Freestone County leaders continue making preparations for the April 8 eclipse, which is expected to create traffic havoc and other problems.The County Commissioners heard reports on the matter at their March 20 meeting, when they also finalized getting a new audio/visual system for the district…
Freestone County leaders continue making preparations for the April 8 eclipse, which is expected to create traffic havoc and other problems.The County Commissioners heard reports on the matter at their March 20 meeting, when they also finalized…
News
SThe Fairfield Chamber of Commerce and City of Fairfield is hosting their 2024 Easter Eggstravaganza and Egg Hunt at the Freestone County Courthouse on…
How many times have I been hunting and watched a hawk or buzzard over head and wish that I too had the ability to observe the landscape from above rather than…
This Easter Sunday, First Baptist Church of Donie will sponsor a Community-Wide Easter Sunrise Service at 7:30 a.m. March 31. This year, the service will be…
Sports
The Wortham baseball team lost a pair of games to Axtell last week.The Bulldogs were beaten, 12-1, on Tuesday, March 19, at Axtell and lost 16-1 at Wortham on…
The Wortham softball team split a pair of games last week.The Lady Bulldogs lost to Hubbard, 13-1, and defeated Frost, 10-0. Both games were stopped due to the…
One of my favorite ways to spend an early spring morning is tossing small Roadrunners or Beetle Spins into the slow moving current of a stream feeding a lake…
Obituaries
Betty Hawthorne Whitaker passed away March 16, 2024.She was born down the road from where she resided for the past 30-plus years.She was, however, from Texas…
Gravesides services for Byron Turner were held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Woodland Cemetery near Kirvin.Visitation was held prior to the…
Ron S mithRon Smith passed away on Feb. 17, 2024, three weeks after celebrating his 80th birthday.He is survived by his daughter, Tammy Connally, son-in-law,…