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Bluegrass, classics roll into downtown Wylie

Bluegrass, classics roll into downtown Wylie

The Grascals, a Nashville-based bluegrass band, will headline Bluegrass on Ballard this year. Courtesy photo Downtown Wylie will once again fill with music, chrome and festival activity when Bluegrass on Ballard returns Saturday, May 30, for a full day of free...

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College to offer more bachelor’s degrees

College to offer more bachelor’s degrees

The passage of Texas House Bill 3348 during the 87th Texas Legislative Session has opened window of opportunity for stu­dents at community colleges. Collin College may now of­fer up to five baccalaureate de­grees after the passage of HB 3348, amending a law relating...

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Farmersville FFA participates in state convention

Farmersville FFA participates in state convention

Earlier this month, the Farm­ersville FFA participated in its biggest event of the year, travel­ing to Fort Worth to participate in the 93rd annual Texas FFA Convention, held July 5-9 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. With approximately 10,000 members in...

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Street maintenance remains key priority

Street maintenance remains key priority

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...

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FISD meeting Thursday to issue bonds

FISD meeting Thursday to issue bonds

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...

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Child Tax Credit begins

Child Tax Credit begins

Initial payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit land Thursday in North Texans’ bank accounts, a provision that Congressman Colin Allred (District 32) supported in the American Rescue Plan. The American Rescue Plan expanded and improved the credit so that it is...

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We’re global now

We’re global now

No matter how hard we try, we really can’t avoid one another. We live in a world where what takes place some­where else on the globe has a very good chance of affecting us, along with many others. The pandemic, of course, is a useful – if sobering – ex­ample. A virus...

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Companionship means most at the old ball game

Companionship means most at the old ball game

The new baseball stadium in Arlington — Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers — opened last year. Globe Life Field was built to attract more fans during the long, hot days of summer in North Texas One local sports scribe said some time back that the team’s...

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