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Longtime Freestone County Historical Museum board member Nancy Rula (left) retired from the board two weeks ago. Photo by Jason Chlapek/ Fairfield Recorder
Longtime museum board member retires
A longtime board member of the Freestone County Historical Museum celebrated her retirement two weeks ago. Nancy Rula served on the board since 2011 and as secretary since 2015. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
Gabriella Diaz and Madison Newhouse will compete for the title of 2024 Miss Freestone County on Tuesday evening, June 11, at the Miss Freestone County Pageant at Fairfield High School at 7 p.m. Diaz will be a senior at Teague High School this fall and Newhouse graduated from Wortham High S...
Freeco girls prepare for Miss Freestone Pageant
A total of 81 girls registered to compete in the 2024 Miss Freestone County Pageant. The Children’s Pageant will be held Saturday, June 8, starting at 9 am. The Miss Freestone County Pageant will be held on Tuesday, June 11, at 7 p.m. Both will be at the Fairfield High School Auditorium and admission is $5, both days. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
From left, Council Alderman Place 1 James Tyus, Mayor Kenny Hughes and Council Alderman Place 2 Arland Thill take their oaths to serve the City of Fairfield last month. Courtesy Photo
City Council
City Council 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
Arne Henderson, a dedicated member of the Fairfield VFW Post 5872, delivered a powerful Memorial Day message to a packed room at Teague Sr. Center on May 24. Courtesy Photo
Memorial Day
Memorial Day 06/05/2024 07:21 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
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
TRUMP CONVICTED Donald J. Trump is a man who entered every political contest claiming it to be “rigged” long before any votes were cast. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
The Lord will give us strength always
The Lord will give us strength always
I’m so glad it is summer, but that doesn’t mean it slows down. It is still busy. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
Chief’s Report
Chief’s Report
Monday, May 27 6:30 AM-Officer Tinsley and Scarrow on report of alarm going off. 8:15 AM-Officer Tinsley and Scarrow on report of suspicious female laying beside building asleep. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
Wortham graduates 34 seniors
Wortham graduates 34 seniors
The mood was jubilant as families and friends of 34 Wortham High School seniors gathered at the Wortham Gymnasium for its annual commencement ceremony. The gym was overflowing, with every seat taken well before the event began. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
The Riches of God’s Word
The Riches of God’s Word
Have you read Psalm 119 lately? I don’t know why not. After all, it’s only a hundred and seventy six verses long! Of course, I’m speaking a little with “tongue in cheek” here, but I’m also serious about my question. Psalm 119 is one of the greatest psalms of all the psalms in the Book of Psalms. It’s a psalm that speaks over and over again about the riches of God’s Word and the very purpose of it. And the wonderful thing about this psalm is that it’s broken up into passages of eight verses each, which helps us to read and understand it without trying to digest all one hundred and seventy six verses in one reading. You might say it’s “chopped up into bite size parts” and each part is nourishing to our soul. Let me just share a few verses with you so you can see what I mean. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
Phelan wins re-election, seeks speaker post again
Phelan wins re-election, seeks speaker post again
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly won re-election in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
Community Calendar
Community Calendar
Fairfield Library The Fairfield Library is excited to present our Summer Program schedule! In addition to the Texas Snakes and More and the Creature Teacher events, special guests are lined up for each Storytime event. Keep up with posts on Facebook to see who and when. 06/05/2024 07:21 AM
THS Class of 2024 graduates
THS Class of 2024 graduates
A total of 90 students walked the stage on Friday afternoon during the Teague High School Commencement Exercises at Lion Stadium. The ceremony was scheduled to start at 8 p.m., but moved up to 4 p.m. because of the weather. 05/30/2024 04:00 AM
Commish extends disaster declaration
Commish extends disaster declaration
Freestone County Commissioners voted to extend the Declaration of Local State of Disaster initiated by Judge Grant regarding the series of storms that began on April 26 and have continued for several weeks. 05/30/2024 04:00 AM
Additional disaster assistance approved
Additional disaster assistance approved
Seven Texas counties have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for grants for emergency work and replacement of disaster-damaged public infrastructure, after severe weather and flooding struck much of Deep East Texas, Gov. Gregg Abbott’s office reported. Counties eligible for FEMA’s Public Assistance program include Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity and Walker. 05/30/2024 04:00 AM
Technology is the way
Technology is the way
OBSERVANCES 05/30/2024 04:00 AM
TISD school board members take oath of office
TISD school board members take oath of office
Three Teague ISD school board members took their oath of office during the Tuesday, May 21, TISD school board meeting. Debra Lawrence and Brian Bowers were not present for the meeting. 05/30/2024 04:00 AM
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