Audie Murphy’s nieces, Sandra Patterson and Rhonda Hoy, took part in a special moment during the 2025 ceremony by placing a floral arrangement at the base of the Audie Murphy memorial in downtown Farmersville. File Art A new tribute honoring service and sacrifice will...
A new housing development will bring more than 4,000 homes north of the Wylie area in the next several years. Elevon development will be built partially in Lavon, with most homes being built in the county. John Marlin, CEO of MA Partners LLC in Dallas, which is doing...
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...
