Ray E. Tate's bid to withdraw his guilty plea has created a lot of work for the Wayne County court system. Tate is currently serving a sentence of life without parole for the December 29, slaying of Wayne County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Riley. On March 17th, Tate entered a guilty plea to a single count of first degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Since then, Tate filed a hand-written pro se motion to withdraw that plea, claiming his guilty plea was coerced. He also alleges he had ineffective assistance of counsel and was not mentally competent to enter the plea. The motion to withdraw his guilty plea has triggered a series of hearings and lot of work for the local court system. Most recently, a court reporter had to prepare transcripts of Tate's change of plea hearing and subsequent sentencing hearing. Those documents were just completed a few days ago. Tate's most recent court appearance was by Zoom conference on Tuesday, August 9. Tate's next hear
FNB in Fairfield will have limited lobby access on Tuesday, August 16 and Wednesday, August 17 due to installation of a new HVAC system. The west parking lot will be closed both days, but drive-thru traffic will exit on the north side of the west lot. Customers wishing to enter the bank should park near and enter the north or east doors. In addition, the bank lobby will be closed from approximately 11:30am until 1pm on Tuesday, 8/16 during the removal of the old system. It is anticipated the lobby will be closed for another hour on Wednesday, 8/17 for installation of the new equipment. Customers can access services by using the bank's drive-thru during this time. For updates, please contact FNB at 842-2107 or visit their Facebook page. The Fairfield Public School District #112 will hold their Regular Board Meeting tonight at 6:00 pm in the District Board Room at Center Street School. Items listed in the Superintendent's Report include the Transportation Report, Second Reading
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