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....
As states ease COVID-19 reÂstrictions and people get out of the house to return to work, pets around the country may see their daily routines of hanging out with everyone come to an end. Some dogs and cats handle rouÂtine changes easily. For others, a routine change...
Baseball still remains AmerÂica’s pastime, even in the midst of a pandemic. This rang true for four PrincÂeton High School baseball players—Cade Hitt, Logan Turner, Matthew Delaney, and Reese Weaks. These four and their North Texas Pride baseÂball team, coached by...
Everybody needs a little help from their neighbor from time to time. Sometimes that help might require more than just a couple of neighbors. Terry Williams, a relative newcomer to the Farmersville community and newly elected council member, saw the need to offer some...
Sheriff Jim Skinner presented Life Saving Awards to Farmersville Police Officer Korey Redding, ColÂlin County Deputy Travis Munk and Collin County resident Gye Kraemer July 22 for their heroic work in the rescue of five adults and one child in April. On April 29...
Farmersville ISD students will have four extra weeks of summer vacation. The Board of Trustees met Monday, July 27 – social disÂtanced throughout the FHS cafÂeteria – to revise the 2020-21 calendar. Classes will start Tuesday, Sept. 8 for students, and teachÂers will...
COVID-19 turned aggressive to the point last week that the Department of Defense activated U.S. Army and U.S. Navy medical task force teams and assigned them to Texas at Gov. Greg Abbott’s request. Teams were deployed to supÂport Houston and San Antonio hospitals and...
Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund® and pay this academic year’s rates for all or some future tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities, excluding medical and dental...
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) came out with a revised calendar and COVID-19 guidelines for the 2020-2021 school year on Tuesday. The new plan differs depending on the activity and conference. The changes are meant to follow the health situations across...
