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Renovated schools celebrated

by | Sep 3, 2020 | Education

After four months and countless hours of manpow­er, Farmersville Independent School District cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Tatum Elementary and Farmersville Junior High schools.

The ceremony, held Sat­urday, Aug. 29, began with remarks from FISD Superin­tendent Micheal French who thanked not only the school board and staff, but local com­munity leaders and countless volunteers that made the reno­vations possible.

For the full story, see Sept. 3 issue or subscribe online.

By Dustin Butler • [email protected]

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