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After 58-year career . . . ‘Miss Pat’ calling it quits

A long chapter in Fairfield medicine draws to a close this month when Pat “Miss Pat” Robertson retires after working as a medical assistant for 58 years. The medical professional spent 52 of those years with Dr. J.H. More...

Texas 75 closed for chlorine spill

A chlorine spill north of Fairfield last week shut down a portion of Texas 75 for nine hours. The spill occurred Tuesday night about seven and one-half miles north of Fairfield and the City of Streetman water treatment facility. More...

FREESTONE COUNTY FAIR

FREESTONE COUNTY FAIR volume buyer XTO/Trend Gathering spent $26,721 this year at the junior livestock sale and received a trophy belt buckle from the fair association. More...

News

Ranch program set for July 15

Texas AgriLife Extension Service Offices in Limestone, Navarro, Freestone and Hill counties, along with the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Grazing Land Conservation Initiative, will sponsor a ranch diversification program on Thursday, More...

Held at Caney Creek Lodge . . . FCGMA hosts spring wildlife tour

Anticipation of the next hunting season in Freestone County was enhanced as hunters from around the area enjoyed a presentation by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department at the Freestone County Game Management Association’s Spring Meeting and Wil More...

WHS graduates . . . Collins, Duke set date

Paul and Jacqueline Collins of Wortham have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Krystal Collins to Brett McLain Duke of Kirvin. More...

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Sports

Boys’ basketball camp is slated

Youth basketball players can sharpen their fundamentals and learn new skills at the Fairfield Boys’ Hoop Camp next week. The camp runs Monday- Thursday from 8:30 a.m.- noon each day. More...

Area shooters compete at state

Several Freestone county residents competed last week in the Texas Sporting Clays Association state meet in Kerville. A total of 607 shooters competed in the event held Thursday-Sunday at Hill Country Shooting Sports Center. More...

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Columns

Writer’s Roost

by Willis Webb

‘...office of President doesn’t belong to me’ Time takes care of many things. Sometimes it’s even kind. It has placed Harry S Truman on the list of exceptional presidents in U.S. history. More...

Texas Perimeter Hike

by S. Matt Read

by Smatt “A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” - John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley More...

Church News

Behind the Veil Behind the Veil Church anniversary appreciation celebration for pastor Sam Cumby and his wife Lurna will be held July 18 at 3:30 p.m. More...

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Obituaries

Rosie Garrison Sullivan

Funeral services for Ms. Rosie Garrison Sullivan, 58, will be held Friday, July 2, at 10:00a.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Rev. Mark Munson will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Cotton Gin Cemetery. More...

Vesta Fail Petty

Funeral services for Mrs. Vesta Fail Petty, 104, were held Wednesday, June 23 at First Baptist Church in Marquez. Bro. Billy Evans officiated. Interment followed the services at Marquez Cemetery. Mrs. More...

Gracie Mae Gamble

Gamble Funeral services for Ms. Gracie Mae Gamble (G.G.) were held Saturday, June 26, at Pearly Gates Funeral Home Chapel in Mexia. Visitation was Friday. Eulogist was Pastor Billy J. Freeman. Burial was in Cotton Gin Cemetery. Ms. More...

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In Freestone county . . . Unemployment rate dips

Unemployment rate for Freestone county dropped in May, after a slight rise in April, figures from Texas Workforce Commission show. The May unemployment rate for the county is 6.7 percent, the same as in March and down from 6.8 percent in April. More...

Howdy!

By Joe Reavis

Geeks on parade. That best describes the crowd outside the Apple store, any Apple store, last week when the new iphone became available. More...

Calendar

Fireworks show set Sunday at fisheries center

Preparations are under way for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center. The show will last approximately onehalf hour and is one of the biggest in East Texas. More...

Fourth of July closings mixed

Fairfield city and Freestone county will observe different holidays for the Fourth of July. County offices and the Mary Moody Northen Library plan to close on Friday and city offices are closed Monday. More...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Law

Police Report

by Kenny Bulger

(A summary of recent activity of Fairfield Police Department.) June 21 1:07 a.m.—Officer Tiner on report of loud music at apartments. Subject advised to turn down volume. 1:22 a.m.—Officer Tiner on report of stranded motorist. More...

Sheriff’s Report

by Ralph Billings

Sheriff's Report Number 495- DPS Rickey Jones to US-84 accident, just west of Teague, one fell asleep, rolled his car, no injuries. TPD Cordova to possible prowler on 10th. More...

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Education

Students make Baylor list for academics

Three students from Freestone county are among 2,700 named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List at Baylor University for the 2010 spring semester. More...

Age three to junior high . . . Future cheerleaders learn their moves

This year’s summer cheerleading camp drew more than 150 campers who learned jumps, chants, twists and turns from Fairfield high school varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders. Awards in four age brackets, were given to: More...

Fairfield Library Report

by John Stevens

Mother Nature and Father Time have continued their relentless pursuits and half of 2010 has expired. The children are out of school and vacations to get us away from the summer heat are in order. More...

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Letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor: Now that BP has caught your attention to the disaster that can and does happen when officials pay no attention to rules and safety; let’s bring that picture home to Freestone county and what is happening here and now. More...

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