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Filing for May 3 elections open
Filing for May 3 elections open
Filing for the May 3 local elections in Freestone County cities and school districts starts Jan. 15 and ends Feb. 14 In the City of Fairfield, City Council Place 3, now held by Bobby Nichols; Place 4, now held by Roger Keeton; and Place 5, now held by Angela Oglesbee will be on the ballot. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Kaylee Williams drives to the basket against Westwood on Friday night. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder
Lady Eagles undefeated in first round of district play
The Fairfield Lady Eagles defeated Elkhart and Westwood this past week to remain undefeated after the first round of district play. Fairfield moves to 21-5 overall and 6-0 in district play. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Manny Brown shoots a three-pointer for the Eagles on Friday night against the Panthers. Photo by Mitchell Pate/Fairfield Recorder
Eagles defeat Elkhart, fall to Westwood
The Fairfield Eagles defeated Elkhart and fell to Westwood this past week to move to 7-12 overall and 2-2 in district play. On Tuesday night, Jan. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Texas A&M Forest Service honors law enforcement officers
Texas A&M Forest Service honors law enforcement officers
On Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Texas A&M Forest Service honors its Law Enforcement investigators and officers for their dedication to public safety and the protection of Texas’ natural resources. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Texas to get EV charging grants
Texas to get EV charging grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded more than $79.2 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to six rail projects in Texas. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
The Boone and Crockett Club recently announced plans to create a new big game records category for javelina. Texas wildlife leaders were instrumental in leading the charge for the change. TPWD Photo, Chase Fountain
Javelina: Texas leaders stoked about B&C new records category
Javelinas have never gotten a wealth of respect from hunters and wildlife managers, but things are changing. The Boone and Crockett Club has plans to elevate the gritty critters to new heights. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Riding out the Polar Express
Riding out the Polar Express
Not too much to report this week as we were able to begin the year by conducting a few trips and then the POLAR EXPRESS HIT WITH COLD TEMPERATURES, RAIN AND STRONG WINDS and we shut it down for the week! The Catfish were biting aggressively on those early 2025 trips and we enjoyed fast action on both Blue and Channel Cats by fishing Coves near Fisherman’s Point Marina as well as windblown Shorelines. On those days, we avoided making the long, windy boat ride up the Richland Creek to the areas we normally fish, “hid out” in a couple of coves on the South Shoreline near the Marina and made “Lemonade out of Lemons”! All our Customers went home with some nice filets for their Fish Fry and even more memories and pictures to add to the scrapbook. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Veteran TPWD wildlife biologist Alan Cain was recently named wildlife division director for the state agency. Cain says developing good relationships with private landowners will be a top priority. Courtesy Photo
Cain takes reins of TPWD wildlife division
There’s new brass at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Austin headquarters. Veteran wildlife biologist Alan Cain was recently selected as the new wildlife division director for the state agency. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
A timeline of notable events in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
A timeline of notable events in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamt of breaking down barriers and ending discrimination based on skin color, religion, personal beliefs, and much more. Indeed, Dr. King was a visionary and a leader whose life was tragically cut short before he could see the many fruits of his labor. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding
Agencies, universities seek $24.6 billion in new funding
The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer said state agencies and higher education institutions have requested nearly $25 billion in funding as the legislative session gets underway. State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, told The Dallas Morning News that the requests for new money reflect the growing functions and purposes of state agencies that serve the public. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Join Teddy Roosevelt Society
Join Teddy Roosevelt Society
Well new year, new me. A good saying to remember this coming year by Theodore Roosevelt “do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are”. That is a direct contradiction to what I mostly hear, “the world is a miserable place and there’s nothing I can do about It”. How about some New Year’s resolutions that you can actually keep to some extent. Social Scientists say most of these resolutions are abandoned after two weeks. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
In one of Roosevelt’s first radio broadcasts of “fireside chats” he tried to allay Americans’ fears in the depth of the worst financial depression in history, fears of the unknown years ahead until recovery. Unemployment was 30% at the time; misery was the lot of most working-class people; honest, hard-working family men couldn’t support their families; homeless veterans sold apples on street corners for 5 cents; gasoline sold for 12 cents a gallon, but very few owned a car; there was no social security and no other real safety net for individuals or families. Americans were very fearful for their future. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Post-holiday blues affect all ages
Post-holiday blues affect all ages
Post-holiday blues can be as challenging as the holiday blues in children, adolescents, and adults. A National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) study shows that one in six children between the ages of six and 17 have experienced a mental health disorder each year, while one in five adults experience mental illness each year. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
The Best Chili Award
The Best Chili Award
Kathy Jones is shown with the trophy she won for having the “Best Chil” at the Polar Bear Classic cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 11. It was part of the annual two-person, two-club golf tournament. Golfers were able to feast on the cookoff entrants’ offerings. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Be a light for others
Be a light for others
I hope everyone stayed warm and safe during the cold temperatures we had last week. It was cold, especially with the wind. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Texas A&M to provide opioid prevention education
Texas A&M to provide opioid prevention education
The Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council unanimously voted to award Texas A&M University Health Science Center a grant of up to $25 million to provide tailored opioid prevention services and implement a comprehensive educational program for Texas schoolchildren, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
Railroad crossing elimination grants going into Texas
Railroad crossing elimination grants going into Texas
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced $39.7 million in grants to Texas to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative fueling infrastructure with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s signature zero-emission refueling infrastructure programs. 01/17/2025 02:31 PM
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