While Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, many celebrations across Collin County communities kick off early, offering fireworks, live music, family activities and patriotic traditions. In Princeton, patriotic music, carnival rides, water fun and a dazzling...
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is April 22, so let’s talk trash for a moment. The plastic kind. Bags, bottles, cutlery, straws, containers, razors, cosmetics, and so much more. Around the world, in our effort to package everything imaginable over the years, we are...
An 86-year-old McKinney woman with underlying health conditions and coronavirus died this morning, April 21. Collin County Health Care Services will not release further personal information. Health officials reported 26 new cases of COVID-19 in the county this...
Health officials reported 17 new cases of COVID-19 in the county this afternoon, April 20, bringing the adjusted reported total to 544 confirmed cases. There are 200 active cases and 331 that have successfully recovered. There are 15 cases...
With the announcement from Gov. Greg Abbott that all Texas schools are to remain closed to in-person learning for the remainder of this school year, and in an effort to help protect the health and safety of Texans, the University Interscholastic League has cancelled...
Take part in a free listing! The Farmersville Times, a C&S Media publication, will publish a list of local restaurants that provide takeout or delivery services. If you have a restaurant and want to be included in the listing, send your business’s name, address,...
The Farmersville Times won multiple awards in the 2020 North East Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest recently. The awards were announced Friday, April 3 to all members of the NETPA. In addition, a copy of the annual “Winners Circle,” a publication...
After two public hearings and citizen protests, TXI Operations LP was awarded an Air Quality Permit for a concrete batch plant. In a letter dated March 31, 2020 to TXI Vice President of Operations Ron Kopplin, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)...
For the third time since 2017, Farmersville’s Main Street Manager position is vacant. Dana Mingo announced her resignation from the post last month. She held the title since April 2019, taking over the vacancy left by Reagan Rothenberger, manager from February to...
