Category: Top Headlines

Budget discussions are strongly underway for Freestone County, with some expenses be more contested than other’s. The Commissioner’s Court is keeping the tax rate set the same as 2020’s tax rate, .409. One heavily discussed item...

Property Valuations coming out of the Freestone Central Appraisal District (CAD) are higher this year than in previous years, leaving citizens concerned with how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone and everything. Bud...

An emphasis on street repair and fully funding emergency medical services is the goal of an otherwise “stark” budget, according to Fairfield’s City Administrator Nate Smith. Council voted last week to propose a tax rate of...

A fatal accident occurred west of Teague, Texas on FM 1365 near CR 881 closing down the road, and forcing traffic to be diverted Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at approximately 2:40 p.m. Sergeant Ryan Howard, TX DPS, explained that a...