Farmersville officials have selected Angela Smith as the city’s next city manager, filling the municipality’s top administrative position following action by the City Council during its Monday, June 15 meeting. Council approved Smith’s hiring following an executive...
The Juneteenth Celebration, planned for Saturday, June 14, at Olde City Park in Wylie, includes a lengthy roster of musicians, dancers, food and retail vendors, kid fun activities and more. A celebration of freedom, family and culture is at the heart of the 6th...
Kylo Ren, a tiger born at In-Sync Exotics in 2018, enjoys playing with a colorful cardboard tube in his pool during the annual Birthday Bash last weekend. The facility is located on Skyview Drive in Wylie. Photo by Dave Smith for In-Sync Exotics After 25 years of...
Veterans are encouraged to sign up for this year’s Audie Murphy Day parade at audiemurphyday.org. When Farmersville rolls out the red, white and blue for this year’s Audie Murphy Day, the celebration will be bigger—and more meaningful—than ever. Marking both the 80th...
Bluegrass Heritage Foundation founder, Alan Tompkins, left, can often be found playing the upright bass with the band Hillbilly Fever, or playing banjo with Bobby Giles and the Texas Gales. Bluegrass music returns to Olde City Park this month for a beloved Wylie...
Kilgore Rangerettes Kailey Adams, Hadley Daffin and Camdyn Messick stand with the newly unveiled Gussie Nell Davis historical marker in downtown Farmersville. Past and present Rangerettes, members of the Greenville Flaming Flashes, CCHC and more attended the Saturday,...
Gussie Nell Davis, a Farmersville native and founder of the Kilgore Rangerettes, will be honored with a historical marker in downtown Saturday. Courtesy photo Gussie Nell Davis, a trailblazer who revolutionized American halftime entertainment and became known as the...
A food pantry run by the Farmersville Outreach Alliance has served the community since 2012 and needs donations to meet the growing demand. Courtesy photo A steady rise in need has prompted the Farmersville Outreach Alliance to continue ramping up support for local...
Natalie Alonzo, Poiema’s education and outreach director, teaches HT(Human Trafficking) 101 to clubs, churches and groups. She gave an abbreviated HT 101 to Farmersville Rotarians last month. Courtesy photo Human trafficking thrives in the shadows, preying on...
