Courtesy photo Long before Dayne Campbell returned home to Farmersville, he spent more than a decade behind the cameras in Hollywood, where his work brought him into contact with television stars and some of the era’s best-known entertainers. Of all the celebrities he...
Mayor Craig Overstreet gives his State of the City address to Farmersville Chamber of Commerce members last week. Also shown is Christi Houston, chamber executive director. Farmersville has made significant strides in its growth as a city, but many challenges remain,...
Organizations dedicated to service often begin by setting goals, typically ones that are attainable but not necessarily easy to achieve. Rotary clubs are no exception to this time-honored principle. The Farmersville Rotary Club, led this year by President Robin...
City Manager Ben White, left, along with his wife Carol White, Misty Wiebold and Bryon Wiebold, traveled to Holtzwihr, France, Farmersville’s sister city, for a special celebration last month. Courtesy Bryon Wiebold Ben White and Bryon Wiebold recently returned from...
Kyle Bellue, new executive dean at the Collin College Farmersville campus, speaks to Rotarians at the Tuesday, Jan. 21 luncheon. How does one transition from a 28-year career as a U.S. Air Force meteorologist to becoming a higher education administrator? Kyle Bellue...
If you thought you needed an invitation to join a Rotary club, you would be mistaken. All that is required to join the Farmersville Rotary Club, for example, is for the applicant to know a member of the club. The member then becomes your sponsor, and you then go...
Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday approved a list of county residents who have been nominated by various taxing entities to serve on the Collin Central Appraisal District board of directors. An election is slated to occur no later than Dec. 15, at which time...
Farmersville and other Collin County communities face an emergency services conundrum. How does the city continue to pay for emergency services as its population continues to spread into unincorporated areas around the city corporate limits? For more on this story see...
Veterans visit several memorials on Honor Flights to Washington, D.C. including the gravesite of World War II veteran Audie Murphy. Courtesy photo Judy Heaps respects the service performed by our military veterans. Her respect, indeed, has placed her on numerous Honor...
