U.S. Rep. Keith Self, center, talks to John Kanelis, a Farmersville Rotary Club member, at the Tuesday, July 16, luncheon. U.S. Rep. Keith Self came to Farmersville to inform his constituents that his staff is there to serve them on any matter dealing with federal...
Farmersville Mayor Bryon Wiebold intended to conduct a question-and-answer session about an upcoming election on the future of the city’s economic development strategy. What he got, though, was a roomful of angry and seemingly confused residents upset over what they...
With little fanfare or discussion, the Farmersville City Council has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that keeps the municipal tax rate the same as it was a year ago. The council voted unanimously on Sept. 13 to approve an ordinance setting the budget...
Pandemic, winter storm dominate; events bring visitors to city There’s no doubt 2021 was a year highlighted by partisan politics and the ongoing pandemic. Just six days into January, activist supporters, including a Wylie man, stormed the Capitol killing one police...
Farmersville Fire Chief Kim Morris is slated to be delivered a birthday present for the ages. Morris will turn 70 years of age on Oct. 13; two days later he will retire from a job he has held for the past 15 years. For the full story, see the August 12 issue...
A building where senior residents of Farmersville — and others as well — gather for refreshments, food, fun and fellowship is inching closer toward reopening. The Farmersville Senior Citizens Center, at 209 Orange Street, fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic...
Steve Wade, a 30-year law enforcement veteran, is the new chief of police for the Farmersville Independent School District. The new chief, who began working for FISD on July 1, succeeds former Police Chief Brian Alford, who recently resigned. Wade, 60, is in...
Farmersville City Manager Ben White has presented city council with a 15-point plan to improve the condition of the city streets and the council has agreed to come back during its first meeting in October to potentially act on some or all the points that White...
The Farmersville Independent School District has scheduled a special meeting Thursday at the high school to issue bonds approved in May in a districtwide bond issue election that will dramatically expand and improve all four campuses within the district. The...
The Farmersville City Council has decided to pursue a matching grant that would help the city purchase 20 to 50 acres of land that would be set aside as natural blackland prairie grass, which the mayor describes as a treasure worthy of preservation. City Council met...
It took only 11 minutes for the Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees to conduct its business Monday night, but one item the board approved is likely to put smiles on the faces of dozens of high school students. The FISD board approved a request...
Farmersville, Texas, and Holtzwihr, France, are communities separated by thousands of miles but are bound together by the heroic exploits of a young American soldier who once called Farmersville home. The communities cemented their common love and admiration for the...
