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Blayke Brackens (6) gets a block at the net in Fairfield's road win over Mexia Tuesday night.
Fairfield wins 3-0 in Mexia in season finale
11/01/2024 12:23 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
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
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
Debra L. Robinson
Debra L. Robinson
10/30/2024 11:00 PM
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Justice for Nikki 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
Early voting ends on Friday
Early voting ends on Friday
Texans who wish to vote early in the Nov. 5 general election have until closing time Friday, Nov. 1 to do so. Secretary of State Jane Nelson is encouraging voters to double-check their precinct numbers and candidate selections before casting their ballots. 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
Big fish hunter finds records on Texas waters
Big fish hunter finds records on Texas waters
Big fish hunter Art Weston was back in Texas a few weeks back. Not surprisingly, he was up to his old tricks again. 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
Lady Lions tied for third after 1-1 week
Lady Lions tied for third after 1-1 week
The Teague Lady Lions defeated Groesbeck and fell to Elkhart this past week to move to 21-15 overall and 7-4 in district play. 10/30/2024 11:00 PM
The Lord does not give us a spirit of fear
The Lord does not give us a spirit of fear
When I was growing up there was an old abandoned building on the edge of town that my friends and I just knew was haunted. It stood crumbling and decaying at the end of a long gravel road with six-foot-tall weeds and brush growing on either side. On cool Fall nights, my friends and I would test our bravery by seeing just how close we could walk down that winding road, the wind rustling through the weeds, sounds encroaching from all sides, and then the looming presence of the old building rising out of the darkness, usually we would find ourselves sprinting back for the main road before we ever got close to the venturing in-side. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Forrest Hodges, 37, with the trio of free ranging whitetails he took off his property in Cherokee County between Sept. 28 and Oct. 1 using Managed Lands Deer per-mits provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart-ment. All of the bucks were 7 1/2 years old.
Aged to perfection
Just when Forrest Hodges thought his deer season couldn’t get any better, it did. On September 28 — opening day of the current statewide Managed Lands Deer and Archery Only whitetail seasons — the 37-year-old logging contrac- tor from Jacksonville brought down a free-ranging whitetail buck with a magnificent set of antlers. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Robby Matthew Pillans
Robby Matthew Pillans
Robby Matthew Pillans, age 46, of Streetman, Texas, passed away on October 20, 2024. He was born on August 7, 1978, to parents Benny and Cheryl Pillans. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Interstate 45 entrace ramp now closed
Interstate 45 entrace ramp now closed
Effective Oct. 21 the Interstate 45 Northbound Entrance north of Highway 84 is scheduled to be permanently closed. Motorists wishing to access I-45 northbound will need to continue along the East Frontage Road and utilize the I-45 Northbound Entrance to the north of FM 27. This closure is needed to construct the new I-45 Exit to FM 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Chief’s Report
Chief’s Report
Compiled by Fairfield Police Department Chief David Utsey. Monday, Oct. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Veteran’s appreciation luncheon set for Nov. 13
Veteran’s appreciation luncheon set for Nov. 13
The Jonathan Hardin Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Inc. is hosting a Veteran’s Apprecia-tion Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov.13. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
One arrrested for March robbery
One arrrested for March robbery
In March of this year, the Freestone County Sheriff Office responded to an armed robbery at the Road Ranger Truck Stop in Dew where four masked suspects entered the business and held up the attendant at gunpoint. Cash and merchandise were stolen by the suspects, who then sped away in a vehicle. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
Driver dies in fiery wreck near Dew
Driver dies in fiery wreck near Dew
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers responded to a wreck on State Highway 75 near Country Road-660, north of Dew, about 4:40 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10/25/2024 11:42 AM
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