Fairfield Recorder

A masked man got away with an unknown amount of cash over the weekend after robbing the Family Dollar at knifepoint. Fairfield Police Department responded to a 911 call at approximately 9:56 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, that a 6-foot black male dressed in black had held the store clerk at knifepoint while ordering her to empty the register. Clerk Miranda Townsend reported to police that she was sitting in the manager’s office after the last customer of the night had. Townsend said a man in his 20’s walked in wearing a black hoodie pulled up over his head, a black bandana wrapped around his face, black and red gloves, work boots, and glasses. Reportedly the man took Townsend to the register where she opened it, he grabbed the money, and left the store heading east on Main Street towards the Barn Stop. A search of the area brought up no signs of the man.

For the first time in this writer's more than half a century of playing, watching, studying, and writing about high school football, there will be no infamous 2-a-days practices! The UIL's new guidelines now call for only one practice a day meaning the varsity and junior varsity teams will practice three hours a day, while the freshmen will be at it about two hours a day with each group broken into two time segments. Most of the practices will start at 3:30 p.m. except for this Friday, Aug. 11, which will be at 9 a.m.

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Myrtle Evelyn McAdams Walthall
November 9, 1917
August 9, 2017

Fairfield Rotary Club welcomed a new president for the 2017-18 year. Donna J. Tyus was installed by Rotary Past Asst. Governor David Huffman on Tuesday, July 11. Fairfield Rotary meets at 12 p.m. every Tuesday at Sam's Original Restaurant.
Photo submitted by Jason Hullum

Area first responders were greeted with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and bread last Thursday, July 20, in a lunch sponsored by Fairfield Nursing and Rehab. Tommy Davis, marketing and admissions coordinator, hosted the Feed the Blue lunch to show his and the facility's appreciation for all area responders.

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Ryan Grounds and his Beefmaster heifer placed first in their class and went on to win Reserve Grand Champion in their division at the Ft. Worth Stock Show Jan. 21. Grounds is a junior at Fairfield High School.

FAIRFIELD – Texas Farm Credit Services celebrated the grand opening of its new Fairfield office on March 23 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for customers, city officials and members of the business community.

The 3,000-square-foot building at 435 W. Interstate 45 was designed with a welcoming farmhouse style. Beneath the homey exterior are many energy-efficient and high-tech features, including high-speed fiber optic cable that will help the lender provide fast and efficient loan transactions for customers.

The lending cooperative made it a priority to use an East Texas architect and local building contractors for the project.

Glenna Green

March 6, 1940

January 29, 2017

William Cleofus (W. C.) Barger

November 5, 1925

January 25, 2017