From immersive dining to wellness at sea and elevated entertainment, cruise vacations are becoming some of the most experience-rich trips travelers can take. “Our industry has long been known for innovation, but what’s most compelling now is how that scale is being...
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...
FISD continues to enroll students from other countries Farmersville Independent School District has a growing number of students enrolling in its schools without knowing how to speak, read or write the English language, the FISD Board of Trustees learned. But...
The Farmersville City Council has set in motion a process for local businesses to apply for funds to assist them in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing them to receive a portion of grant money tied to funds that Collin County has in hand. The council...
This past week, the Farmersville High School Marching Band competed in their third competition of the fall, participating in the UIL Region 25 Marching Contest held on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Bobcat Stadium in Celina. The competition featured 20 high schools ranging...
Texas topped 1 million COVID-19 cases as some counties reimposed restrictions that had been loosened after this summer’s spike. Particularly hard-hit El Paso extended its temporary shutdown of nonessential businesses, but the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals ruled 2-1...
