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A steady drip of deficits puts the City of Fairfield water and sewer department at risk of running out of money within a month. That news was given to council members by city administrator Mike Gokey at a water workshop session last week. “We are losing a lot of money every day,” Gokey says. Since October 2006, expenses for the water and sewer department have exceeded revenue by $963,133, about half of that over the past seven months. Bank accounts for the department have dwindled from $1.1 million to $114,000 during the past 18 months, and Gokey predicts that the
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INSIDE NEWS STORIES
FHS announces top grads
Only a fraction of a point separate the Fairfield high school valedictorian and salutatorian this year, but it broke a tie between two students at the end of their junior
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Freestone county ranch honored
The William C. and Bobbe Glazener Ranch in Freestone county was recognized by the Family Land Heritage Program of Texas Department of Agriculture. The program recognizes farms and ranches that
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Family fun run set Saturday
The physical education department at Fairfield Independent School District encourages entries for the PE Warrior Family Fun Run this Saturday. The event is being held in conjunction with the East
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Pilgrimage celebrates 38 years
Southern ladies in pantaloons and petticoats strolled the grounds of the Moody-Bradley House last Sunday greeting their guests at the 38th Queen of the Trinity Star Pilgrimage. Each year visitors
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Facing Trials & Finding Blessings
By Betsy Monico
I mentioned two weeks ago that I had a doctor's appointment and then did not cover that last week on purpose because the results were still up in the air.
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PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDER Wade Payne of Beaver, Okla., tries to stay in the middle for eight seconds at the Bossier Country PRCA Rodeo held over the weekend in Fairfield.
Lady Eagles fall at area
An error in the second inning provided the winning margin Friday night as the Fairfield Lady Eagles softball team bowed out of the post season playoffs in an area game
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Local Obituaries
Obituaries
Nicolas Davila Graveside services were held Monday at Greenwood Cemetery in Teague for Nicolas Davila, 49, of Fairfield who died Thursday, May 1, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.
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