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Funeral held for retired FISD head

Funeral services were held Friday for retired Fairfield Independent School District superintendent Aaron David Whitaker, Jr., who died Tuesday, Sept. 22. Mr. More...

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2009 FAIRFIELD HOMECOMING queen Lilly Duarte, right, receives her crown from 2008 queen Alex Fernandez. Miss Duarte is a senior student and runs cross country and track. More...

FCSO joins 'A Child is Missing'

An agreement has been formalized between Freestone County Sheriff's Office and the A Child is Missing Alert Program putting a high tech program in place to aid in the search for missing children, elderly, college students and persons who may be men More...

HOWDY

By Joe Reavis

On a whim last month, young son Brady and I decided to run up to an air show put on by the Commemorative Air Force just to look at the airplanes. More...

News

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THE NEW CULINARY ARTS class at Wortham high school is utilizing a recently remodeled kitchen in the family and consumer life laboratory to create its dishes. More...

Wortham sets cleanup day

City of Wortham annual Citywide Cleanup will be held next Saturday, Oct. 10. A garbage truck will go house to house on that day beginning at 8 a.m. More...

Berlin Airlift program set

Freestone County Historical Commission will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday evening at the Sheriff's Training Center on highway 84. A program on the Berlin Airlift will be presented by W.C. (Dub) Southers of Duncanville. More...

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Sports

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THE FAIRFIELD EAGLE mascot for the junior high school rode into the pep rally last week on a motorcycle, and met the opposition, a Crandall Bulldog. The junior high football teams play on Thursdays. More...

FJHS boys beat Crockett

"B" squads play Wortham . . .

The Eagles football teams at Fairfield junior high school won two games by big margins against the Crockett Bulldogs and also played the Wortham Bulldogs. Fairfield hosted the games last Thursday. More...

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THE GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY team at Wortham high school recently won a meet in Malakoff. Running on the team are: front l-r, Whitney Chrisley, Ashley Rhodes and Jasmine Bailey; back l-r, Dee Dee Johnson and Amber Libhart. More...

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Columns

On the Edge of Common Sense

COWBOYS ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN #2
By Baxter Black, D.V.M.

This cowboy advice column is inspired by the Ventura County Star. Three cowboys answer questions about love and life. More...

RR tracks built of wood

Disaster in making . . .

It wasn't the longest railroad in East Texas. And it certainly wasn't the most profitable. But it taught its builders, the good people of Rusk, how not to run a railroad. More...

Writer's Roost

One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy
by Willis Webb

It was surrender time. I gave in to my partner and signed up our two cell phones for texting. Our 29-year-old son was semi-sympathetic and semi-sarcastic about this monumental event. More...

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Unemployment rate drops

Well below state, national levels . . .

The unemployment rate in Freestone county dropped a fraction to 6.5 percent in August, the latest figures from Texas Workforce Commission show. More...

Council okays FIDC budget of $469,145

A $469,145.00 budget for the Fairfield Industrial Development Corporation was approved for fiscal year 2009-2010 by Fairfield city council members last week. FIDC is funded by earning one-fourth of the city sales tax reimbursement. More...

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THE 1979 FAIRFIELD EAGLES football team which won a share of the district championship was honored at a half-time ceremony during the homecoming game between Fairfield and Crandall. More...

Calendar

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Proudly sponsored by: The Fairfield Recorder

MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 ..AA, 6:30 pm, FUMC Fairfield ..Freestone Quilt Guild, 6:30 pm, Fairfield Harmony Presbyterian Church ..Freestone County Commissioners Court, 9:00 am, Commissioners Courtroom ..Butler Community More...

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Law

Sheriff's Report

by Ralph Billings

Sheriff's Report Number 456- Dew VFD and FEMS to Dew School, Lady fell. Dep. Clayton Aldrich to/from Jefferson County, prisoner transport. DPS Putz to accident, FCR-930, tested double drunk. More...

Police Report

by Kenny Bulger

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department) September 21 3:30 a.m.—Officer Gasaway dispatched to Farmers State Bank in reference to an alarm. More...

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Education

Fairfield grad earns degree

Former Fairfield high school student Kerry Ann Palmquist graduated in May from the University of Texas at Tyler. Miss Palmquist received a bachelors degree in English and Spanish and her Texas Education certification. More...

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FAIRFIELD FOURTH GRADE Birthday Book Club honorees are: front l-r, Britannie Oglesbee, Haley Stone and Gracie Awalt; back l-r, James Reed, Chris Fulcher and Kylie Swinson. More...

Students think green

Luminant teams with FJHS . . .

Fairfield Independent School District and the Luminant Scholar Program are challenging fifth-grade students to promote environmental stewardship in their daily lives. More...

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Letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Ms. Price's comments about air pollution and Big Brown. Unfortunately, I have not been able to exercise my freedom of speech rights until now. However, I also am pleased that people like Ms. More...

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Obituaries

Thomas Cata (T.C. or Cater) Kennedy

Graveside services for Mr. Cater Kennedy, 89, were held Friday, September 25, 2009, at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague. Bro. Harvey Hallmark officiated. Visitation was Thursday with the family present at the funeral home. Mr. More...

Lora Lee Snider

Lora Lee Snider, 77, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Sept. 26 in Dallas. Graveside services were held Tuesday at Shanks Cemetery in Kirvin with Pastor Easton (Buddy) Turner officiating. Visitation was Monday at Capps Memorial Chapel in Fairfield. More...

Edward Ward

Edward Ward, 79, of Denton, passed away peacefully at his home on September 21, 2009, after a long battle with heart disease. He was born April 26, 1930, to Edd W. and Vassie Lee Ward in Fairfield. He graduated from Fairfield high school in 1948. More...

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