Columnist John Moore was raised on fried baloney sandwiches. By John Moore | TheCountryWriter.com The phrase, “We were poor, but didn’t know it,” likely was based on the delicious and inexpensive food most Southerners ate growing up. My father told me we only ate the...
Staff at Farmersville Health and Rehabilitation, a five star facility, continue the legacy created by the Hinton family. You sell a business that has consumed most of your waking hours for almost your entire adult life and you celebrate being free from the hassle,...
Crowds pack Main Street in Farmersville Saturday, Oct. 4, for the 45th annual Old Time Saturday event. Ian McVea/The Farmersville Times Perfect early autumn weather greeted crowds of visitors Saturday in downtown Farmersville for Old Time Saturday, the annual event...
Mary Bedosky came to Farmersville with a simple but direct message as District Governor of Rotary District 5810. “It’s all about the clubs,” Bedosky told the Farmersville Rotary Club board of directors. “I am here on behalf of the district to help you do what you want...
Larry Wisdom, Farmersville native and former theater teacher for Farmersville High School from 1970-77, led the school’s theater program to its first UIL One-Act Play title in 1975. Wisdom distributed medals to his former students at their 50th class reunion Saturday,...
Jake Buchanan has taken the helm as the new Farmersville Rotary Club president. Courtesy photo As the Rotary calendar turns over each July 1, local clubs across the globe usher in new leadership. The Farmersville Rotary Club is no exception, beginning its 2025-26...
Penny Phillips was named Farmersville’s 2025 Firefighter of the Year. After spending much of her adult life working in roles unrelated to firefighting, Penny Phillips found her calling four years ago when she joined the Farmersville Fire Department. On July 1, Fire...
Francisco Martinez was named the city’s Police Officer of the Year for 2025. He was introduced to the Farmersville Rotary Club at the Tuesday, May 27 meeting. It took Francisco Martinez virtually no time to make an indelible mark on the Farmersville Police Department....
Capt. Chandler Williams is in the cab of the ladder truck guiding it in during the push-in ceremony. The Farmersville Fire Department, in a ceremony steeped in tradition, welcomed a fully equipped ladder truck into its fleet Saturday — a key addition to the tools used...
