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Seth Dowdle
Collin College graduates Friday

Collin College graduates Friday

About 1,400 graduates of Collin College will receive their degrees at two separate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 15. Both events will be held at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, in Allen. At 11 a.m., the ceremony will celebrate...

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FISD approves $21.3M budget

FISD approves $21.3M budget

 The Farmersville Inde­pendent School District Board of Trustees approved a school district tax rate that reflects continuing growth within the district and gives residents a bit of a reduction on the amount of money they will pay to operate the public school...

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Texas tries nation’s first virtual criminal trial

Texas tries nation’s first virtual criminal trial

A Texan’s speeding ticket put her in the legal history books last week. To combat the backlog in criminal cases created by the pandemic, a Travis County justice of the peace conducted the nation’s first virtual criminal trial. The case was livestreamed on YouTube, and...

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When to use soap and water, or use hand sanitizer

When to use soap and water, or use hand sanitizer

In the wake of the global COVID-19 outbreak in ear­ly 2020, millions of people across the globe found them­selves scrambling for hand sanitizer. While the Centers for Disease Control and Pre­vention note that cleaning hands at key times is one of the most important...

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Lady Farmers secure double header

Lady Farmers secure double header

In the first home sporting event of the season, the Farmersville High School Volleyball team defeated two 3A opponents, Prairiland High School and Blue Ridge High School, dominating both matches en route to sweeping the double header competition on Friday, August 14....

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100 years of women’s right to vote

100 years of women’s right to vote

In just over two months, about 9.3 million Texas wom­en will have the option to vote in the presidential election. It’s a process that hundreds of thousands Texans take for granted, but for women, the process of merely making it to the polls was a hard-fought process....

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New restaurant a labor of love

New restaurant a labor of love

In what was once a beloved candy factory in the heart of Farmersville, the aroma of cooked barbecue exits the front door of the recently opened Wood and Time Smokehouse. For the owner, Charles Pressley, the business is the result of a long journey fol­lowing his labor...

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It’s time to learn about the system

It’s time to learn about the system

I’ve spent a long time in politics, and over those years one thing has re­mained constant: There are a lot more Americans who criti­cize government than there are who serve and do something about it. I’ll admit, there have been times when I’ve felt a bit re­sentful....

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