Food pantries like City on a Hill and Farmersville Outreach Alliance offer assistance to families in the 75442 zip code. Donations are also needed. File art Families in need of assistance this summer have several options available, beginning with Farmersville ISD’s...
Registration is now open for anyone who wants to participate in the annual Old Time Saturday parade Saturday, Oct. 5. Farmersville is preparing for its annual Old Time Saturday (OTS) event, a daylong celebration that pays tribute to the town’s rich heritage while...
Kaylee Rodgers, 16, constructed a dress entirely from playing cards to enter in the State Fair of Texas. The dress will now be on display at the Go Texas pavilion. Courtesy photo When Kaylee Rodgers’ mom brought home extra decks of playing cards from work one day, the...
The Farmersville Historical Society is participating in North Texas Giving Day this year with a goal to raise funds to repair perimeter fencing and pickets at the historic Bain-Honaker House on College Street. Courtesy photo Supporting a favorite local nonprofit or...
Miss Texas 2024, Annette Addo-Yobo, visited Tatum Elementary Tuesday, Aug. 27. She delivered an interactive program about autism awareness to kindergarten, first and second grade students titled, “Be an Advocate, Be a Friend.” Courtesy photo Tatum Elementary School...
The operating room at In-Sync Exotics in Wylie was busy Saturday, Aug. 10 as four tigers received dental work. With a team of volunteers, Dr. Barron Hall, left, and Dr. Charles Dyer IV, volunteer dentists with the Dr. Peter Emily Foundation, perform a tooth extraction...
Scott Mormon, the founder of Breaking Free, has several pillars of service. To learn more, visit bfservices.org. Courtesy photo Six days a week Scott Mormon is on a mission. He’s in the streets of Plano ministering to the homeless and disadvantaged, then working with...
If you enter the main door of the Farmersville Post Office, the mural “Soil Conservation in Collin County” is painted above the postmaster’s door on the right. The mural depicts a blend of farming techniques and pastoral landscapes. In the heart of downtown...
The Mounted Cavalry, followed by the First Team Cavalry Division Horse Detachment from Fort Cavazos, parade through downtown Farmersville Saturday, June 15, in honor of Audie Murphy Day. The life of Audie Leon Murphy, and all the lives of all the brave men and women...
