Assistant Police Chief Frank Gonzalez, along with Lt. William Redding, presents the mayor and City Council members with commemorative badges in recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Mark Saldaña/The Farmersville Times The Farmersville City Council took a...
Applications for new student housing at Collin College are now open with limited space available. The newly renovated student housing is located on the college’s Plano Campus (Spring Creek) at 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano....
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to institute police reforms when he met with the Houston family of George Floyd, who was handcuffed and killed by police in front of a Minneapolis convenience store on May 25. Video footage showed the 46-year-old Floyd subdued by...
Pastor proudly serves congregants for 30 years The Rev. Paul Mack believes he is blessed beyond measure. “God works in mysterious ways,” Mack said, noting that when he became pastor of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church a little more than 30 years, he...
The Farmersville City Council has awarded a contract to RPM Construction to build the proposed Farmersville/Collin Parkway expansion next to Collin College’s new campus in west Farmersville. Jacob Dupuis, who is managing the parkway project for DBI Engineering,...
Collin County reporting now handled by DSHS The reopening of Texas and subsequent protests in the area could be cause for concern in relation to the continued rise in COVID cases. While some may think the concern is justified, others may attribute the rise to...
About three dozen people showed up to the square to celebrate Farmersville’s most famous former resident. Monday, June 15 marked the 75th anniversary of Audie Murphy’s return to his hometown after fighting in World War II. He was America’s most decorated veteran of...
Like most Americans, I have always considered the United States an exceptional country. We possess a political system built on checks and balances, an ideal of giving voice to ordinary people across a diverse land, and a Constitution that favors finding common...
August 2019 was the 50th anniversary of one of the most shocking crimes in United State history, the Tate-Labianca murders in Los Angeles, pulled off by the followers of Charles Manson. Last year, the crimes were brought back into the forefront of conscience...
