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Former city leader honored by council

by | Feb 27, 2025 | Latest

Mayor Craig Overstreet, left and City Manager Ben White, right,  shown with Debbie Helmberger and son Chester Helmberger, proclaimed Feb. 18, 2025, as “Joseph E. Helmberger Day.

A longtime friend of the city and former mayor was honored posthumously by the Farmersville City Council during the Tuesday, Feb. 18 bi-monthly meeting.

Mayor Craig Overstreet read a proclamation before an audience filled with family and friends of former city leader Joe Helmberger.

By Cole McClendon

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