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...

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....

Collin County Commissioners voted during their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 11, to contract with Curative Medical Association to set up vaccination mega-sites as soon as the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) provides COVID-19 vaccine supplies in larger...

Beginning today, Jan. 11, small businesses who have not received emergency loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), can apply for loans, according to a news release from Rep. Van Taylor. Business who have previously received PPP funding who qualify can...

The show must go on. That old cliche is true in theater and music or other entertainments in which par­ticipants encounter difficult or unexpected challenges and still have to perform. And that old saw is true for Future Farmers of America and 4H members and their...

Collin College accom­plished some big goals in 2020, many construction-re­lated, in an effort to continue to plan for the advanced edu­cational future of Collin Coun­ty residents. The early completion of the Farmersville Collin College campus will soon be added to the...