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FHS alum Alexander joins Thomas College Hall of Fame
FHS alum Alexander joins Thomas College Hall of Fame
With only a change of clothes, a bus ticket and a promise to play basketball, Derrell Alexander headed out on an adventure of a lifetime. This adventure would lead Darrell, a 2004 graduate of Fairfield High School, to Thomas College, in Waterville, Maine, a mere 2,000 miles from his hometown. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Still time to vote early
Still time to vote early
There’s still time to vote early in the 2024 general election. Early voting ends Friday, Nov. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Freestone County Auditor Karen Craddock answers questions from county commissioners at their Oct. 21 meeting. Photos by Roxanne Thompson/Fairfield Recorder.com
Public hearing on tax abatement postponed
The Freestone County Commissioners Court, during their Oct. 21 meeting, postponed a public hearing it had planned to hold, regarding participation in a tax abatement plan and adopting new tax abatement guidelines. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Patti Gauntt, Regent, Jonathan Hardin Chapter, Mexia, welcomes Gretchen Crawford, Regent, Spring Creek Chapter, The Woodlands, who gave a presentation on the USS Texas battleship that rests in Galveston Bay as a museum and memorial. Contributed Photo
DAR chapter discusses plans to honor veterans
Jonathan Hardin Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, met on Oct. 9, at Gibbs Library in Mexia. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
ABOVE, Diane Pullin and Theresa Zachary present bibs to a Teague Nursing Home employee. BELOW, Thressa Ivy, Cindy Neal, Theresa Zachary, Pam Windham, and Dianne Murden present bibs to Fairfield Nursing and Rehab employees.
History Club donates to nursing homes
The Fairfield History Club is a part of General Federation of Women’s Clubs and is a service organization. This year, they delivered adult bibs to the three area nursing homes. All three, Fairfield Nursing and Rehab, Fairview Healthcare Residence and Teague Nursing and Rehab, received 20 bibs. They are colorful, easy to clean and easy to put on, making it beneficial to the workers and cheerful for the residents. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Chief’s Report
Chief’s Report
Compiled by Fairfield Police Department Chief David Utsey. Monday, Oct. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Community National Bank earns Silver Eagle Award
Community National Bank earns Silver Eagle Award
The Independent Bankers Association of Texas – the largest state community banking association in the nation – recently honored Community National Bank & Trust of Texas in Corsicana with a Best of Community Banking Award. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Put down that grave-digger’s shovel
Put down that grave-digger’s shovel
Do you ever have a week, a day, or even a month where it seems you are up against everything? Now, to be clear, I’m not talking about facing true tragedies like the loss of a loved one, a job or a serious illness. Those are truly experiences in which our lives will be inundated with struggle. No, I’m talking about the days in which it just seems all the little things are piling up, you just want to crawl back into bed and wait for the next day to come. 11/02/2024 08:20 AM
Festivities in the park
Festivities in the park
fight lasted another 90 minutes before the guide was able to get a lasso on the fish. 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
Public hearing on tax abatement postponed
Public hearing on tax abatement postponed
The Freestone County Commissioners Court, during their Oct. 21 meeting, postponed a public hearing it had planned to hold, regarding participation in a tax abatement plan and adopting new tax abatement guidelines. 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
Still time to vote early; Election Day is Nov. 5
Still time to vote early; Election Day is Nov. 5
There’s still time to vote early in the 2024 general election. Early voting ends Friday, Nov. 1. 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
South Freestone WSD seeks grant
South Freestone WSD seeks grant
Freestone County commissioners approved a request by Crystal Smith, general manager of the South Freestone County Water Supply District, to award a contract with Traylor & Associates for administrative services. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
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W’wood could forfeit football games
District 9-3A school superintendents met in an Executive Committee meeting Monday, Oct. 21 to discuss the alleged violation of Westwood ISD coaches and district personal video-taping/filming/ recording district opponents of an athletics contest (varsity football) without the prior consent of the schools competing in the contest. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Touch a Truck ... or tractor
Touch a Truck ... or tractor
ABOVE: Two-year-old Jacks Forman enjoys sitting on a tractor with his dad, Jesse, beside him at the Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday morning, Oct. 19. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Fairfield Drum Majors Brooke Cobb, Jerry Draper, and Zada Pjetrovic show off the trophy the Grand Band from Eagleland won on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Region 8 Marching competition to advance to the state competition on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Courtesy Photo
FHS band advances to state
Fairfield High School’s Grand Band from Eagle Land earned a first-division rating with scores of a 1-1-2 at the Region 8 Marching Competition at Troy High School on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to advance to the state competition for the first time in school history. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Nine girls were crowned during the 1st Annual Miss Pumpkin Pageant on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20. Pictured are (front) Little Miss Pumpkin Mary Proulx, Mini Miss Pumpkin Maleia Gilley, Tiny Miss Pumpkin Alice Cooper, Toddler Miss Pumpkin Presley James, Baby Miss Pumpkin Adeline Perez, (back...
Brooks turns into a Miss Pumpkin
Nine girls were crowned Miss Pumpkin at the first Miss Pumpkin Pageant on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 20, at the Fairfield High School Auditorium. The money raised at the pageant was donated to the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce for all of their support throughout the year. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Wendy Farrell, Kelly Wren, Emily Beaver, Megan Jones, Molly Griffin, and Ann Ballew receive a grant for $1,200 for books and scoop chairs. Fairfield Elementary received a total of $10,236.75 in grants.
FISD Ed. Foundation awards $31,000 in grants
The Fairfield ISD Education Foundation Prize Patrol awarded $31,383.75 in grants on Thursday, Oct. 17, to Fairfield ISD faculty and staff members to use in their classrooms. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
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