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November 12, 2009

County power projects updated

Luminant expanding mine

Luminant started mobilizing equipment last week at Big Brown Mine in preparation for digging a test pit on the site in which Big Brown mine is to be expanded in Freestone county. The mine supplies lignite coal to fuel Big Brown Steam Electric Station electric generating plant. More...

MyPower permitting plant

Purchase of a site for a new natural gas-fired electric generating plant in north Freestone county recently was completed by MyPower Corp. and the company reports it is waiting on a draft air quality permit from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. More...

Auto dealer trumps financing firm maneuver

With calculated bankruptcy . . .

A surprise bankruptcy filing last week by Bossier Country automobile dealership in Fairfield should allow business operations to continue by getting it out of a running fight with Chrysler Financial. The filing was made in U.S. Federal Court in Waco last Thursday as the parties were squabbling in Freestone county 77th District Court. More...

•	Lady Eagles receive recognition

•	Caution advised in assault cases

•	Buffalo Livestock

News

•	OIL & GAS NEWS

Freestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. Lease & Well #:W.A. Keils Gas Unit, #7 Field:Teague(CV-Bossier Cons.)(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type:13200 ft, Drill Location & Acres:2.8 miles S from TEAGUE Survey: MATES CASILLAS, 693. More...

•	FJHS boys post wins

•	Wortham facility helps build telescope

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Calendar

•	COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 ..AA, 6:30 pm, FUMC Fairfield ..Freestone County Commissioners Court, 9:00 am, Commissioners Courtroom, Courthouse TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 ..Rotary Club, noon, Big Cedar Country Club ..AA & NA, 8:00 pm, Trinity Lutheran Church Fairfield ..AA, 7:00-8:00 pm, Lakeside United Methodist Church Annex, 515 FM 416 .. More...

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Law

•	Police Report

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) November 2 4:40 a.m.—Officer Frasier dispatched to Wells Fargo Bank in reference to a 9-1-1 hang-up. The building was found to be secure. 8:01 a.m.—Officer Tiner and Sgt. Warren dispatched to Keechi Street in reference to a minor motor vehicle accident. More...

•	Sheriff's Report

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Sports

•	Frosh, jv Eagles claim victories

Fairfield junior varsity and freshmen Eagles football teams each waged a battle before emerging with victories last week to end the 2009 season. The jv squad squeaked out a 13-6 win over the Crockett Bulldogs in a game that was close throughout and the frosh mounted a pair of goal line stands to beat Brookhill Academy. More...

•	Lady Eagles preparing for basketball

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Education

•	School Menu

Fairfield School Menu Nov. 16-20 Lunch Monday - (K-12) Chicken sandwich, lettuce, tomato, pickles, broccoli and cheese, baby carrots with ranch. Tuesday - (K-12) Chicken nuggets, potatoes and gravy, Texas toast. Wednesday - (K-12) Pepperoni pizza, golden corn, jello. More...

•	Drama Club performance set . . .

•	Proj Grad dinner tickets available

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Columns

•	Writer's Roost

by Willis Webb

You can't read a computer book in bed Late-night, talk show TV has passed me by. Sleep beckons before the witching hour (usually 11 p.m.) so I have no experience with the truly late-night shows. Secondly, I've never been a David Letterman fan and Conan O'Brien I just don't get, much to the chagrin of my 29-year-old son. More...

•	On the Edge of Common Sense

•	Before I Get 'Seniler'

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Letters

•	LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor: In response to the people who seemed to take umbrage with my letter about Glen Beck. I do check my facts and I stand by everything that I wrote in my previous letter. More...

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Obituaries

•	Howard Ray "Doc" Steward

Funeral services for Howard Ray "Doc" Steward, 53, were held on Monday, November 9, at 1:00p.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Bro. Richard Gillet officiated. Interment followed the service at Dew Cemetery. Mr. Steward passed away on Thursday, November 5. More...

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