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Numerous state races up for grabs in election
, , With no contested local elections on the ballot, Freestone County voters will only need to make decisions on state and federal races. There are 14 state elections that will be contested, including the spot for Governor, which is currently held by Republican Greg Abbott. Democrat Beto O’Rourke, Libertarian Mark Tippetts and Green Party candidate Delilah Barrios are challenging Abbott. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (Republican) faces opposition from Democrat Mike Collier and Libertarian Shanna Steele, while Attorney General Ken Paxton is being challenged by Democrat Rochelle Mercedes Garza and Libertarian Mark Ash. Other statewide offices that are being contested for are...
Teague shuts out Kemp in homecoming blowout
, Teague’s Shamar Davis and J’Kybryen Harris combined for five touchdowns as the Lions obliterated the visiting Kemp Yellowjackets in a 53-0 Homecoming shutout Friday night. The high-scoring Homecoming blowout was the Lions’ first clean sheet of the season as they improved to a 5-4 winning record. Teague is currently in second place and nearly undefeated in district heading into a final rivalry game against Fairfield on Friday. “As a coach, what you want is to be playing your best football right now, and that’s where we’re at on the scale,” Linscomb said. “We’re playing our best football and we’ve got...
Freestone County bridge closed for two weeks for replacement
Freestone County Commissioners made plans to quickly replace the bridge on County Road 510 after someone reported that one of the guard rails had fallen down. The Commissioner Court made that decision at their specially called meeting of Friday, Oct. 28, when they also agreed to take no action on the burn ban; and confirmed the county’s discretionary exemptions. Regarding the bridge on FCR 510, Precinct 3 Commissioner Lloyd Lane said he inspected the bridge after one of the guard rails was reported to have fallen and found that the southwest corner of the bridge had dropped about 6-8 inches. First he...
Lions edge Groesbeck, look to seal playoff berth
, The Teague Lions picked off a last-second Hail Mary pass in the end zone to take down the Groesbeck Goats in a 21-17 second-place battle Friday night. Both teams were 2-1 and tied for second in district before the game. After a slow start, the Lions have improved to a two-game win streak and are now 3-1 in district play. “We knew the importance of it and we really played hard,” head coach Zach Linscomb said. “We’ve been able to pull out a tied ball game for the second week in a row . . . when people throw punches at...
Grand Champion at State Fair of Texas
Rhaina Emmons, a sophomore at Teague High School, exhibited the Grand Champion Beefmaster Heifer at the State Fair of Texas. She also showed the Reserve Champion Beefmaster Heifer at the Heart of Texas Fair in Waco at the end of September.
Man arrested after traffic stop
On Friday evening, Oct. 14, Freestone County Sheriff Office Lt. Willis and Deputy Darby made a traffic stop in Teague. During the traffic stop investigation, the driver of the vehicle was found to be in possession of approximately nine grams of methamphetamine. The subject also had a handgun and was in possession of information belonging to someone else. The subject was arrested for the following: Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance, Penalty Group 1, more than four grams but less than 200 grams (1st Degree Felony); Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon (3rd Degree Felony); and Fraudulent Use/ Possession of Identifying Information, less then five items (State Jail Felony).
County museum hosts open house for Litttlejohn replica
, An Open House celebration commemorating the completion of the Littlejohn House replica on the campus of the Freestone County Historical Museum was held Saturday, with descendants of the original builder on hand and and a crowd eager to see the finished project. The original house was designed and built in 1908 by inventor Lonnie Littlejohn, who constructed the family home on 300 acres west of the Shanks community. The replica house project was funded by the Dick Clark III Foundation under the guidance of advisor Sherry Matthews, who grew up in the house. Clark was an award-winning FAIA architect who...
Teague girls finish 2nd in district meet
Teague’s varsity girls cross country team and varsity boys’ runner Kooper Kennedy punched their tickets to the region meet by placing high enough at the District 20-3A Meet in Fairfield Monday morning. Propelled by three top-10 finishes, the girls’ team blasted past hosts Fairfield and four other district foes to finish second behind first-place Franklin. “When we went into (Monday), our goal was to beat Fairfield for sure,” head coach Keith Ryno said. “We’ve been trying to get Franklin and got close but ended up getting second and I’m very proud.” For the second straight meet, teammates Chloe Kuzmich (2nd, 13:36) and...
Lady Lions drop 5-setter
The district’s two Lions – Teague and Franklin – clawed their way through five hard-fought sets, scoring as many as 31 points in a set before the Franklin Lions took the 3-2 Friday night win. After a 25-21 first-set win, Teague gave up an eight-point lead to find themselves tied at 26-26 in the second set. Despite a block from Reese Stacks to break the tie, the orange and white eventually lost the set 31-29. In a set peppered with key blocks and aces, Teague took back the lead in another neck-and-neck 26-24 third set, but Franklin took it home with a...
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