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Voter turnout could hit 70% for this election

Voter turnout could hit 70% for this election

Election officials say early voting for the Tuesday, Nov. 3, general election was brisk in the first week, but so far not as heavy as the similar periods prior to the November 2022 and 2024 elections.  There had been 214,742 in-person voter check-ins after seven...

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Candy is dandy

Candy is dandy

Columnist John Moore’s grandmothers kept candy dishes on their coffee tables. Orange slices were a common treat found inside them. Photo: John Moore From the 1940s through the 1970s, Southern grandmothers always had candy dishes on the living room coffee table. The...

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No challengers emerge as council filing ends

No challengers emerge as council filing ends

Farmersville was scheduled to hold its general election Saturday, May 2, 2026, to fill two City Council seats, but both races are uncontested following the close of the filing period on Friday, Feb. 13. Coleman Strickland filed for re-election to Seat 1, while...

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