Commissioners of Collin County Emergency Services District No. 1 are considering three possible tax rates to fund firefighting in the 75.5 square miles of unincorporated county land in the district. During the board’s Tuesday, May 26, meeting, ESD Commissioner Linda...
Columnist John Moore remembers the parlors of the houses of yesterday. Where plastic covered the furniture, fresh flowers adorned the window sills, and you’d better not ever get caught going in there. Courtesy John Moore There was always one room in every Southern...
Meet the Farmersville High FFA officers at Howdy Night. From left, Paxstyn Adams, Carson Dillard, Brady Johnson, Presley McIver, Addison Horton, Piper Long, Addison Adams and Garrett Williams. Courtesy photo The Farmersville FFA chapter is rolling out the welcome mat...
Farmersville residents can register to receive critical safety alerts by texting their ZIP code to 888777 or by signing up through the Farmersville Police Nixle page. Courtesy Everbridge Farmersville residents can now get critical safety alerts and community updates...
With property values climbing and debt obligations in focus, Farmersville ISD will soon decide how much residents will pay in school taxes for the coming year. The district will host a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at Farmersville High School, 499 State Highway...
Columnist John Moore snapped this photo of his back pasture. A place he now calls home, and wishes he'd called home it sooner.Courtesy John Moore I grew up in the far southwest corner of Arkansas. Nature drove the speed of life, and the towns breathed at an unhurried...
School zones can be hectic places with students hopping on and off buses or darting between cars to cross the street, and drivers may become distracted or impatient. So, crashes can -- and do -- happen. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, there were...
Columnist John Moore learned early what his mom meant when she spoke. He's pictured with his mother in 1963. Courtesy John Moore Being a kid in the South required being able to speak Mom. For example: “We’re you raised in a barn?” didn’t actually mean, “We’re you...
Texas families could save $132 million this weekend in the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, said acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock. The event runs Friday, Aug. 8, through midnight, Sunday, Aug. 10. “Back-to-school costs can add up fast,” Hancock said....
