Released every other year, the Texas Association of Counties has come out with its 2020 edition of the Salary Survey for county officials in fiscal year 2020. The data contained in the report lists the annual salaries and supplemental pay benefits for county officials in fiscal year 2020, as…

The Nov. 3 General Election will feature races that will determine the future of government on the national, state and local levels. However, no election is no more important to the health of local voters than the Fairfield Hospital District Rollback Election. On election day, voters in the…

It takes a special freshman to take an impact on a varsity unit in Fairfield, just like for any high school. For the Lady Eagles’ cross-country unit, two firsttime runners have done more than just make an impact. Madox Mitchael and Emma Jo Smith have taken over several races this season, leading…

Fairfield ISD students who are currently learning under the “virtual”, or asynchronous, method of instruction will be allowed to return to campus for traditional, in-person classes earlier than originally stated, as long as arrangements are made with the target campus between September 21 and…

Freestone County received positive news about its finances this past week, as auditor Kyle Heinmann presented his Fiscal Year 2019 findings to County Commissioners Court Sept. 16. The auditor stated that he felt the county’s general fund budget was in “a good position” during the fiscal year which…

A solemn Friday was felt through Washington D.C. and across the nation, as the Supreme Court announced the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg, aged 87, passed on Sept. 18 due to complications from metastatic cancer of the pancrea, according to the Supreme Court statement. Our Nation…

During the month of September, the Fairfield Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars remembers America’s prisoners of war and those missing in action. It is the VFW’s “solemn duty” to support all United States military personnel who served in conflicts in foreign lands and were captured and held…

Editor’s Note: All events are subject to change amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Please contact before attending. Mosquito Spraying: The City of Fairfield will spray for mosquitoes in the city limits and Lakewood areas from Sept. 22- 24. Spraying will begin at approximately 8 p.m. on those…

Patsy McKinney went to join her Lord and Savior March 20, 2020 in New Braunfels, Texas at Eden Hill Communities, her long battle with Alzheimer’s finally over. She was born into a Great Depression and left this world in a world wide pandemic. She was born November 16, 1933 in Simsboro, Texas, a…

Hubert Gene Reynolds, Sr. passed away on Sept. 17, 2020, in Fairfield, Texas. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Capps Memorial Chapel with Bro. Ed Ridge officiating. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. at Lake Chapel Cemetery with military honors. Interment followed. Hubert was…