Members of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution enter the cobblestones of downtown Farmersville during the Audie Murphy Day Parade on Saturday, June 20 in historic downtown Farmersville. Photo Ian McVea Veterans, community leaders and residents...
Farmersville Fire Chief Kim Morris said he doesn’t get out much these days while the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic but added that everyone is reporting emergency call volumes have dropped in their communities as a result of the nation’s response to the...
Members of the Farmersville Quilt Guild have been busy the last two weeks with a new sewing mission prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of masks currently available to those in the healthcare industry has not only affected hotspots across the country, but...
Locals deprived of 2020 campaign College baseball players took one high and tight early last month when the NCAA cancelled the 2020 season. Bowie Farris was hit the hardest since he was a senior at the University of Texas at Tyler. For the full story, see the April 2...
As people adjust to social distancing and home schooling, the Perot Museum, in its quest to inspire minds through nature and science, brings engaging, age-specific enrichment to keep brains “churning and learning.” Did you know that a snail has thousands of teeth? Or...
As governmental declarations are issued limiting the number of people that can gather in one place---no more than 10 people together is recommended--because of the novel coronavirus, churches have had to make adjustments in order to tend to their flocks. First Baptist...
Ask Rusty – About the Dreaded “IRMAA” Provision Dear Rusty: About a month or two ago I was notified that my Social Security was being reduced from $1,583 a month to about $1,283 a month - a $300 deduction! They said it was because my income was over the limit on my...
The Farmersville City Council, needing an extra meeting to iron out details, has approved an ordinance that expands on and broadens a mayoral declaration of disaster due to public health emergency in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The approval came during a...
Collin County health authorities reported 26 new cases of COVID-19 this morning. There are 184 cases, compared to 160 on Monday, March 30. 53 people have successful recovered and 24 are hospitalized. There has been one confirmed deaths associated with COVID19. From...
