Voters passed a $105 million bond for Fairfield ISD during the election on Saturday, May 3. The bond passed with 526 voters for the proposition and 294 voters against it.
“The Fairfield ISD Board of Trustees and I are humbled and grateful for your support of the 2025 bond proposal,” FISD Superintendent Joe Craig said on Saturday night. “We are overwhelmed by how much this community values the children of our district.”
The bond is for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement, and equipment of school buildings in the district (including a new high school, elementary school, intermediate school and junior high school improvements and districtwide safety improvements) and the purchase of necessary sites for school buildings, and the levy and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements.
The bond is expected to increase the district’s interest and sinking tax rate by less than one penny, resulting in an estimated cost of 73 cents per month, or $8.76 annually, for the owner of a $205,484 homestead (the average value in FISD).
“You have our commitment to continue being good stewards of your investment as we move forward with the design and construction of a new high school,” Craig said. “This bond is a great step forward — not only for our students, but for our entire Fairfield ISD community. Thank you for your trust, your belief in our vision, and your dedication to the future of Fairfield ISD.”
Rick Eddgett, Joshua Bayless, and Angela Oglesbee were elected to the City Council for the City of Fairfield. Edgett received 98 votes for Place III, defeating Bill Freeman who received 74 votes and Marcus Mason who received 62 votes. Place III has been empty since Bobby Nichols was named Mayor in January after Kenny Hughes retired.
Joshua Bayless defeated current council members Roger Keeton for Place IV, 227 votes — 53 votes. Oglesbee ran unopposed for Place V and received 251 votes.
In the City of Wortham Mayor race, Patty Jones defeated current Mayor Pellie Goolsby 117 votes — 77 votes.
Patrick Evans and Deborah Darlene Butcher Evans were elected to the City Council for the City of Wortham. They received 131 votes and 85 votes respectively. They defeated Sxcott Batts who received 72 votes.
Kyle Collins won Place III for the Wortham ISD School Board with 127 votes over Billy Perez with 91 votes. Brent Jones ran unopposed for Place III and received 193 votes. Ryan Carr ran unopposed for Place IV and received 179 votes.
There were a total of 1,061 ballots cast during the May election for Freestone County.
