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LatestGraduates to Take Final Walk on Thursday and Friday
Over 270 students in Freestone County are set to cross the stage this week to receive their high school diplomas. First up will be Teague ISD’s Lions Academy with their graduation ceremonies on Thursday, May 22nd beginning at...
Community
LatestSign Ups Open This Friday for Mutton Bustin at the Freestone County Fair & Rodeo
Sign ups for Freestone County Mutton Bustin will open online this Friday, May 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Cost is $40 per entry, and participants may only enter one night: Friday, June 20th or Saturday, June 21st. There is a 55 pound...
Courthouse News
LatestIH 45 northbound exit ramp in Freestone County closed for emergency repairs
FREESTONE COUNTY – TxDOT has closed Exit 197B on IH 45 northbound at US 84 in Freestone County for emergency pavement repairs. The pavement is scheduled to tentatively be removed and replaced next week. TxDOT will update...
County Fair & Rodeo
LatestAll You Need to Know About the 2025 Freestone County Youth Rodeo
The 2025 Freestone County Youth Rodeo will be held on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at the rodeo arena in Fairfield, Texas. New this year: Once over the age of 10, boys and girls events will be separate except for Ribbon Roping and...
Sports
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FHS Athletes Take Center Stage at Annual Sports Banquet
Fairfield Eagle Athletes were celebrated for having the “most playoff wins in the 18 years I have...
Obituaries
LatestHelen Ann Terry
1955-2025 Helen Ann Terry, 69, passed away on April 24, 2025. Helen was born to Mendila and J.C. Hamby and grew up with her siblings, Mary Jones, Judy Hamby, and Jerry Hamby. She was a devoted mother to her three sons,...
Columns
LatestAsk Rusty – Will “DOGE” Hurt our Social Security or Medicare Benefits?
Social Security Matters by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: I am a new AMAC member and have an important...
Viewpoints
LatestReal Relief for Texas Homeowners
by Conservative State Representative Angelia Orr If you’ve opened your appraisal notice lately and felt a wave of frustration, you’re not alone. Across our community, I’m hearing the same thing from families, retirees,...
