The Grascals, a Nashville-based bluegrass band, will headline Bluegrass on Ballard this year. Courtesy photo Downtown Wylie will once again fill with music, chrome and festival activity when Bluegrass on Ballard returns Saturday, May 30, for a full day of free...
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...
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...
The Thrille of the Ville performs during halftime show at the season opener. The marching band’s current five-movement show is titled “The Hidden Kingdom” and explores the theme of insects and their day-to-day lives. Band and Color Guard members will hopefully debut...
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...
When you grow up in a Southern church, you learn how things are done. And how they’re not done. Some kids learn early. Some kids never get it. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church was a small, white frame structure. Like many churches of mid-20th Century America, it was...
GoldStar Horse and Rescue Sanctuary is hoping to raise $5,000 during North Texas Giving Day to continue caring for abused, neglected and abandoned horses in Farmersville. Courtesy photo North Texas Giving Day returns Sept. 18, offering residents in Farmersville and...
Farmersville ISD trustees approved a lower tax rate for the 2025-26 year at their Aug. 27 meeting while also opening extracurricular opportunities to homeschool students. The board set the total tax rate at $1.215 per $100 valuation, a decrease of 2.44 cents from the...
Farmersville EDC was announced as a winner of the 2025 Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award from the International Economic Development Council. Courtesy photo The Farmersville Economic Development Corporation has been recognized with a 2025 Excellence in...
