In Farmersville, property owners who disagree with their appraised value have a limited window each spring to file a formal protest. The process is administered by the Collin Central Appraisal District and follows a timeline set by the Texas Property...
Farmersville voters appear set to have an election in their near future that would establish a home-rule charter for the city they call home. That was the consensus of city council, which at its Jan. 12 meeting agreed to move forward with considering a resolution to...
The Texas House elected state Rep. Dade Phelan Tuesday Jan. 12 as speaker of the house. Phelan will oversee the chamber as it faces the toughest challenges since 2011 as the it navigates the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the economic hardship it has caused. The...
Entering the second round of district competition, the Farmersville girls basketball team was able to improve their district standings, giving themselves two big wins to push themselves into district title contention. Farmersville closed its week in a momentous way,...
A Wylie man was arrested last week on charges of obstruction and unlawful entry after his participation in the riot that occurred on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Guy Wesley Reffitt was arrested by the FBI, according to an affidavit from the United...
The Farmersville Fire Department, which comprises a paid staff of two and a host of volunteers, has bestowed its annual awards for jobs well done to three of those volunteers. The Firefighter of the Year is Justin Bates; the First Responder of the Year is Nathan...
Since 2010, January has been recognized as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Month. Each year, strides are being made to bring awareness to this modern-day form of slavery where youth and adult victims are controlled through force, fraud, or coercion to exploit...
Resuming district competition this week, the Farmersville boys basketball team secured its first district win since the 2018-19 season. After losing their district opener to Caddo Mills, the Farmers found redemption in their first game of the week, facing Sunnyvale...
Livestock exhibitors from Farmersville ISD started the year strong last week by picking up several top awards at the Collin County Junior Livestock Show. The event was held Jan. 2-9 at Myers Park in McKinney and drew FFA and 4-H members from throughout the county....
