Freestone County Commissioners saw bids opened for tree cutting and removal, and agreed to go out for bids on a new mini-excavator and also for computer software. The court took action on these matters at their meeting of Friday, May 3.

During the last two weeks, the Freestone County Sheriff’s Office has been taking narcotics offenders off the streets. Last Saturday, a traffic stop was conducted in the Fairfield area.

Two suspects are behind bars after an investigation revealed that two children were exposed to narcotics at their residence. The suspects were arrested on charges of injury to a child, endangering a child, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with a witness, and giving false information to a peace officer.

Fairfield was booming on Saturday, May 4, with young entrepreneurs for the annual Lemonade Day event hosted by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. There were a total of 30 stands and 70 kiddos participated in the event.