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Hiker speaks to Rotarians about 2,800-mile hike

Hiker speaks to Rotarians about 2,800-mile hike

Kinsleigh Sawatsky is a young woman who intends to see as much of this “big world” as she can. She is using her feet to see that world and plans to keep on hiking along thousands of miles of trails through the United States. Sawatsky brought her message of adventure...

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Crime, fire reports presented

Crime, fire reports presented

Assistant City Manager Mike Sullivan and newly designated Fire Chief Gregg Massey teamed up to deliver a brief report on crime statistics for the city last week to Rotary Club members. The advance reports of 2022 police and fire statistics were presented at the...

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Serving the community during the holidays

Serving the community during the holidays

Christmas is a busy time for families as they prepare for Santa Claus’s visit and for getting ready for holiday meals at Grandma’s house. It’s also a busy period of the year for the Farmersville Rotary Club, which is committed to getting involved in community projects...

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Budgets, ordinances approved

Budgets, ordinances approved

The Farmersville City Council has approved budgets for the city’s economic (4A) and community (4B) development commissions for the upcoming fiscal year that began on Oct. 1. Councilmembers voted unanimously on the budgets at their Sept. 27 regular meeting. The 4A...

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No money for Main Street

No money for Main Street

Farmersville City Hall has set what amounts to a “drop dead” date on when it needs to hire someone to manage its accredited Main Street program. That date is Jan. 1, 2023. If the city doesn’t have someone hired and on the job by then, according to Mayor Bryon Wiebold,...

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Parents voice complaints

Parents voice complaints

Farmersville Independent School District’s Board of Trustees, meeting Monday night in the high school cafeteria, spent next to no time disposing of a sparse agenda. The lengthiest discussion item on the agenda occurred at its beginning, during the constituent comment...

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Hotel tax, rate approved

Hotel tax, rate approved

Farmersville does not have any hotels or motels doing business within its city limits, but it does have plenty of places that function as locations where people stay “for a day or so,” according to City Manager Ben White. Therefore, it became important for the city to...

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Council passes budget, sets tax rate

Council passes budget, sets tax rate

With little fanfare or discussion, the Farmersville City Council has approved a budget for the next fiscal year that keeps the municipal tax rate the same as it was a year ago. The council voted unanimously on Sept. 13 to approve an ordinance setting the budget...

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