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By Andrew Norsworthy Farmersville City Council kept the city’s property tax rate unchanged, amended sewer service fees and discussed potential new regulations for food trucks during its Monday, Sept. 21 meeting. Council approved the final component of the city’s...
By Allison LaBrot The Farmersville Onion Shed will be filled with melodies and auction chants in support of Hillcrest Animal Rescue and their efforts to help local pet owners. The fifth annual Mutts and Music event will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct....
When the State Fair of Texas opens Friday, Sept. 25, visitors will find plenty of local talent among the award-winning entries inside the Creative Arts Building. From an intricate crocheted blanket and a landscape made from nearly 58,000 seed beads to handmade...
Blue Ridge City Council is scheduled to consider a proposed 2026 property tax rate of $0.322553 per $100 of taxable value during a public meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Blue Ridge City Hall, 108 W. James St. The proposed rate is below the city’s 2026 no-new-revenue tax...
Collin County adopted a combined property tax rate of $0.151414 per $100 of assessed value for fiscal year 2027, a 1.39% increase from the county’s adopted rate of $0.149343 for fiscal year 2026. The rate was presented and adopted Sept. 14 as Commissioners Court...
Sports
Farmersville junior Landen Ware poses for pictures after running to 18th place at the Hoka McNeil Invitational in Round Rock. Photo courtesy Jon Nordin By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville traveled to Round Rock last weekend to compete in the Hoka...
Farmersville senior Aaliya Corzine (6) and the Fightin' Farmers lost to Sunnyvale in three sets on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Photo by Tina Lopez / C&S Media By Devin Hasson [email protected] SUNNYVALE — Farmersville is no stranger to success on the volleyball...
Farmersville senior wide receiver Amare Warren is aided by a convoy of players on a run. Warren caught two touchdown passes and finished with 170 yards receiving during Friday's game at Bells. Photo by Victor Tapia / C&S Media By David Wolman...
Farmersville native Jurnei Banks is competing for the Russell Wilson Youth Athlete of the Year award. Photo courtesy Charla Craddock By David Wolman [email protected] Farmersville native Jurnei Banks is competing for the Russell Wilson Youth Athlete of the Year...
Farmersville runners, from left, Andrew Plotts, Travis Chambers, Landen Ware, Jesse Hamm and Luke Lair helped lead the Farmers’ boys cross country team to first place in the Ken Gaston Race at the Lake. Photo courtesy Jon Nordin By David Wolman [email protected]...
Education
Farmersville ISD received a B rating in the Texas Education Agency’s 2026 A-F accountability ratings, earning 84 points out of 100 and maintaining the same overall rating as the previous year. The ratings, released this week, are based on student performance during...
Student Lexi Lopez directs the French horn and baritone sections during one of the first rehearsals of the new season. Students rehearse marching outdoors and move indoors to study the music for their upcoming show titled “Bound.” Photo courtesy of Scott Cross...
The newly remodeled and renamed James and Mary Hemby Elementary will welcome students in third through sixth grades. The campus was formerly known as Farmersville Intermediate School. Sonia Duggan/The Farmersville Times For decades, James and Mary Hemby helped shape...
Trustees of Collin College have called for a November bond election to raise $600 million for expansion including three new facilities. The board voted unanimously to place Proposition A on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election ballot. The proposition would authorize...
The countdown to a new school year has begun, and for many families, the final days of summer are filled with a mix of excitement and apprehension. While children may be eager to reunite with friends, join a sports team or move up to a new grade, they also may feel...
Life & Style
Photo courtesy of Unsplash It’s a tale as old as treadmills: You buy a new exercise machine with the best of intentions, only for it to become an expensive laundry rack that makes you feel guilty every time you glance over at it. When it comes to making lifestyle...
Cool coastal escapes for one final getaway By Carrie Dunlea By August, many Texans have had enough. Triple-digit temperatures, baked sidewalks and endless afternoons indoors have us dreaming of somewhere cooler. Fortunately, late summer can be one of the best times to...
The countdown to a new school year has begun, and for many families, the final days of summer are filled with a mix of excitement and apprehension. While children may be eager to reunite with friends, join a sports team or move up to a new grade, they also may feel...
By Carrie Dunlea Retirement often brings more freedom, but it can also mean fewer daily opportunities to connect with others. Whether you're newly retired or simply looking to expand your circle, building new friendships can improve both physical and mental well-being...
Few things are as delicious and refreshing as watermelon on a warm day. Watermelon grows quite readily in summer and is often ready to pick after three months of growing time. Harvesters look for a pale buttery yellow spot on the bottom of watermelon (the ground...
Opinion
Columnist John Moore (top left) poses with his band Freedom in 1976. The posters on his bedroom wall at the time were of his musical inspirations. By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com My dad hated holes in the walls. So, when mom wanted something hung up, he...
Columnist John Moore's mom always made the same dessert in the same bowl. The proof was in the pudding. Photo Mary Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Early in life, I learned that adults had their own language. They spoke English, but it was interspersed with...
Columnist John Moore still has a couple of things from his days in the Cub Scouts. A Scouting knife and many memories. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Scouting was once as common for kids as Cap’n Crunch and Post Toasties. Learning how to tie...
By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com Moms used to be more versatile. If you were in the back seat of the Buick, they could discipline you from the driver's seat and never swerve or knock the ashes off their Marlboro Red. My mom never smoked, so it’s possible...
The first man cave columnist John Moore experienced was his grandfather's blacksmith shop. Today, John has his own man cave. Photo: John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com In the North, dads have basements. In the South, they have shops. Both...
