Dixie Edwards Shinn, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Farmersville, Texas, on May 8, 2026, surrounded by her family and dear caregivers, after an extended illness. She was born in Caddo Mills, Texas, on April 25, 1937, to the late Dick and Bonnie Edwards....
Texas children are living through a reality that many parents and school administrators never thought possible-learning the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic, and more through videoconferencing. Today, the Texas Retired Teachers Foundation launches a new online...
Start the new year in nature with a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park. This New Year’s Day, walk, bike or paddle your way into 2021 on a First Day Hike at 89 Texas State Parks. First Day Hikes is an annual event at Texas’ state parks and natural areas that aims to...
In their final game before Christmas, the Farmersville girls basketball team were unable to capitalize on their three-game winning streak, losing to Caddo Mills 67-58 Tuesday, Dec. 22. Thoughts from Coach Sandra Hoge “That was very frustrating,” Hoge said. “We didn’t...
After missing their last three games, the Farmersville boys basketball team were shorthanded for their district opener, losing to Caddo Mills 68-57 Tuesday, Dec. 22. Thoughts from Coach Jeff Green “I saw a lot of fight from the team,” Green said. “We were shorthanded,...
The Texas Department of Health Services instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ship doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 350 providers in 94 counties in the third week of vaccine distribution. According to a news release from the...
Frances Pharcellus Church – New York Sun – 9/21/1897 “DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. “Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’“Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? “VIRGINIA O’HANLON.“115 WEST...
The Farmersville Independent School District Board of Trustees has extended the contract of Superintendent Michael French and has given him a $10,000 annual salary increase. The board made its decision after meeting in executive session to discuss French’s job...
In what turned out to be a year of missed opportunities for many, 2020 ended on a high note with charitable giving in Farmersville. Judy Brandon of Farmersville Outreach Alliance, a local nonprofit, says it was a record year in both food donations and cash from both...
