January 21, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Rites read for civic leader

3-term Fairfield mayor . . .
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Fairfield civic leader, businessman and former Mayor Monte Cole, 73, who died last week. Since returning home to Fairfield from the Dallas area almost three decades ago, Mr. More...

FHD views plans for hospital work

Fairfield Hospital District directors got a look last week at the floorplan for a proposed remodeling and expansion of the hospital. More...

HOWDY

By Joe Reavis

Pardon me if I don’t take politics very seriously. I am afraid that if I did, it would be too disappointing. Actually, it all can be kind of funny if you put yourself in the right frame of mind. More...

News

Workers battling bats

At junior high . . .

Maintenance personnel with Fairfield Independent School District work as jacks-of-all-trades daily, but last week they pooled their talents as bat removal experts. More...

Recycle team starts drive for phone books

Fairfield Recycle Team started a telephone book recycle drive this week that runs through Friday, Jan. 29. More...

FISD compares favorably

In mandated review . . .

Fairfield schools score as well as, and in some instances exceed, state averages over a number of education indicators. More...

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Sports

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WORTHAM BULLDOGS CAGER Jake Jones goes up for two of the 30 points he scored in a 90-66 win over the 16th ranked Hubbard Jaguars in the District 21-A opener. More...

FJHS boys split games

Against Brownsboro . . .

The Fairfield junior high school Eagles basketball teams split evenly last week in games against the Brownsboro Bears. Fairfield hosted the Bears to start the second round of district action. More...

Lifters open ‘10 season

Fairfield senior student Lamar O’Brien was named “Outstanding Lifter” at a powerlifting meet Saturday in Moody. More...

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Letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor: The school board in its hasty, and unprecedented, refusal to honor a legal and binding bid on the proposed park site has perpetrated what amounts to a slap in the face to both young and old of the Wortham community. More...

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Obituaries

Ruby Metzgar

Services were held Tuesday at Capps Memorial Chapel in Fairfield for Ruby Metzgar, 89, who died Jan. 17 in Fairfield. Harry Moore officiated at the service. Interment was at Fairfield Cemetery. More...

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New election season set to open

For school boards and city councils . . .

School districts and cities starting calling elections last week for May 8 balloting. Filing dates for the elections are Feb. 6-March 8. More...

City employee ranks take hits

City of Fairfield will have three positions to fill in the water and wastewater departments, not to mention the still-pending economic development director post, with the retirement of Billy Chancellor effective the end of February, and the city cou More...

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FAIRFIELD EAGLES SENIOR Willie Tatum sails through the air in the District 20- AAA opener against the Athens Hornets. Tatum tallied 15 points in the 55-42 Fairfield victory. More...

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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MONDAY, JANUARY 25 ..VFW Bingo, 7:30 pm, VFW Post 5872 ..AA, 6:30 pm, FUMC Fairfield More...

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Law

Police Report

by Kenny Bulger

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) January 11 1:55 a.m.—Officer Kindon dispatched to Holiday Inn Express in reference to a suspicious vehicle. 7:05 a.m.—Sgt. More...

Sheriff’s Report

by Ralph Billings

Sheriff’s Report Number 472- TPD Sykora dealing with threats of suicide by older man. FEMS and Deputy Shipley to Life Alert Call, North 75. Railroad arm malfunction, IH-45 at FCR-1080. More...

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Education

School Menu

Fairfield School Menu Jan. 25-29 Lunch Monday - (K-12)Mini corn dogs, green beans, cheesy ranch potatoes. Tuesday - (K-12)Fiesta rice bowl, lettuce, tomato, cheese, golden corn and salsa. More...

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Columns

On the Edge of Common Sense

HARK THE HERALD ANGEL MOMENTS
By Baxter Black, D.V.M.

There is a frequently told story by cowmen and veterinarians since herdsmen discovered fire. As I listened to a Georgia farmer recount his own personal version, I found myself imagining how the cow would feel? More...

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Remembering Skin Tight

Bob Bowman’s East Texas . . .

In the early 1830s, when cattle buyer Henry Reeves and his partner, a man known only as Ball, built a store on the Rusk- Henderson road, visiting customers started calling the settlement “Skin Tight” because they were no match for Reeves More...

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