Reward offered for information Officials with IOOF Cemetery in Farmersville are seeking the public's help after vandals damaged cemetery property Tuesday, June 9. According to IOOF Cemetery board member and Wreaths Across America co-chair Billie Goldstein, three large...
A Collin County jury handed down a 40-year prison sentence to a child predator. District Attorney Greg Willis announced in a May 6 news release that Marcelino Lopez-Martinez, 37, of Carrollton, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for continuous abuse of a child. “We...
Farmersville Independent School District trustees on Monday received a show of support along with an endorsement of the condition of the school system. It came from a group of about 25 parents and teachers who attended a brief FISD Board of Trustees meeting in the...
The Bain-Honaker House, a Farmersville treasure for more than 150 years, needs lots of help which also requires a good bit of money. To help restore the house built in 1865 by Anna Melissa Bain, the Farmersville Historical Society rescheduled its fundraising event to...
Population numbers continue to increase in Collin County, and with more people living here, one can anticipate more vehicles and traffic. To that end, residents wanting to learn more about traffic and road developments may provide their input at some upcoming online...
Voters have several items to decide on Saturday’s ballot. Local voters will decide three school board trustee positions, Place 3 on city council and a $65 million bond for Farmersville Independent School District construction projects. Three Collin College trustee...
After having three athletes earn medals at the area championships at Wills Point, the Farmersville track and field team headed to Texas A&M-Commerce for the next leg of postseason competition, participating in the regional track and field meet April 23-24....
Pictures of trash on beaches, a whale found with a belly full of garbage and turtles with plastic straws up their nose are no laughing matter. They are all just a tiny snapshot of reality today. The impact of the world’s overuse of plastic is causing havoc on the...
She was known as a leader, a gifted athlete, a true friend and an old soul who had an unwavering faith in God. In an instant, Ally Hooten’s short, light-filled life was taken when she died tragically in an ATV accident January 7, 2017 at the age of 16. In the days...
