Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when enslave African Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed of their freedom. This occurred two years after the ...

Dorothy Marie Lide, formerly of Mexia, passed away in Waxahachie, Texas on May 24, 2025, surrounded by her family.

RECEVING THE HOUSTON Livestock Show Go-Texan Scholarship worth $20,000 is Fairfield FFA graduate, Elizabeth Pillans.

The Freestone County Fair and Rodeo officially kicked off on Monday, June 16th with the annual Parade. This year’s theme was ...

Hey Greta – Believe it or not, minerals are a huge piece in this trade puzzle. Especially for any county that wants to do ...

So, far from being the ENDER of wars, Trump’s actions seemed designed to START wars. For those who voted for Trump hoping for his promise of “PEACE,” the world is on fire, and Trump lit all the ...

–Butler Community Juneteenth Celebration. Parade at 10:00 a.m., followed by car show, food trucks, food stands, and plenty of vendors. Also throughout the day will be line dances, prizes, bounce ...

A Local State of Disaster has been declared by Freestone County Judge Linda Grant. Signed on Friday, June 13, 2025, the Declaration was filed as a result of widespread damage resulting from the severe ...

Monthly recycling is held the 3rd Saturday of each month from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. behind the Junior High on Post Oak Road in Fairfield, Texas. Next recycle day is this Saturday, June 21, 2025.

Instead he befriends the dragon, which he names Toothless, in the process learning about dragons and how to train them for a ...

Dear Rusty: My coffee conversations among a group of friends have resulted in several questions about Social Security: What happens to the Social Security account of someone who dies before retirement ...