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County ensuring to spend ARPA funds by end of year
County ensuring to spend ARPA funds by end of year
Freestone County Commissioners took action at their Nov. 20 meeting to ensure all ARPA funds are either spent or allocated by the end of the year to avoid loss of the use of the monies. 12/04/2024 11:00 PM
You sleigh me!
You sleigh me!
You sleigh me! 12/04/2024 11:00 PM
McMichael House on Tour of Homes
McMichael House on Tour of Homes
The. Home at 702 S. 9th Ave., known as the “McMichael House,” is believed to be built in the early 1900s. Hal McMichael, a graduate of Teague High School and a lifelong Teague resident, and his wife lived in the home for several years. 12/04/2024 11:00 PM
Parade of Lights Thursday in Teague
Parade of Lights Thursday in Teague
The Teague Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its Parade of Lights tonight, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. The line-up will begin at 5:30 p.m. on North 3rd facing Main Street. The parade will end at the 8th Ave City Park. All entries must have lights. 12/04/2024 11:00 PM
School Spirit ablaze
School spirit ablaze
School Spirit ablaze. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
The Christmas tree at the Freestone County Courthouse was put up on Sunday, Nov. 24. Photo by Mitchell Pate/ Fairfield Recorder
Fairfield Christmas activities to begin soon
The Christmas season is here and there will be plenty of Christmas festivities happening in Fairfield so mark your calendar. ’Tis the Season to Keep the Cheer Here will take place Nov. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Freestone County Commissioners study the election results as they canvass the votes from the Nov. 5 General Election at their Nov. 18 meeting. Photos by Roxanne Thompson/Special to The Mexia News
County commish canvasses votes
Freestone County commissioners studied the election results Monday, Nov. 18, as they canvassed the votes cast in the Nov. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Hughes retiring as mayor Jan. 14
Hughes retiring as mayor Jan. 14
Fairfield Mayor Kenneth Hughes announced his retirement effective Tuesday, Jan. 14 2025, during the monthly City of Fairfield City Council meeting earlier this month. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Mike McVey, pastor of First United Methodist Church, will have his model trains on display Dec. 5 and Dec. 7. Courtesy photo
Enjoy ‘Polar Express Wonderland’ at Trinity Star Art Gallery in December
“Trains bring out the kid in everyone,” said Mike McVey, who will be bringing his Polar Express toy train set to the Trinity Star Art Gallery next month in Fairfield. Toy trains are closely associated with Christmas time. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
ABOVE: Gerber makes a wide variety of high quality multitools. The Lockdown Drive ($60) comes with eight useful tools and measures slightly more than three inches when fully closed. Photo courtesy of Gerber
No time like the present to cast for Christmas gift ideas
Christmas is still more than a month away, but there is no time like the present to start shopping for the outdoors junkie on your gift list. Just be sure to shop smart. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Katy and I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! We pray that you have a wonderful time of fellowship with family and friends. Even though life gets tough at times, we have so much to be thankful for. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Voters rule and have spoken
Voters rule and have spoken
As Dick Cheney used to say elections have consequences, so it is now important for individual citizens to peer into the future and determine how those consequences will impact our lives. As the first sentence starts out in “A Tale of Two Cities”, it will be the best of times for some and the worst of times for others. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Thursday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
How to keep kids’ minds active during the holiday breaks
How to keep kids’ minds active during the holiday breaks
Even a short vacation from school can cause learning loss and leave kids feeling behind when they return to the classroom. Fortunately, there are many ways to keep minds active during the holiday break, some of which will reinforce the concepts they are learning in school. Here are a few of them: Vacation Reading: Whether you’re traveling for the holidays or sticking close to home, curling up with a book is a great way to spend some of the inevitable down time. At the start of the break, hit up the library so everyone in the family will have plenty to read on subjects of interest to them. You might also consider giving at least one title to each gift recipient on your list this year to emphasize the idea that books can be treasured objects. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Abbott issues orders targeting China
Abbott issues orders targeting China
Gov. Greg Abbott issued three executive orders last week targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party, The Dallas Morning News reported Abbott said the orders were intended to protect Texans of Chinese descent from “harassment and intimidation” by the Chinese Communist Party and government, and to fight threats to state security. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
I love reading books about the old West -- Louis L’Amour, Zane Grey, and those guys -- and lately I’ve been thinking about the illegal immigrant problem. Cowboys, in the mid-1800’s, had all the skills to go into tough areas, into the thick brush and hazardous arroyos and the rough mountainous regions and bring out all the longhorns and other cattle unbranded and unclaimed by any ranch, running wild. They called such a roundup of rogue cattle “running a jerk line.” Once a herd was built, it was moved in a “cattle drive” to the desired destination. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Veterans pose for a picture during an appreciation luncheon sponsored by the Jonathan Hardin Chapter, National Society Daughter of the American Revolution.
Veterans appreciated by local DAR chapter
The Jonathan Hardin Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Inc. hosted a Veteran’s Appreciation Luncheon in conjunction with the monthly chapter meeting on Nov. 11/28/2024 06:50 PM
Compassion park view
Freestone County Reporter