Collin County Animal Services will no longer hold certain stray or impounded animals for five days before making a placement decision. The Collin County Commissioners court voted Monday, May 11, to approve a request from Misty Brown, manager of the county’s animal...
Roger Widmer wants people to ponder the purpose the education - an issue of importance to Widmer, as he is the chief operating officer for Collin Corporate College. The purpose of education that the COO highlighted at a local chamber luncheon was “where our past and...
After sporting a young team last season, the Farmersville football team hopes to use its experience to grow in 2021. After making the playoffs in 2019, the Farmers were unable to replicate that success last season, as a team made of mostly underclassmen struggled in...
Collin College is offering summer camps in Farmersville and Plano this July. Middle school and high school students can select from photography, crime scene investigation, robotics, and a jazz camp which is also open to adults, music educators, and band directors....
After a Collin County grand jury declined to indict eight officers in the death of Marvin Scott III, Sheriff Jim Skinner said he welcomes their recommendation to convene a work group to identify lessons learned from the incident. Scott, 26, was arrested in Allen on...
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...
Gov. Greg Abbott announced a special session of the Texas Legislature starting July 8. The June 22 announcement did not specify what legislative priorities will be included in the agenda but said the items “will be announced prior to the convening of the special...
After several seasons leading his home town Wolfe City, Stephen Blassingame is facing a new challenge, turning around the Farmersville boys basketball team as its new head coach. Despite the new obstacles, Blassingame said he appreciates the new opportunity to...
