April 22, 2010 RSS feed / News

Rustling charged in arrest of man

A string of cattle thefts in Freestone and Navarro counties were cleared last week when the suspect turned himself into authorities. Charged in the thefts is Audie Lopes, 26, of Fairfield. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, April 17, 2010, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 1,737 head. More...

Sailor returns from Haiti duty

A sailor from Fairfield, Petty Officer Second Class Jonas M. Farias, recently returned to port in Northfolk, Va., after 10 weeks supporting Operation Unified Response in Haiti. Farias was among 1,000 sailors and marines attached to USS Bataan. More...

Pecan grafting workshop set

Texas Agrilife Extension Service of Freestone and Limestone Counties hosts a pecan grafting workshop at Teague City Park. Registration is from 5:30- 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, with the program to follow. More...

Boykin, Conner set date

Will marry June 26 . . .

Bud and Kelly Black of Fairfield and Jay and Julie Boykin of Caldwell have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Katy Lynn Boykin of Fairfield to Jared Ty Conner of Teague. More...

Couple plans Teague wedding

Barger and Cathey . . .

Brenda Barger of Dayton and Glenn Ray Barger of Teague have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Brittnee Barger of Teague to Bobby Cathey of Kerrville. The groom is the son of Tim and Cathy Cathey of Kerrville. More...

Mt. Zion meet, dinner planned at Sugar Hill

Annual memorial meeting and dinner for Mt. Zion Cemetery Association will be Saturday, May 1 at the cemetery, located on Sugar Hill, seven miles east of Fairfield on highway 84. More...

HOTCOG begins cell phone drive

Heart of Texas Council of Governments, the Shelter Alliance and the Waco Family Abuse Center will hold a cell phone collection event April 22 through May 31. Phones will be collected at the HOTCOG office at 1514 S. New Road in Waco. More...

Women’s support meet next week

Crockett Resource Center for Independent Living will host the monthly Women’s Support Group meeting Wednesday, April 28th, at 1:00 p.m. More...

Members to meet at historic church

Members and friends of Fairfield-Harmony Presbyterian Church will gather this Sunday at the historic Harmony Church at Stewards Mill. More...

Oakwood Dunbar school reunion set

A healthcare awareness seminar was held earlier this month by the Oakwood Dunbar Alumni. Guest speaker was retired U.S. Army Colonel James W. Wallace, who is executive directdor of the Leon Health Resource Center. More...

Travelers take tour of eastern coast

12 from around Freestone county attend . . .

Members and friends of FSB Travelers returned last Friday from a 7-day tour of the coastlines of northern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. More...

Keep Waco Beautiful has compost for sale

Keep Waco Beautiful is offering a variety of top quality bagged gardening and yard organics for sale this Saturday morning at Cameron Park Zoo parking lot. Products for sale include compost, cedar mulch, humus, topsoil and potting soil. More...

FISD calendar proposed

For 2010-11 term . . .

The 2010-11 school term will be three days shorter than state mandate if Fairfield Independent School District receives Texas Education Agency approval for a waiver asked by trustees last week. More...

Butler WSC seeks grant

System improvements . . .

Butler Water Supply Corporation will proceed with a grant application after receiving approval from Freestone county commissioners Monday morning. More...

Show features warbirds

May 8 at Corsicana . . .

Military aircraft from World War II and the Vietnam War fly into C. David Campbell Field in Corsicana on May 8 for the 12th annual Corsicana Airsho. The event is sponsored by Corsicana’s Coyote Squadron of Commemorative Air Force. More...

‘Baskets of Hope’ to benefit relay

Cancer survivor Barney Leach of Fairfield plans a special fundraising event for Freestone County Relay for Life by shooting baskets from half court for donations. “Baskets of Hope,” which Leach has dubbed the event, starts at 9 a.m. More...

OIL GAS NEWS

PERMITS Freestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. Lease & Well #:Wilburn, #8 Field:Freestone(CV Consolidated)(Unknown) Permit Depth/Type: 13000 ft, Drill Location & Acres:5.0 miles SE from TEAGUE Survey: J. P. More...

Club Pilgrimage in 40th production

Queen of the Trinity Star Pilgrimage will be presented Saturday, May 1, at the historic Moody Bradley House for the 40th year, and is the Fairfield History Club’s largest fundraiser. More...

Wilson Chapel memorial is May 8

Memorial day at Wilson Chapel Cemetery Association will be held May 8, beginning with a business meeting at 10:30. More...

UT student earns engineering award

Jeremy McLeod of Fairfield, a senior at The University of Texas at Tyler, was a member of the UT Tyler American Society of Civil Engineering Student Chapter which won several awards during the 2010 ASCE Texas- Mexico Regional Concrete Canoe Competit More...

Freestone county featured in book

Authors Bob and Doris Bowman have completed a new book on Indian attacks in the eastern half of Texas. More...

Earth Day marks 40th anniversary

Celebrated April 22 . . .

Earth Day is celebrated April 22, and this year’s observance marks the 40th year since the first environmental “teach-in” was launched by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. More...

Photo

MARATHON OIL COMPANY donated $300 this week to the Fairfield Rotary Club's 36th Annual Talent Show, set Friday night. More...

Don’t drive while distracted

Caution urged for drivers . . .

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

Day of Prayer celebration at Fairfield church

Community members are invited to a celebration of the National Day of Prayer May 6 at First Baptist Church in Fairfield. Choirs and music from various churches will participate in the event, which begins at 7 p.m. More...

Crockett Center offers many services

Many different types of organizations serve people with disabilities: state agencies, group homes, rehabilitation hospitals, sheltered workshops, nursing homes, senior centers, and home health care agencies. More...

Rehoboth cemetery meets

Saturday in Fairfield . . .

Rehoboth Cemetery Association annual meeting is this Saturday, and begins at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at Casey Propane, located at 561 East Main (highway 488) in Fairfield. More...

Wortham ISD to give bond election info

Wortham school board will have a special meeting Thursday, April 29 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the May 8 bond election. Anyone interested is invited to attend. More...