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September 24, 2009  RSS feed
Fairfield schools celebrate homecoming this week with a football game, queen coronation, class reunions, alumni association banquet and other activities. Homecoming is celebrated in a big way in odd number years, with the addition of alumni events. More...
At county commission meeting . . .

Recycling was the topic at Monday's meeting of the Freestone County Commissioners Court, and came from two sources, one inside the courthouse, and one from Fairfield resident Barbara Price. Mrs. More...

With a couple of weeks passed since the speech by President Barack Obama to students, giving time to reflect and read about the reaction across the country, it seems that schools did a disservice to their students by restricting, or outright banning, access to the address. More...

On wet roadway . . .
A wet roadway is listed of Public Safety Trooper as a factor in a 4-vehicle Kyle Purnell reports. last week on the west edge The Maxwell vehicle of Freestone county that struck a glancing blow to a claimed the life of a 23- More...
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 ..AA, 6:30 pm, FUMC Fairfield TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 ..Rotary Club, noon, Big Cedar Country Club ..AA & NA, 8:00 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church Fairfield .. More...
 Law
(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) September 14 6:15 a.m.—Officer Kindon on report of debris in roadway. 9:17 a.m.—Officer Kindon assisted Fairfield EMS with a medical emergency. 6:12 p.m.—Officer Gasaway on reported suspicious subject throwing rocks. More...
Fairfield Eagles vs. Crandall Pirates
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. 28 - Oct. 2 Lunch Monday - (K-12) Hamburger/cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, pickle, baked fries, ice cream. Tuesday - (K-12) Frito taco salad, lettuce, tomato, cheese, Spanish rice, salsa. Wednesday - (K-12) Pepperoni pizza, golden corn, jello. More...
RUSH'S DESERTION TO THE DARK SIDE
I felt a tremor in the earth . . . Rush Limbaugh joined the Dark Side. He is a spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). It was like finding out your brother is a cross dresser! Why does it matter? It probably doesn't to most people, but whether you like him or not you could always find out what the conservatives were thinking. More...
Dear Editor: I regard to Mr. Gazzaway's recent letter, best I can remember former President George Bush appointed a "Drug Czar" back in his day, and no one criticized that unofficial title then. Everyone figured out that was someone appointed to head up a governmental program. President Obama made similar appointments, and the previously used title "stuck. More...
Funeral services for Mr. Harold Ray Eppes,83, were held on Wednesday, September 23 at Bowers Funeral Home. Interment followed the service at Union Cemetery near Freestone. Bro. Billy Reed of Cowboy Heritage Church officiated. More...