Seventy-five Cents Vol. 11 No. 16 PUBLISHED IN THE FREESTONE COUNTY SEAT, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS Tuesday, April 17, 2012


FREESTONECOUNTYTIMES Convenience Store Raided


Jolly’s Valero of Fairfield “I


t’s all a big misunderstanding that


will be cleared up when this goes to court,” says Jolly Walia, owner of Jolly’s Valero, of the “buy bust” and three arrests that took place last Friday afternoon, April 13, 2012. The convenience store


is located at 401 West Commerce Street in Fairfield, Texas on the southwest corner of Highways 84 and 75. A little after lunch time, an undercover agent with


the Freestone County Sheriff’s office entered the establishment and asked to purchase one of two potpourri products, called Einstein or Megabitch (pictured at right), which, according to Chief Deputy Sheriff Don Anderson, contains a chemical substance equivalent to synthetic marijuana, a known ingredient found in other potpourri products such as K2, Spice-99, or Silvia. Officers arrested Rosales Tzitlalic, the sales clerk


on duty; Kemalpreet Kaur Walia, also known as Pinky, Jolly’s wife; and Manpreet Sidhu, Pinky’s brother, who was visiting from Washington


See “Store Busted” on Page 3-A


Sports News (Section C)


Honor Rolls (Page 2-C)


Sour Gas Well:


Location Interferes with School’s Property, City’s Future I-45 Exit


“W


e just recently found out there is a


possibility of a well pipeline of sour gas being built on our property, but we were never notified,” explains Fairfield Independent School District Superintendent Katie Ryan at the Fairfield City Council meeting held Tuesday, April 10, 2012. The pipeline in question


is the Watson Williford #1 Pipeline to be drilled by Valence Operating one mile


south of Jack In The Box along Interstate 45 near Church Street. Valence was waiting on one last permit approval by the City, has laid its pad for the well and was ready to start drilling when FISD realized the well would be placed almost dead center on FISD land. According to Valence’s representative at the


See “Sour Gas” on Page 3-A


Tea with Queen (Page 1-B)


Battle for Diamond Playoffs


DRIVING IN TO TIE THE SCORE IN THE FIRST INNING is Fairfield Eagle Jacob Gallegos during the baseball game last week against the Palestine Wildcats. The Eagles were ultimately defeated in the April 9, 2012 match, with a final score of 14-4. The Varsity team is still in the battle for a playoff slot this week. See Page 1-C for additional pictures and coverage of the game. (Photo by Melissa Lee)


Get Ready: County Fair, Parade Starts June 11th I


t’s Parade time again! 2012 Freestone county fair


theme is “Ridin’ Rockin’ and Livestockin’” at the Freestone County Fair and Rodeo. The 2012 Freestone County


Fair parade set for Monday, June 11, 2012 as the kickoff for the fair week. Parade chairman Vanessa Smith, who is coordinating the event with daughters Michelle Bottoms and Lisa Schick, reports that there were 175 entries last year and expects to easily reach that number again. Up for grabs as top prize


FirEFiGhTErS FroM TEAGuE, FAirFiELd, MExiA, And KirVin rESPond to a call for assistance of a house fire at the home of rayford Sterling, 121 Private road 919 in Teague. The call came in at 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11th. The blaze took three hours to extinguish and flared up briefly the next day. it has been declared a total loss. The Teague VFd expresses their sincere thanks to all the firefighters who helped. (Photo by Mary Mcdonald)


is the “Spirit of Freestone Award,” a traveling trophy currently held by The City of Fairfield (SMC Home Health and Incommns bank were prior winners ). This trophy is awarded to the local


organization or business that best represents or interprets the theme. Prizes of $50 each will be


given to entries denoting the most creative, most entertaining and most beautiful. The parade each year


contains a little bit of everything, floats, antique vehicles, marching bands, fire trucks, Miss Freestone County and Miss Teen Freestone County pageant contestants, bicycles, motorcycles and horses. The parade is slated for a 7 p.m. start. Entries must be lined up in assigned spaces by 6:00 p.m.


See “County Fair” on Page 6-A


Death Ruled Accidental


I


n a follow-up story in the April 3, 2012 edition of The


“Times,” ‘Pedestrian Killed on Hwy 84,’ the Freestone Sheriff’s Department has finished their investigation and concluded that Dustin Porter, who lost his life on March 30, 2012, did not commit suicide. “It was a tragic accident,” stated Freestone County Chief Deputy Sheriff Don Anderson. Mr. Porter was killed on Highway 84 near the Cedar Grove RV Park just outside of Fairfield around 11:24 p.m. He was struck by a vehicle while apparently crossing the highway. Mary McDonald reporting.


CALENDAR


FAIRFIELD Rotary Talent Show


April 20th - 7:00 pm FHS Auditorium


FAIRFIELD Coffee Reception


April 21st - 2:00 pm Kenny Dorham Plaque Freestone County Museum


INSIDE Four Sections


Classifieds............Page 3 - 4-D Dear Editor.............Page 6-A Oil & Gas................Page 5-A Business News..........Page 1-D Real Estate.............Page 4-D


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