Collin College has appointed Garry Evans as provost of the Plano Campus and Kyle Bellue as provost of the Wylie and Farmersville campuses, the college announced March 9. The appointments take effect June 1. The leadership changes follow the retirements of Sherry...
Voters have replaced Place 3 Collin College Trustee Stacey Donald with challenger Cathie Alexander, according to complete, unofficial returns from the Saturday, June 10, runoff election.Collin County Elections also reported Place 2 Trustee Jay Saad was reelected,...
Units from several local fire departments responded to a building fire Saturday morning, June 10 at Garland Power & Light’s Ray Olinger Plant on Lake Lavon. Farmersville FD was initially dispatched at 8:40 a.m. The plant is located at 13835, CR 489 in...
Farmersville kicked off its extended 150th birthday celebration Friday, June 2 with a birthday cake contest, followed by cake for everyone and a concert at the Onion Shed by The Blandelles. The contest was held by the city, and three judges, Bertie Nue, Karah Smoot...
Farmersville ISD recognized the top two educators in the district during a special school board meeting on Tuesday, May 23. Tatum Elementary first-grade teacher Jennifer Holbrook and seventh-grade math teacher Angela Arnett were named Farmersville Independent School...
Farmersville will honor its favorite son this weekend, and area veterans, with a full roster of activities in a special celebration planned to honor those who served, and to honor the memory of World War II hero Audie Murphy. The annual Audie Murphy Day (AMD) event is...
Recently elected city councilmembers Coleman Strickland, Place 1, and Ted Wagner, Place 3, were sworn into office at City Hall last week. Both members publicly thanked the community for their support and confidence in them later in the May 23 Farmersville City Council...
The top graduates of the Class of 2023 gave words of encouragement to the fellow Fightin’ Farmers in their commencement addresses. The commencement ceremony for the 153 graduating students was held Tuesday, May 24, at the Credit Union Texas (CUTX) Event Center in...
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is hosting a workshop on how residents can protect Lake Lavon water quality by becoming a watershed steward. The workshop is scheduled from 1-5 p.m., Wednesday, June 7, at the North Texas Municipal Water District...
