Columnist John Moore still listens to the albums he bought over 50 years ago. Photo John Moore New music coming out used to be an event. Most of the time, you and your friends knew it was coming and you were waiting, money-in-hand, at the record shop to buy it. I...
Farmersville veteran Gary “Mack” Hurst, shown with wife Doris Ann Hurst, was one of 25 veterans to receive a commendation Monday from U.S. Rep, Keith Self. Courtesy Susan Horton Twenty-five veterans have received Congressional Veteran Commendations in a ceremony...
Michael Sullivan, a dedicated law enforcement officer with 38 years of service, died on Nov. 10, 2024, at the age of 61. Chief Sullivan began his law enforcement career in 1986 as a police officer with the city of Heath. He later served as a deputy constable in Dallas...
Tatum students, from left, Miguel Arteaga, Hazel Stover, Ivan Maldonado and Roman Salas welcome local veterans to their school for a special program last week. Rainy weather caused some adjustments to the morning schedule but did not dampen the spirit of celebrating...
Columnist John Moore still enjoys the old radio and TV shows, even though they went off the air decades ago. Courtesy John Moore My father used to talk about radio programs a lot. The Lone Ranger. Lum and Abner. Amos and Andy. Edgar Bergen. People tend to talk about...
Open registration is now available for Collin College’s Wintermester 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters. Students who have been admitted to the college and are eligible to enroll can register for classes through the CougarWeb portal at cougarweb.collin.edu. To register,...
New police officer Christopher Clark, Chief Marsha Phillips and newly promoted Sgt. John Williams at the Monday, Nov. 4 council meeting. Farmersville City Council members reviewed several documents on potential future revenue sources during their regular monthly...
As of 11:05 a.m. Nov. 6 Collin County Elections reports total voter turnout in the county for the Nov. 5 general election was 68.78% of the 751,832 voters registered. There were 424,236 early in-person ballots, 13,856 mail-in ballots, 2,108 limited ballots and...
I hate pine needles. Growing up in Arkansas will do that to you. Pine trees are everywhere in Ashdown, Arkansas. They are pretty much everywhere throughout the Natural State. Pine trees brought the paper mills, which brought the paper mill employees, which...
