March 18, 2010 RSS feed / News

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A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY was hosted Monday at Lone Star Grill and Cantina by Fairfield chamber of commerce. Pictured are business owners and employees, and chamber representatives. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, March 13, 2010, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 1,156 head. More...

Luminant plants a million trees

More than one million new trees in three months – that’s the plan for Luminant’s 2010 reforestation program. More...

OIL GAS NEWS

PERMITS Freestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. More...

Entries open for Huber tourney

Greg Huber Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Big Cedar Country Club on April 17, and signups and sponsors are being accepted now. The tournament is held in honor of Greg Huber, who died December 2008, after a battle with cancer. More...

4-H clubs’ fundraiser is set next week

Dew and Eagle Country 4-H Clubs of Freestone County will host a Pancake Dinner fundraiser, followed by a community service auction, next Thursday from 6 to 9 pm at the green barn in Fairfield. More...

School board tours new facilities

Intermediate school opens this summer . . .

FAIRFIELD ISD BOARD president Ossie Outlaw, junior high school principal Bryan Gawryszewski and trustee Rebecca Spradlin look over the library at the new intermediate school. More...

New Leash on Life joins web petfinder

New Leash on Life animal shelter of Fairfield has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet. More...

Track blooms on website

Festival starts Saturday . . .

A way to track the dogwoods blooming in Palestine is available on the internet starting this week, with the first annual Dogwood Bloom Watch. More...

WHS free performance set Sunday

Wortham high school presents the community performance of the 1 Act Play, “The Great Cross- Country Race” this Sunday afternoon. The classic children’s story of the tortoise and the hare begins at 3 p.m. More...

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JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS chosen to represent Fairfield high school next year are, seated, Savannah Robinson and Haylee Huggins, kneeling Victoria Simpson, middle l-r, Skylar Cossey, Linsey Turner, More...

Wortham city cleanup March 27

Annual city wide cleanup will be held in Wortham Saturday, March 27, sponsored by the City of Wortham. A garbage truck will go house to house, and a garbage truck and wood chipper will be located on Second Street. More...

Republicans plan county convention

Freestone county Republicans hold their county convention Saturday in Fairfield. The convention is at 2 p.m. at Republican Headquarters, 221 W. Main Street. Delegates and alternates to the state convention in June will be elected. More...

Democratic county meet set Saturday

The Democratic Party holds its Freestone county convention this Saturday at Lone Star Grill in Fairfield. Attendees are invited to eat lunch at noon, and the meeting starts at 1 p.m. More...

Landowner workshop set for March 30

Texas Agrilife Extension Service in Freestone county is hosting a landowner workshop on March 30, 2010 at the Fairfield Civic Center. A meal will be served at 6 p.m. with the program to follow. More...

Distracted drivers deadly

1.6 million wrecks . . .

At Least 1.6 Million Crashes Are Caused Each Year by Distracted Drivers More...

Census forms arriving

Asking just 10 questions and taking about 10 minutes to complete, 2010 Census forms began arriving in 120 million mailboxes across the nation this week, just the 23rd time the country has undertaken the constitutionally mandated population count tha More...

FHS thinclads run meet

Against larger schools . . .

Fairfield high school Eagles and Lady Eagles track team competed against several larger schools last week in a meet held in Corsicana. The Lady Eagles tallied 113 points to place second behind Midlothian, 236 points. More...

Energy rebates offered

On appliance purchases . . .

Texas consumers are encourged to sign up early to receive rebates on selected ENERGY STAR appliances purchased during the Texas Trade Up appliance rebate program April 16-25. More...

Brooks Alumni scholarships signup open

BTW/JA Brooks Alumni Association will accept applications through April 15 for its 2010 scholarships. More...

Fairfield Library annual meet set

Annual meeting of the Fairfield Library Association will be held next Thursday, March 25, at the Mary Moody Northen Library meeting room at 6:30 p.m. Library members, volunteers and supporters are invited to attend. More...

League paint-in open to new artists

Freestone County Art League meets this Saturday in the Church of Christ Fellowship Hall in Teague. A paint-in session will be held with artist Ruth Simmons Bomer, who will assist in painting scenes with rocks, water and mountains. More...

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FREESTONE COUNTY 4H ARCHERY team shot at the Bosque County 4H Invitational in Clifton on March 13. More...

Cultural center joins CofC

New business welcomed . . .

The A.M. Hunter Titus Charitable Cultural Center, Inc. celebrated membership in the Fairfield chamb er of commerce last week with a ribbon cutting at their facilities at 946 S. Bateman. More...

Do Well Be Well with Diabetes

From Agrilife extension agent Sara Mote . . .

Why Is My Blood Glucose Too High? More...

Church News

Old time gospel singing will be held at the Shiloh Community Center this Saturday with a performance by the Steeple Singers. Music will begin at 6 p.m., and at 7 p.m., homemade spaghetti and dessert will be served for $5 per plate. More...