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Freestone County Fair All-Star Show

Freestone County Fair All-Star Show

Freestone County Fair All-Star Show 06/27/2024 04:00 AM

Eighty-seven youth attended the Fairfield Eagle Football Camp last week, June 3-6. Courtesy Photo

Fairfield Football Camp

. 06/12/2024 08:26 AM

Brett Kilmer (left) and Casey Laughlin with Chums on the Water Guide Service show off a couple of hybrid stripers landed with Luke last week at Lake Tawakoni. Photo by Luke Clayton

Fishing with ‘Chums’ on the water

Lake Tawakoni and I go back a long, long way. I remember my first time to fish the lake back in the mid sixties. We fished from the bank around Rabbit Cove and landed all the crappie the law allowed. When I first began my career as an outdoors writer in the mid eighties, fishing at Tawakoni was a frequent topic of my columns. I’ve fished with and written about many guides through the years, a couple of the ‘originals’ are still guiding there. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM

Senior Night

Senior Night 05/29/2024 12:09 PM

Cedar Creek Lake guide Jason Barber with a good ‘mess’ of channel catfish he and Luke landed using cane poles and fishing off the bank. Courtesy Photo

Old School Catfishing

A fishing trip last week began as many do, with a telephone conservation. I called my long time friend Jason Barber who guides for about anything that swims on his home waters of Cedar Creek Lake to get an update on the fishing for a radio show. 05/29/2024 12:09 PM

Wildlife close to home

Wildlife close to home

For the past quarter- century we have lived on a few acres in an area comprised of 5-10 acre tracts. The perimeter of two sides of the property has a wooded strip about 40 yards wide adjacent neighbor’s property that is also wooded that connects to much larger tracts and ultimately thousands of acres of ranchland. 05/22/2024 11:59 AM

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. 05/22/2024 11:59 AM

Of hogs and catfish

Of hogs and catfish

As one of my radio hero’s Garrison Keelor used to say, “It’s been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon.” 05/16/2024 04:00 AM

Of hogs and catfish

Of hogs and catfish

As one of my radio hero’s Garrison Keelor used to say, “It’s been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon.” Change the word “Wobegon” to “Kaufman County” and my exact sentiments will be mirrored. But I have managed to venture afield close to home in pursuit of wild hogs between floods. 05/15/2024 10:51 AM

Thaler MVP, Brackens D-MVP, Barger Coach of the Year

Thaler MVP, Brackens D-MVP, Barger Coach of the Year

All 13 Lady Eagles received All-District honors this season. Fairfield won the district for the seventh consecutive year and made it to the Regional Final for the sixth consecutive year. 05/15/2024 10:51 AM

State Track and Field

State Track and Field

State Track and Field 05/09/2024 04:00 AM

With all the rain this past week, Luke was forced to stick pretty close to home. He did manage to do a little outdoor cooking out by his little cabin. Courtesy Photo

The Great Indoors

Unless you are reading my column this week online from somewhere in the middle of the Sahara Desert, chances are pretty good that Ole’ Luke doesn’t need to tell you it’s been wet, plenty wet! I’ve tried very hard to get ‘out there’ several times this past week, between rain storms. I watched the weather radar closely and when I saw a break between storms, I loaded my CVA Muzzleloader in the truck and headed to a nearby hotspot for wild hogs. 05/08/2024 02:54 PM

Pierre Algood signs his letter of intent to play basketball with Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas on Tuesday, April 30. Pictured are Trishana Algood, Pierre Algood, Paris Algood, and David Algood. Courtesy Photo

Algood signs with Hesston College

Pierre Algood signed his letter of intent to play basketball with the Hesston College Larks in Hesston, Kansas on Tuesday, April 30. “I’m very blessed and excited to be continuing not only my athletic career, but also my academic career,” Algood said. 05/08/2024 02:54 PM

Rowdy Hand waits on the perfect pitch to hit for Fairfield. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder

Fairfield swept by Little River Academy in Bi-District series

The Fairfield Eagles fell to the Little River Academy Bumblebees 13-0 and 3-1 this past week in the Bi-District Championship to have their season come to an end. The Eagles finish the year with an 18-10 overall record. 05/08/2024 02:54 PM

Lady Eagles win 4x200 relay again, set school record

Lady Eagles win 4x200 relay again, set school record

AUSTIN - The quartet of Blake Brackens, NaKayla Conner, Madox Mitchael and Avery Thaler will forever be etched into the legacy of Fairfield girls track and field. The four athletes not only won the Class 3A girls 4x200-meter relay at last Thursday’s state track and field meet, they also did so in record fashion. 05/08/2024 02:54 PM

Luke captured this image last week close to home during a spring turkey ‘hunt’ with his Nikon camera. Courtesy Photo

Going on a turkey hunt

Last week, I was in the turkey woods well before daylight. The day promised to be perfect for a spring turkey hunt, calm winds that would allow the sound of my plaintive hen yelps to carry back into the woods where I knew several turkeys had roosted. 05/01/2024 01:10 PM

Eagles defeat Teague, take second

Eagles defeat Teague, take second

The Fairfield Eagles defeated the Teague Lions 1-0 in their final district game on Tuesday, April 23, to finish second place in district play behind Franklin. Groesbeck took the third place seed as Mexia grabbed the fourth place seed. The Eagles enter the playoffs with an overall record of 18-8 and a district record of 9-5. 05/01/2024 01:10 PM

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