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No. 45 now No. 47
Trump declared winner; Freestone County voters turn out en masse 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
TISD Finance earns A on FIRST rating
TISD Finance earns A on FIRST rating
Emily Evans, Teague ISD assistant superintendent of Finance and Operations reported that the district scored an A with a 98 out of 100 on its Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating during the School Board meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22. 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
Madison Elizabeth Bragg
Madison Elizabeth Bragg
ragg With heavy hearts, we announce that our beloved Madison Elizabeth Bragg, 21, was called home Oct. 30, 2024, in Frankston, in an automobile accident. Madison was an angel sent from heaven – a gift from God who showed us how to live with grace, compassion and purpose. 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
No bones about it
No bones about it
Fair Assoc. to build new cattle barn 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
Insurance hikes make affordable housing tougher
Insurance hikes make affordable housing tougher
A growing number of Texas homeowners are forgoing buying homeowners insurance as premiums skyrocket, according to a recent report from the Texas comptroller. 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
This week will see the decision of the people for the direction and pur-pose of our government in what most citizens pray will be a real cor-rection from the plainly failed current and past administrations. They are in fact, the same administration warmed over for too many years. 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
Vouchers echo segregation
Vouchers echo segregation
As the decades have rolled by, most people rarely remember one of the most controversial decisions made by the Supreme Court, “Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas” in 1954 that state sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. This decision is still reverberating through our society today under different code words. 11/06/2024 11:00 PM
After election remember to stand on the Solid Rock
After election remember to stand on the Solid Rock
Today’ devotional will be short and sweet, mainly because I will let Jesus do most of the talking today. I want to share with you a moment in the Gospels in which Jesus was challenged by the religious authorities to make a choice that would label Jesus into one specific political/religious camp or another. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Dreaming Whitetail
Dreaming Whitetail
It’s showtime for Texas deer hunters. The 2024-25 general hunting season for white-tailed deer opened statewide at 30 minutes before sunrise on Nov. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Chief’s Report
Chief’s Report
Compiled by Fairfield Police Department Chief David Utsey. Monday, Oct. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Gilbert Gatlin
Gilbert Gatlin
Gilbert Gatlin was born Jan. 1, 1934 in Cleveland, Tenn., to Jacob Seamon and Ruth Crutchfield Gatlin and grew up in Grandview. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Madison Elizabeth Bragg
Madison Elizabeth Bragg
With heavy hearts, we announce that our beloved Madison Elizabeth Bragg, 21, was called home Oct. 30, 2024, in Frankston, in an automobile accident. Madison was an angel sent from heaven – a gift from God who showed us how to live with grace, compassion and purpose. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Insurance hikes make affordable housing tougher
Insurance hikes make affordable housing tougher
A growing number of Texas homeowners are forgoing buying homeowners insurance as premiums skyrocket, according to a recent report from the Texas comptroller. Recent natural disasters – hurricanes, severe storms and wildfires – have prompted some insurers to limit or even eliminate coverage in Texas. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Really ancient food
Really ancient food
Sometimes I wonder how our ancient ancestors survived without foods like breakfast cereal and ice cream. But maybe they didn’t realize what they were missing, because pre-historic television commercials got such poor reception. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
This week will see the decision of the people for the direction and purpose of our government in what most citizens pray will be a real correction from the plainly failed current and past administrations. They are in fact, the same administration warmed over for too many years. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
Give thanks to the Lord, praise his name
Give thanks to the Lord, praise his name
Katy and I had a great weekend. We got to celebrate her birthday. On Saturday night, we went to the Leona Steakhouse. We met a couple there and the woman gave her a little goodie bag for her birthday. It was such a nice little gesture and it put a smile on her face. Take the time this week to do something nice for someone around you and put a smile on their face. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
The Don Watkins Cattle Barn will be rebuilt prior to the 2025 Freestone County Fair. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder
FCFAR to build new cattle barn
During the annual Freestone County Fair and Rodeo Association membership meeting on Monday, Oct. 21, it was announced that the association would be building a new cattle barn at the fairgrounds. 11/06/2024 07:47 PM
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