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Old door gets new home, purpose

Old door gets new home, purpose

Couple restores 100-year-old garage sale find  Dawn Costello has a love of antiques and a keen eye for finding treasures at ga­rage sales. In fact, a 100-year-old door that was once used in Dyer Drug Store now has a new home in what Dawn and her husband Mark...

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Big Tex to miss 2020

Big Tex to miss 2020

The famous line "Howdy, folks!" said by Big Tex every year at the State Fair of Texas will be missing this fall. The State Fair of Texas Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to cancel the annual fair held in Fair Park in Dallas due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic....

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Farmers aim to build on 2019 playoff season

Farmers aim to build on 2019 playoff season

Football season will be here before we know it, at least we hope. The Farmersville Farmers football team has started workouts at the school in accordance with the UIL mandate that schools could start practicing on June 8.  This is the first time the kids have...

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Area man accused of CARES Act fraud

Area man accused of CARES Act fraud

A 44-year-old Murphy man, Fahad H. Shah, faces eight charges alleging he defrauded the government of $1.6 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program funds and a separate civil case to forfeit the house he purchased in 2018. The charges were unsealed and he was...

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State gives guidance on reopening schools

State gives guidance on reopening schools

Farmersville ISD administrators are slowly but surely getting plans in motion for the upcoming school year. A first day of school has not yet been set. According to Superintendent Micheal French, the situation is currently too fluid to allow for specifics. He noted,...

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Residents reminded that fireworks are illegal in city

Residents reminded that fireworks are illegal in city

Farmersville residents celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend are reminded that it is illegal to discharge fireworks inside city limits. Violation of the ban can lead to a citation and confiscation of the fireworks. The annual Sparks of Freedom event hosted by...

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Council appoints boards, commissions members

Council appoints boards, commissions members

The Farmersville City Council, culminating a process that has been several weeks in the making, has installed and replaced several members of boards and commissions. The changes and appointments were made at the June 23 council meeting as a result of a concerted...

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