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March 4, 2010

Lady Eagles earn All-District honors

Entire starting squad, plus some . . .

A 9-1 record in District 20-AAA earned All-District honors for nine members of the Fairfield high school Lady Eagles basketball team. Out of that number, three FHS cagers each are on the first, second and honorable mention teams. More...

Chappell, Manning secure wins

In county level contested races . . .

Freestone county voters set the general election ballots for fall as picks were made Tuesday in two contested county level Democratic Primary races. Democrats decided to stick with incumbent District Clerk Janet Chappell, giving her 988 votes to 390 cast for challenger Letha Willis. Mrs. Chappell will not face a Republican oppo- nent in fall. More...

Races develop for May

Filing deadline near . . .

Politics in Fairfield got a little more interesting over the past week as a contest developed for mayor. Signing up to challenge incumbent Mayor Roy Hill is James Gunter. A contest for place three on the Fairfield city council, the remaining year of an unexpired term, materialized when Scott Schick filed to challenge Donna Tyus, who was already signed up. More...

•	County cancels air monitor plan

•	Hospital project endorsed

News

•	Troopers transfer to county

Two experienced Texas Highway Patrol troopers transferred across the Trinity River from Palestine to start work out of Fairfield this week. Joining the Fairfield office are Freestone county native Leonard Sandifer and Rickey Jones. More...

•	Grand jurors hear testimony

•	OIL & GAS NEWS

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Calendar

•	COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Law

•	Police Report

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) February 22 4:15 a.m.—Officers responded to an alarm at Burger King restaurant that was accidentally triggered. 10:20 a.m.—Officer Tiner served a criminal trespass at the county jail from a location within the city. More...

•	Sheriff’s Report

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Sports

•	Lady Eagles fall to Lady Mustangs

At region playoff tournament . . .

The Fairfield high school Lady Eagles ended their basketball playoffs run Friday evening with a loss to the Madisonville Lady Mustangs at the region tournament. Lady Mustangs cagers went on to win the tourney and advance to state this week in Austin. More...

•	Lifters preparing for state

•	Eagles advance to region tourney

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Education

•	Fairfield schools release honor rolls

High achieving students listed . . .

First Grade A Alexahin Abad Carmona, Bridget Akins, Mario Arriaga Baez, Jacob Bailey, Torri Bailey, Chloe Bonner, Robert Bruckner, Carson Carroll, Emily Chavers, Lauren Cochran, Kendal Crawford, Aaron Dotson, Nathanial Easterwood, Katherine Fierro, Caden Fryer; More...

•	School Menus

•	Youth research county history

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Columns

•	On the Edge of Common Sense

OLYMPIC DISTRACTION

You know the inmates have taken over the asylum when you’re turning to PETA as the voice of reason! These are the animal rights extremists who compared eating chicken to the Holocaust, compared the murdering cannibal Jeffery Daumer to butchering hogs, and once proclaimed that it would be great if Foot and Mouth Disease infected animals in the U.S. More...

•	Before I Get “Seniler”

•	Fire lookout towers

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Obituaries

•	Robbie G. Knight

Funeral services for Mrs. Robbie Knight, 91, will be held Thursday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Kenneth Henbest will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Antioch Cemetery in the Luna Community. Visitation was held Wednesday at the funeral home. More...

•	Matilda Allen Tippens

•	Robin Renee Nichols

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