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LADY EAGLES VARSITY CAGERS Fruncheska Daniels and Kathleen Chappell get on the floor to wrestle for a loose ball in a contest against McGregor. The game went into overtime before the Lady Eagles fell by a 4-point margin. More...

Santa visits this Saturday

In downtown Fairfield . . .

Christmas in Fairfield kicks off on Friday with a visit from Santa's reindeer on the courthouse square. The live animals will rest from 1 to 5 p.m. before beginning again on their practice run around the world. More...

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9-YEAR-OLD HANNA Kortis killed her first deer, an 8- point buck, on Thanksgiving day while hunting with her father near Antioch. She is the daughter of Daryl and April Kortis of Fairfield and Tami and Mike Carlson of Van. More...

News

Jobless rate unchanged

TWC figures show . . .

Unemployment rate for Freestone county did not change from September to October, figures released this month by Texas Workforce Commission show. The Freestone county unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent and is the lowest in the area. More...

OIL & GAS NEWS

Freestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. Lease & Well #:Ham Gas Unit, #15H Field:Teague(CV-Bossier Cons.)(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type: 16000 ft, Drill, Horizontal Location & Acres:3.9 miles SE from TEAGUE Survey: JOHN LAWRENCE, 673. More...

6 vehicles crash at once

Sunday on I-45 . . .

Texas Department of Public Safety troopers in Freestone county worked a relatively mild Thanksgiving holiday, investigating just seven wrecks from Wednesday through Sunday. More...

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Sports

2009 - 2010 EAGLE BASKETBALL

Fairfield Eagles Boys Basketball Schedule Date Nov. 13/14 Nov. 17 Nov. 19-21 Nov. 20 Nov. 23-24 Dec. 1 Dec. 3-5 Dec. 8 Dec. 10-12 Dec. 15 Dec. 18 Dec. 28-30 Jan. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. More...

Bulldogs earn honors

For '09 football . . .

Nine members of the Wortham Bulldogs varsity football team earned All- District honors this fall, including six first team nods. More...

FJHS boys play Bears

Get pair of wins . . .

Fairfield junior high school Eagles eighth grade teams won and the seventh grades lost last week in games with the Brownsboro Bears. The district contests were played at Brownsboro. More...

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Obituaries

Dorothy Bates

Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Nell Bates, 88, were held on November 28 at Sardis Baptist Church. Interment followed the service at Sardis Cemetery. Rev. Billy Bob Evans officiated. Mrs. More...

Imagene Massey

Graveside services were held Nov. 29 at Wortham Cemetery for Imagene Massey, 78, of Mexia, who died Nov. 26 at The Manor Nursing Home in Mexia. Tommy Middlebrook officiated, and family visitation was held at the funeral home. More...

Leslie Howard Rowell

Services for Leslie Howard Rowell, 70, of Minco, Okla. were held Nov. 28 at the Hazel Dell Baptist Church NW of Minco. Mr. Rowell died Nov. 25 at Parkview Hospital in El Reno. Rev. More...

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'10 political season opens

Candidates may file Thursday . . .

Political hopefuls can start filing for 2010 party primary elections on Thursday. The filing period is Dec. 3 through Jan. 4, for the Democratic and Republican primary elections on March 2. More...

Tabloid kills fleeing suspect

The report of a shooting death in a car chase last week that skirted through Freestone county was greatly exaggerated by a self-proclaimed tabloid publication in Fairfield. More...

WISD earns TEA awards

Wortham Independent School District has received 12 Gold Performance acknowledgements from Texas Education Agency. More...

HOWDY

By Joe Reavis

Thanksgiving has barely passed, but the Christmas season already is in high gear, and I am already behind. I am not running slow on Christmas gift shopping because that is always dragged out to the deadline. More...

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Proudly sponsored by: The Fairfield Recorder

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 ..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 Communit More...

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Law

Police Report

by Kenny Bulger

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) November 23 10:13 a.m.—Officer Gasaway to abandoned vehicle. 10:34 a.m.—Officer Gasaway to traffic jam at Love's Travel Center. More...

Sheriff's Report

by Ralph Billings

Sheriff's Report Number 465- Loose cow, Mile 194, owner contacted, enroute. Loose Hoss, FCR-1220. Leon County advised of call that came in from Oakwood, daughter threatening suicide. THDEMS to Elm Street, 11 year old believed stopped breathing. More...

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Education

School Menu

Fairfield School Menu Dec. 7-11 Lunch Monday - (K-12) Chicken sandwich, lettuce, tomato, pickles, broccoli and cheese. Tuesday - (K-12) Chicken nuggets, potatoes and gravy, whole wheat roll. More...

Elementary students celebrate

Birthday book club . . .

Monthly birthday book club was held Nov. 24 at Fairfield elementary school and honored nine students. More...

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Columns

On the Edge of Common Sense

INTERNATIONAL GOAT SENSATION
By Baxter Black, D.V.M.

There is a parable of the International Goat Sensation. A story about a boy and his goat. Tim was a kind-hearted graduate student who raised Longhorn cattle. More...

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Writer's Roost

Growing old doesn't have to be boring
by Willis Webb

A few months ago, my 93-year-old mother, 94- year-old stepfather, my wife and I were having a burger at a fast food place. While waiting for our burgers, we began to make some observations about the place. More...

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