Members of VFW Post 7426 assist with the retirement of the flag at South State Bank. The post’s inaugural golf scramble is set for Saturday, April 11. Courtesy photo It is time to tee up for the inaugural Stars and Stripes Scramble presented by Farmersville VFW Post...
Fentanyl poisoning continues to claim a growing percentage of drug deaths in the state, according to the Texas Health Data dashboard published online by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). As of Aug. 25, 45.39% of all drug deaths were attributed to...
A sea of blue t-shirts designed with the phrase “Don’t Farmersville our Merit!” packed council chambers at the regular Farmersville city council meeting last week. Approximately 30-35 individuals attended the Tuesday, Sept. 12 meeting in support of speakers who...
Attendees lunch and learn about business support, job creation The Farmersville and Princeton Lowry Crossing Chamber of Commerce bridged the gap on Wednesday, Sept. 15 by hosting a lunch and learn event at the Collin College Farmersville Campus. During the event,...
The Fightin’ Farmers charge onto the field ahead of their home game with the Community Braves. What looked like a blowout and leading 35-7 at the half, turned into a different game for the undefeated Farmers. Behind a couple of interceptions, from Elijah Huggins and...
Collin County ranks fourth statewide in the number of electric vehicles (EV) registered, according to Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG). Overall, Texas had 217,000 EVs registered as of Aug. 22. Although Harris...
Texas ranks 35th nationally in state park acreage per resident. But voters will be asked in November to help improve that ratio. Proposition 14 on the Nov. 7 ballot would amend the state constitution to create the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund allowing the Texas...
After a nice start to the season, Mother Nature interrupted the hotter than average football season with unexpected bad weather Friday night. Farmersville, sporting a 2-0 record and averaging over 50 pts a game this year, played less than half a quarter at Pilot...
Although still faced with higher appraised property values, homeowners will see relief in the school tax rate for 2023. At the Tuesday, Aug. 29 monthly meeting, Farmersville ISD school board members unanimously approved a 10-cent decrease in the 2023 tax rate compared...
