September 2, 2010 RSS feed / News

Historical meeting set for Tuesday

Freestone County Historical Commission’s monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Training Center on US Highway 84 between Fairfield and Teague. More...

‘Hunks’ sought for calendar

Courthouse Café, All Things Write and Studio G Photography are working together in a fundraising effort for Relay for Life. “Hometown Hunks” 2011 calendar is in the works and will be available in November. More...

Buffalo Livestock

On Saturday, August 28, 2010, Buffalo Livestock Commission sold 2,291 head. There were 316 sellers and 62 buyers. Slaughter Cows: Cutter cows 52-65 Fat cows 52-64 Canner cows 42-59 Slaughter Bulls: Heavy Bulls 72-79 Light Bulls 65-70 More...

FAIRFIELD VFW POST 5872

FAIRFIELD VFW POST 5872 makes a donation to Freestone County Senior Services to pay the costs of 100 meals for elderly county residents who are unable to contribute to the program. More...

CNB acquires Red Oak bank

Community National Bank and Trust of Texas, headquartered in Corsicana, acquired the Red Oak branch of Jefferson Bank last week. CNB has locations in Corsicana, Fairfield, Frost, Buffalo and Richland- Chambers Reservoir. More...

Closings set Monday for Labor Day

Most Fairfield area businesses, county government offices, post offices and schools will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. More...

Hoop house workshop set

A hoop house construction workshop, sponsored by Feed Texas First, will be held Saturday, Sept. 18 at the old Emmons farm located at 450 E. Highway 84 between Fairfield and Antioch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...

Entries open for county hay show

Entries for the 2010 Freestone County Hay Show are now being accepted at seven locations within the county. Each producer is allowed one free sample and each additional sample costs $5. More...

Fairfield resident performs in Follies

Fairfield resident, Mary Sue Thornton, is appearing in the third annual Dallas Spectacular Senior Follies to be held at the Eisemann Center Theater in Richardson on September 3,4 and 5, 2010. More...

Central Texas association . . . Fairfield hosts municipal clerks

Fairfield’s city secretary, Jana Taylor, hosted the central Texas Municipal Clerks Association’s quarterly meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18. Eighteen people were in attendance at the lunch meeting held at the city conference center. More...

Marfell, Davis to marry September

Michael and Barbara Marfell of Fairfield and Jimmy and Janice Davis of Venus announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children, Chassidy Jean Marfell and Richard Matthew Davis. The bride is a 2008 graduate of Fairfield high school. More...

We Care” support group sets meeting

“We Care” support” group will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Buffalo Missionary Baptist Church. The meeting, typically held on Mondays, is changed to Tuesday due to the Labor Day weekend. More...

August wedding . . . Gentry, Martin marry

Natalie Gentry, daughter of Robert and Betty Gentry of Fairfield, became the bride of Casey Martin, son of Kathy Stadtlander and Billy Martin of Shreveport, LA on Saturday, Aug. 21. More...

Mexia Church hosts barbecue

St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mexia is hosting its 50th annual barbecue and auction on Oct. 3. This year, the large raffle prize is a Ranger Polaris with trailer. Tickets are on sale now for $20 each and can be purchased from St. More...

Walk-a-thon set Saturday in Teague

The Booker T. Washington and J.A. Brooks Alumni Association sponsors a walk-a-thon for Education Saturday at Brooks/Washington Park on Jefferson Street in Teague starting at 9 a.m. More...

OIL & GAS NEWS

Limestone County Operator:XTO Energy Inc. Lease & Well #: Perlitz Gas Unit No. More...

Jobless rate holds steady

Unemployment rate for Freestone county held steady in July and remains the lowest in the area. Texas Workforce Commission released July unemployment statistics last week. Freestone county remains at 6.9 percent. More...

Tax rate unchanged . . . FHD approves budget

In spite of losing 13 percent in taxable property values this year, Fairfield Hospital District is leaving its tax rate unchanged. The FHD board of directors met last week to approve the 2010 tax rate and 2010-11 operating budget. More...

Vehicle wreck results . . . Wide load snarls traffic

A Fairfield Police Department patrol car sustained extensive front end damage last week, partly as a result of a tractor trailer rig with a wide load that had parked and was blocking traffic on E. Commerce Street. More...

Gardner family reunion is set

The 2010 Gardner family reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning at 10 a.m. Lunch will be held at noon in the fellowship hall of Dew Methodist Church. More...

New Leash on Life . . . Pee Wee finds new Michigan home

Pee Wee, a miniature Bernese Mountain Dog, is one of New Leash on Life’s NLOL) recent success stories. A gentleman from Lapur, MI, located Pee Wee on petfinder.com while searching for a new family dog for his father and younger brother. More...

VFW Ladies set autumn schedule

VFW Ladies Auxiliary will meet every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to decorate Christmas stockings for veterans in the Waco VA Hospital as well as working on other projects. More...

Manahan, Fort to wed on October, 16

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fort of Alpine announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Anne Fort, to Charles Justin Manahan, son of Cam and Deb Manahan of Fairfield. More...

60th anniversary . . . Fairfield couple celebrates

Celebrating 60 years of marriage last month were W.A. “Bill” and Mary Fleetwood of Fairfield. The couple was married on Aug. 26, 1950 in Houston, TX where they lived and worked for many years before moving to Fairfield in the 1980s. More...

Relay for Life sets first meeting

Relay for Life committee meetings are starting up again after the summer break. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Reunion Grounds conference center. More...