Columnist John Moore grew up with a television set much like the 1969 RCA console pictured here, which was originally owned by movie star, Gene Autry, and now belongs to John’s friend, Scott Rice. Photo Scott Rice Maybe it was different when we only had three channels...
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...
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...
Emerging from the COVID doldrums, some Princeton moms were looking for a way to reconnect and banish the lingering feelings of loneliness and isolation. So how about throwing a really big party? Nicole Gschwend got the idea while watching a happy TV movie with her...
The Angel Tree program finished its 2023 season on a positive note in mid-December. Once again, Farmersville Outreach Alliance lent a helping hand to Santa and provided gifts to 309 children in Farmersville this year. By Norishka Pachot For more on this story see the...
The extreme cold weather prediction for the Dallas/Fort Worth area has prompted the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to issue a weather watch for Jan. 15-17. The weather watch, according to ERCOT, is a 3–5-day advance notification of “forecasted...
Students at Clark Middle School will get an extended holiday break because of construction delayed by a workplace accident. “This has been one hellacious mess but we’re getting it done,” said Asa Womack, Sr., one of the contractors. Regular Princeton ISD classes...
Pay online, don’t stand in line. That’s the message from Collin County Tax Assessor-Collector Kenneth Maun, who reminds property owners that 2023 taxes are due Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. More than 450,000 tax notices mailed last October already included rate reductions...
It’s been a year since longtime Wylie resident, and former justice of the peace for nearly a decade, retired from public service. Jerry Shaffer, the namesake of the football stadium near Burnett Junior High School in Wylie, called it quits on his working life at 82...
