Freestone Past/Present
         J.R. “Sonny” Sessions
          Sheriff l965-2001

  Annual Kirvin Volunteer Fire Dept. Chili Supper and Social
Saturday February 2nd at the old KVFD building, in the future should be held 
in the new Dept. building which only a couple of blocks away. Serving will 
start and 4pm and last until gone. There will door prizes and an auction for 
some donated items. This always a fun time with any donations or proceeds 
going for the Fire Dept. Operations. Kirvin has a well equipped and 
responsive group that called upon often for assistance  
  Please join us for a worth while cause, entertainment and good food,
Remember Saturday Feb. 2nd at Kirvin. 
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             The following taken from the Original l968 Sheriffs Report, due to 
Grandma’s construction, reconstruction and laying new tile (only been there 
some 35 years. Areas blocked off impeding my moving around just a small 
part of what going on at the time.
  The Sheriffs Office in l965 located in the basement of the Courthouse 
where the THP offices now. We had no Jailer or Dispatcher and Sue 
Gregory (later Deputy) took most calls and dispatched from the old Jail. 
There other problems involved so we moved into the small storage room 
where the radio equipment had to be placed under the stairs going into the 
upstairs cell area. This was used until a small portable office built going into 
the Jail.
  All work done on the Jail done by prisoners or donated labor, two being 
used were on felony charges found missing by Fairfield Chief of Police 
Aubrey Key often checked on the prisoners for us. A large hunt proceeded 
most of the night with subjects located near Clay Hill after breaking in the 
Will Boyd Lodge and confiscating alcohol, trailed them by the empties.
  Work on the Old Jail to try and correct what our illustrious County Judge 
called “Sanitary Conditions” for over two months with windows repaired 
that needed (especially those 0n the north where prisoners used mattresses 
and blankets to keep out the cold), painted inside and out, holes filled with 
cement, electric wiring repaired, plumbing and toilets worked on, loose
bricks removed from top of building to try and keep from falling on some 
one. All this work done by prisoners who worked day and night and 
indebted too even if did run off couple times
  Herd of cattle impounded by Sheriff in Writ of Sequestration and sold later 
at public auction to satisfy judgment, all this done due to poor business 
sense. Eleven year old boy “Joy Riding 2am” picked up by deputy.
Visited construction sites of plant and large lake being started near Young’s 
Mill (which will later cease to exist). Advised there should more than l00 
employed on the lake and over 400 workers on the plant (These were mostly 
move in’s and Brown and Root employee’s)
  THP assisted with stupid major wreck north 75 where passing in no passing 
zone cost Freestone Co. two of its finer young men, both had young 
families. Assisted funeral from Wortham to Birdston Cemetery on and off 
US75 which a very dangerous place to travel then. Pony shot and killed in 
pasture near Young, believed retaliation.