July 1, 2010 RSS feed / News

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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...

Castator and Ellsworth . . . Couple to trade vows

Gregory and Dr. Monica Castator of Richland- Chambers Lake are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallary Jayne Castator to Richard Watson Ellsworth of Sunderland, Massachusetts. More...

OFFICERS for Children of the American Revolution are: l-r, Carson Cotton, Cody Cotton, Courtney Chasteen and Emily Walker.

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Buffalo support group changes meeting date

Because the July 4 holiday will be generally celebrated on Monday, July 5, “We Care” support group in Buffalo will meet on Tuesday, July 6. More...

Formerly of Fairfield . . . Overtons celebrate 50

Fred R. and Lana Wren Overton of Carthage, Texas, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 9, 2010. More...

Historical commission to meet

Freestone County Historical Commission will meet Tuesday, July 6, at the sheriff’s training center on highway 84. More...

Brown descendants . . . Teague family meets for reunion

The children of the late Nathaniel and Callie Brown of Teague celebrated their 2010 family reunion in the Dallas area last month. More...

Palestine Regional . . . Hospital offers rapid response

Palestine Regional Medical Center has implemented a Rapid Response Team available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More...

85 years serving Fairfield . . . History Club celebrates anniversary

PICTURES OF PAST FAIRFIELD History Club presidents and other items are displayed at the 85th anniversary celebration of the club held Saturday evening. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 1,342 head. There were 193 sellers and 54 buyers. Slaughter Cows: Cutter cows 55-67 Fat cows 56-64 Canner cows 45-64 More...

For 2010-11 service . . . Lions install new officers

Fairfield Lions Club held its 57th officer installation at a dinner meeting last week. Installing the new Fairfield officers was Lions District 2-X3 Gov. C.C. Sirkel, Jr., of Waco. District 2-X3 includes 51 Lions clubs. More...

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...

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...

FAIRFIELD LIONS CLUB

FAIRFIELD LIONS CLUB makes a $400 donation as a bag sponsor to New Leash on Life. More...

Emergency services . . . Communications talked

Freestone county employees’ sick leave pool and communication problems with various county emergency services took up most of the two and onehalf hour county commissioners meeting last week. More...

Antioch Cemetery notice is confusing

Two separate Antioch Cemetery Association annual memorials were mistakenly combined into one story in last week’s issue of The Fairfield Recorder. More...

OIL & GAS NEWS

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

Autism Support Group . . . Meeting set Wednesday

An Autism Spectrum Disorder support group is being organized to serve the Freestone, Limestone, Leon, Navarro and Anderson county areas. Next meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, at Fairfield elementary school cafeteria. More...

In celebration of anniversary . . . Club is grand marshal

For the first time since 2005, the GFWC Fairfield History Club participated in the Freestone County Fair parade, held June 14. More...

Wortham collects fans for elderly

A drive to collect fans for elderly citizens in Wortham will be held Thursday, July 1, at Farmer’s State Bank. New or used fans can be dropped off at the bank beginning at 9 a.m. More...

Butler reunion service is Sunday

Shiloh Bapt ist Church will host memorial services for the Butler Alumni school reunion July 4 at 10 a.m. at the E.E. Wheat Community Center. Rev. Errol Jones of Shiloh Baptist will officiate at the services. More...

Streetman voters break election tie

A contest for a spot on the Streetman city commission was settled by a 10-vote margin in a runoff election. Incumbent Sherrill Minze and Billy R. Godfrey each received 44 votes in the May election. More...

By Fairfield CofC . . . Farm Bureau recognized

Farm Bureau Insurance office on west highway 84 was chosen Business of the Month for June by the Fairfield chamber of commerce. More...

350 called for selection in murder trial

Jury selection proceedings for a capital murder trial this month were ironed out at a hearing for defendant Oscar Roy Doster in 87th State District Court in Freestone county. More...