Fairfield Texas

In case No. CV18334, the City of Fairfield (CoF) filed a plea to the jurisdiction against a lawsuit filed against them by the City of Teague (CoT) back on Sept. 18, which was scheduled to be heard Wednesday, Nov. 28. However, the attorney for the CoT requested a continuance of the case Monday, Nov. 26.

Freestone County's 77th District Court Judge Patrick H. Simmons ruled in favor of the continuance for the CoT and will be heard on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

Faith Academy of Freestone announced their first trimester honor roll recipients, as well as awards given for honorable character. Laura Lindsey and Triston McAlpine were chosen for the Honorable Character Award for showing Christ-like character qualities.

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It was a night of great singing and performances Sunday as Calvary Baptist Church's children's choir presented the musical “The Colors of Christmas.” The talented young singers and actors explained the meaning of the red, white, blue, green, and brown colors associated with Christmas. The group performed in front of a large crowd of Calvary's congregation, families and many friends from the community with everyone receiving a tremendous blessing. The choir was directed by Calvary's Education and Music minister Shelby Race and LaDonna Mullen.

Photo by Billy Patterson

Police Chief Kenny Bulger ended an 11-year career with the Fairfield Police Department last week. The career lawman had been with the department since Sept. 1, 2007, when he retired from service with the Department of Public Safety as a state trooper.

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The Freestone County Office of Emergency Management will test the county emergency notification/alert system around 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Most residents of Freestone County with “hard line wired” telephones will receive a telephone call during this time from 903-389-8884. In addition, residents or businesses that have registered their other contact information, such as cell phone, text message and/or email address for the emergency notification system should receive the test notification. The call will state “Greetings, this is a message from the Freestone County Alert System.” They will then receive the test message information. The emergency notification system is able to send emergency or public warnings to citizens by county and city officials. It has a database of hard line wired phone numbers for most of the residents and businesses in Freestone County.

This December local families will have a plethora of events to attend in Fairfield thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and the City of Fairfield. There is something for everyone – shopping, running, elves, and food. The chamber has events planned through the month.

December 1 Old Fashion Christmas Celebration

Letters to Santa Claus are now being accepted at The Fairfield Recorder, 101 E. Commerce in Fairfield, for publication in our annual Christmas issue. Letters from all Freestone County children will be accepted until Monday, Dec. 10, and will be published in our Dec. 20 edition. Letters may be dropped at the office where a special mailbox has been set up in the office entryway for all Freestone County children to hand deliver their letters. For more information, call April Walker at 903-389-3334 or email news@fairfield-recorder.com.

After a final loss of 24-14 in Round 2 of the District 4A playoffs against the Gilmer Buckeyes, the Fairfield Eagles are moving on to other things. Next season the Eagles will lose almost half of their teammates when the 2018 seniors graduate in May.

“We will lose 24 seniors, all of which invested a lot for Fairfield,” said Head Coach John Bachtel. “And I hope that the sophomores and juniors have learned from watching them prepare for practice and play in games.

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After numerous complaints from citizens and concerned parents, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has decided to conduct a Signal Warrant Analysis at the intersection of Post Oak and U.S. 84 West in Fairfield.

There have been accidents at the intersection over the years because of the current flashing caution light combined with a speed limit of 55 MPH. The study will be performed by the TxDOT Traffic Office during February.

“February is a date selected to ensure that school is in session outside of holidays and resources are available to conduct the study,” said Bobby Colwell, TxDOT public information officer.

The Fairfield Recorder interviewed 12 first graders at Fairfield Elementary School, asking what is their favorite part of Thanksgiving. Here are their answers:

Ava Campbell - "Helping others and pumpkin pie!"

Hannah Smith - "Ham, broccoli, and chocolate pie!"

Zoe Dunbar - "Family and eating the chicken!"

Mariah Frazier - "Salad, turkey, and cake!"

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