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Food pantries fill local needs

Food pantries fill local needs

Area food pantries continue to find ways to support citizens in the Farmersville community with much-needed resources year round. Farmersville Outreach Alliance (FOA) just wrapped up its holiday season with a Food Pantry Drive and the Angel Tree Program. By Norishka...

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Getting ready to vote

Getting ready to vote

Monday, Feb. 5, is the last day to register to vote in the Tuesday, March 5, election. Registration forms are available on the Secretary of State’s website, https://www.votetexas.gov. The Republican and Democratic parties are holding primary elections ranging from...

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Get motivated, back on exercise track

Get motivated, back on exercise track

Social activity helps seniors when it comes to exercise Overcoming the lack of motivation to exercise is a common challenge, affecting people of all ages, including seniors. Recent studies are a testament to that difficulty. In a 2021 survey from the global fitness...

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Street projects recommended for completion

Street projects recommended for completion

Farmersville City Council ushered in the new year with a brief 30-minute regular meeting held Tuesday, Jan. 9, at City Hall. A presentation regarding the planning of Town Centre was tabled for a future date due to the unavailability of the consultants. By Cole...

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Lady Farmers top Forney, fall to Kaufman

Lady Farmers top Forney, fall to Kaufman

The Lady Farmers strong start to the new year continued last week. After picking up a pair of road wins in the opening week of January, they split their two games last week, defeating the Forney Jackrabbits 38-31 in a non-district match. The girls led for most of the...

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FISD awarded TDA grant

FISD awarded TDA grant

A grant awarded to Farmersville ISD in late 2023 will help the district to continue implementing its vision to provide locally sourced, fresh, clean food options for students and staff. Farmersville ISD applied for the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Local Food for...

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An event for the ages

An event for the ages

Nobody alive today saw the last total eclipse in Farmersville. And nobody who sees this year’s April 8 eclipse will live to see the next in this location. The most recent total eclipse for the area occurred July 29, 1878, the week Texas Rangers killed outlaw Sam Bass...

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Farmersville drops to 0-3 in district

Farmersville drops to 0-3 in district

Last week’s basketball ac­tion for the Farmers featured a pair of losses, as the guys re­main winless in district play. After a lopsided loss to Quinlan Ford early in the week, Farm­ersville found themselves in an epic showdown with and the Caddo Mills Foxes on...

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