Preservation Celebration guests, including Audie Murphy’s nieces and guest speaker Bryon Wiebold, walk the red carpet Saturday, April 25, in Farmersville. Courtesy Ben Cardon A nod to the city’s deep-rooted history took center stage last week as the Collin County...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
With the pandemic in full swing this summer, many schools weren’t sure if they would get to play fall sports. Once it was determined they could play, they also figured that crowds had to be limited. In the past, the UIL, the governing body for Texas High School...
