Why small choices — especially about plastic — still matter By Carrie Dunlea Earth Day may have passed by the time this hits your doorstep, but its message shouldn’t be confined to a single date on the calendar. Since its launch in 1970, when millions of Americans...
Assistant Superintendent for Finance Anna Baker presented the results of the annual FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) report at a Farmersville ISD public hearing on Monday, Oct. 28, revealing the district received a “Superior” rating, the highest...
As the holiday season approaches, the Farmersville community is gearing up to support its cherished Christmas light tradition with a fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 2. The event, Bids for Bulbs, aims to raise crucial funds for Farmersville Lights, a month-long light display...
Updated 9:52 a.m. Oct. 25, 2024 Nine Farmersville ISD student athletes have been arrested in connection with a campus hazing incident. According to the FISD police department, a student was taken into custody and arrested on Sept 26 as a result of the incident. ...
Cellphone image of Bell taken by a reporter during Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Courtesy photo A 66-year-old Collin County woman has been sentenced to prison for pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S....
Anakin and his friends will be enjoying pumpkins at In-Sync’s Pumpkin Toss and Fall Festival from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2. Courtesy Dave Smith/In-Sync Exotics In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Rescue and Educational Center is gearing up for its annual Fall Festival and...
There’s something about being scared. Some kids claim they don’t like it, but do. While a handful of other kids claim they don’t like it, and really don’t. I was the former. My sister was the latter. In the small, redbrick house on Beech Street in Ashdown, Arkansas,...
Farmersville High School principal Dave Warren and student council leaders, Leslie Landaverde and Ethan Stone, are joined by members of the Gallagher Construction team as they cut the ceremonial ribbon in front of the high school Saturday, Oct. 19. The extensive...
Russell Chandler takes the oath of office at the Monday, Oct. 21 council meeting. Chandler will fill the remainder of the term vacated by Terry Williams. Courtesy Penny Phillips Merit residents filled the Farmersville City Council chambers on Oct. 21 to voice their...
