sept. 15 at the Freestone County Farm Bureau office in Fairfield. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m. and a meal will be served at 6 p.m. More...

Car show, garage sale next week

Crowds expected for annual events . . .

Downtown Fairfield will be host to classic car enthusiasts and garage sale shoppers extraordinaire next Saturday, Sept. 12, at the annual Fairfield Show of Wheels and City-Wide Garage Sale. More...

Palestine art gallery prepares for exhibit

Museum for East Texas Culture art gallery in Palestine presents the work of award winning artist Naomi Brotherton. Ms. Brotherton is a veteran of almost 51 artist exhibitions and group shows as well as an award winner of competitive shows. More...

Wortham school selects principal

Wortham high school/junior high school started the new year with a new principal, Kevin Frauenberger. The new educator came from Zavala elementary, where they were rated "recognized" all three years. More...

Wortham church opens photo session to public

Members of First United Methodist Church of Wortham are having their portraits taken for a new church directory and have invited members of the community to have a free professional family portrait taken by Lifetouch. More...

BTW/JAB to meet Saturday

The Booker T. Washington/J. A. Brooks Alumni Association 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.All alumni who attended BTW or J. A. More...

Photo

FREESTONE COUNTY SHERIFF Ralph Billings, center, was the guest speaker at the Fairfield Rotary Club meeting Aug. 25. Also pictured are Greg Lindsey and Fairfield Rotary president Landis Bayless. More...

Trinity River is topic of exhibition

Trinity Perspectives: Views of an Urban River opens at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center on September 4. More...

Flag retirement ceremony held

Last month, at the home of Bubba and Diana McDonald, the Elder John Parker Society, NSCAR, met for a flag retiring ceremony. This consisted of burning old and worn USA flags that are no longer useful, and burying the remains into the ground. More...