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Tax rate proposed for approval at Sept. 25 hearing

Tax rate proposed for approval at Sept. 25 hearing

Facing a looming deadline to adopt the 2025-26 city budget and corresponding tax rate, Farmersville City Council approved an ordinance proposing the new rate during its Monday, Sept. 15 regular meeting. After hearing concerns from residents about higher taxes,...

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State Fair of Texas prepares for 24-day run

State Fair of Texas prepares for 24-day run

The State Fair of Texas Midway beckons with all of its sights, smells, sounds and thrills. Photo courtesy Kevin Brown/State Fair of Texas® The State Fair of Texas will return to Dallas’ Fair Park this fall with 24 days of entertainment, agriculture, and community...

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Labor pains

Labor pains

Columnist John Moore cuts and bales hay on the homestead he shares with his wife. A remnant of the hard work he was taught growing up. Courtesy John Moore Hard work has a way of shaping a person that no shortcut or modern convenience can replicate. In an era when many...

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A nation remembers: honoring the legacy of 9/11

A nation remembers: honoring the legacy of 9/11

It has been 24 years since the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the world seemed to stop turning. On that clear September day, America was struck at its heart — not only in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania — but in the spirit of...

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Reel interesting

Reel interesting

Late 1940s postcard of Williams Theater in Ashdown, Arkansas. The theater was built in 1947. Columnist John Moore’s father, Jimmy, was a projectionist there in the mid-1950s. Courtesy John Moore Growing up, movies weren’t just a Saturday night diversion. They were...

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Hearing Sept. 15 on proposed property tax increase

Hearing Sept. 15 on proposed property tax increase

The city of Farmersville will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 to discuss a proposed property tax rate of $0.836979 per $100 of assessed valuation for the 2025 tax year. The hearing will take place in the council chambers at Farmersville City Hall, 205 South...

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Council reviews budget cuts to address tax rate

Council reviews budget cuts to address tax rate

Finance Director John Lawrence updated council on the latest city budget revisions at the Tuesday, Sept. 2 Farmersville City Council meeting. Lawrence described the challenges of balancing a budget for a growing municipality and reviewed considerations for cutting the...

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