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February 25, 2010  RSS feed
With victories in area and region quarterfinals games over the past week, the Fairfield Lady Eagles head to the Class AAA, Region III, tournament this weekend at Sam Houston State University. The Lady Eagles are scheduled to meet Madisonville at 6:15 p.m. Friday. The Madisonville Lady Mustangs bring a 28-5 record into the game and Fairfield stands at 25-9. More...
Pair of contested county races . . .

Voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in Democratic and Republican primary elections that feature gubernatorial races and a pair of contests at the county level. In a change this year, the two political parties are combining some polling activities, sharing workers, as a way to cut costs, County Clerk Mary Lynn White says. More...

Construction could start in a few weeks on a new retail and office complex on U.S. 84, Fairfield Towne Crossing. The project, located due west of the highway department office, is planned by Midlothian developer Chris Calvery. “Hopefully, this will be a big time project for me,” Calvery says. “It’s going to be first class.” More...

FAIRFIELD POSTMASTER Wendy Mensch Martin was officially sworn into office last week by U.S. Rep. Joe Barton. More...
MONDAY, MARCH 1 ..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 Improvement Coordinating Council, 1:00 pm, E.E. Wheat Memorial Community Center More...
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(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) February 15 1:15 a.m.—Officer Gallegos to open gate. 2:10 a.m.—Officer Gallegos assisted a deputy sheriff on a traffic stop. 10:29 a.m.—Officer Gasaway to Love’s Travel Center with a customer irate the ATM and cash registers were down due to telephones not working. More...
Wortham junior high school produced a pair of winning teams that went undefeated in the recently concluded basketball season. Posting perfect marks were the seventh grade girls and eighth grade boys. For the eighth grade boys, the 2009-10 season was their second perfect year on the court. In addition, the team compiled an 8-0 football record last fall. More...
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS at Fairfield elementary school were celebrated with the Birthday Book Club. One year older are, l-r, kindergarten student Chelsea Faughn and second grade student Carson Jackson. More...
COUNTY FAIRS, WHY?
“Most people just don’t get it,” said Ron, bemoaning the urban politicians that continue to whittle away at funding for county fairs and the ag extension service. “It’s all about the kids learning real life.” More...
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in hopes that the County and the City of Fairfield will read this and take action. Sadly, we have just spent an hour of a beautiful, sunny afternoon filling two 30 gallon bags of trash from in front of our farm along E. Highway 84 (Turlington). More...
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Lena Mae Fryer, 89, who died Feb. 21 at her home in Fairfield. Services were held at Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfield with Bro. Terry Skinner officiating. Special music was provided by Shelby Race. More...