A new furniture store, Texas Lifestyles Furniture Outlet, opened this month in Fairfield and counts as the third store in a growing group that started a year ago. Texas Lifestyles started in Corsicana, has opened stores in Fairfield and Ennis, and is looking for another location, business partner Jerry Walthall reports. More...

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 ..AA, 6:30 pm, FUMC Fairfield ..Freestone County Commissioners Court, 9:00 am, Commissioners Courtroom TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 ..Rotary Club, noon, Big Cedar Country Club ..Wortham Chamber of Commerce Board, 6:00 pm, Chamber Office ..AA & NA, 8:00 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church Fairfield .. More...

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) September 7 1:30 a.m.—Officer Kindon dispatched to U.S. 84 and FCR 606 in attempt to help locate two vehicles with multiple people coming from Mexia and involved in a physical altercation. More...

VARSITY JR.VARSITY & FRESHMAN Aug. 15 Aug. 21 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. More...

Fairfield Sept. 21-25 Lunch Monday - (K-12) Hamburger/cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, pickle, baked fries, ice cream. Tuesday - (K-12) Spaghetti and meat sauce, California veggies, cheesy garlic breadstick. Wednesday - (K-12) Pepperoni pizza, golden corn, jello. More...

BRONC YEARS Calf ropers are a peculiar group of talented cowboys. I would characterize them as more serious about their work than most. They have hobbies like small appliance repair and breeding orchids. Their calling seems to draw more of the accountant/engineering sort of mentality. Dean Oliver, Tom Ferguson, Dee Pickett, Mike Johnson and Cody Ohl are representative. More...

Dear Editor: I received my copy of The Fairfield Recorder dated Sept. 3 this morning. While reading your account of the Town Hall Meeting with Cong. Joe Barton in Wortham on Aug. 27 (I'm not sure what "SRO" means) I noted a couple of things I don't remember while I was in attendance. I would like to express the way I heard it. More...

Funeral services for Mitch Atchley, 23, will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Bro Carl Clark of Corinth Baptist Church in Dew will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Dew Cemetery. More...