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Seth Dowdle
In the cards

In the cards

Columnist John Moore spent most Saturday nights of his childhood watching the adults play cards and drink lots of coffee. Photo John Moore By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com In 868 A.D., according to Chinese historical records, a princess was said to have...

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Research spotlights ‘invisible incentives’

Research spotlights ‘invisible incentives’

The Texas Enterprise Fund took a hit for lack of transparency in a new research paper from the National Freedom of Information Coalition. The paper by journalist Steve Miller is titled “Invisible Incentives: How Secrecy Impedes Evaluation and Accountability of...

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Lights, more on tap for holidays

Lights, more on tap for holidays

After weeks of hard work, and a bit of grumbling from a Grinch or two, the much-an­ticipated holiday lights are of­ficially on every evening start­ing at dusk along Farmersville Parkway. Numerous volunteers, some councilmembers, along with Mayor Bryon Wiebold and his...

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Help needed for Sonja’s Angels

Help needed for Sonja’s Angels

 Tamera Jones-Davis doesn’t want certain people to be for­gotten at Christmas this year. Those people are folks who live in nursing homes, and Sonja’s Forgotten An­gels asks for the public’s help in making their Christmas brighter. People may go to...

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Shop safe, discourage porch pirates

Shop safe, discourage porch pirates

Farmersville PD offers package program again this year Online shopping has made holiday shopping easier than ever, and this year the increase in online revenue may be pro­nounced as people continue to avoid crowds to protect them­selves from COVID-19. Howev­er, on the...

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Brandon Hankins prepares for life off the sideline

Brandon Hankins prepares for life off the sideline

After spending the last 15 years as a high school coach, Brandon Hankins is adjusting to his new role managing the athletic depart­ment. Serving as both Farmersville’s AD and football coach for the last three seasons, Hankins agreed on Oct. 23 alongside superintendent...

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Detention officer dies from COVID-19

Detention officer dies from COVID-19

Collin County Detention Officer Joseph Quillen Jr. died in the early evening hours of Tuesday, Dec. 1 after contracting COVID-19. Quillen, who served six years in the Navy, worked as a detention officers for 19 years in Collin County, earning a Master Jailers...

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Adopt an Angel this Christmas

Adopt an Angel this Christmas

About 300 Angels will be available for adoption this year. This amount is consider­ably higher than the 223 chil­dren served by the outreach in 2019. Signups for children to be helped this Christmas started in mid-October and ended last Sunday. Angels can be adopted...

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City plans holiday festivities

City plans holiday festivities

This holiday season, the city of Farmersville is hoping to brighten spirits as they light up the downtown area for a special Farmersville Lights event. Created as a way to give residents and visitors to the city something to cheer during this year of the pandemic,...

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