Collin County Animal Services will no longer hold certain stray or impounded animals for five days before making a placement decision. The Collin County Commissioners court voted Monday, May 11, to approve a request from Misty Brown, manager of the county’s animal...
On Christmas Eve 2008, there were just three of us working in the office. Well, technically, there was one of us working, the other two were there. A couple of the young ladies on staff either didn’t have enough vacation time built up or they were saving it for...
My great grandparents lived on a homestead. They cooked on a wood stove. Most of us today have no idea how good we’ve got it. For my great grandparents’ generation, remodeling the kitchen meant picking a different place to stack the wood. By John Moore For more on...
Commercials used to be great. They used to be an art form. They used to be fun. Today’s advertising is boring in comparison. Television commercials were something to which I looked forward when I was a kid. Some were better developed and more interesting than the...
We often hear someone say they just want to leave the world a better place than they found it. That’s a great goal, but rarely is it the case. Unless you were Charles Kuralt. For those of us who grew up during his time on the CBS News segment, On The...
COMMERCE – The Farmersville powerlifting teams took turns making their trips to Commerce last week for the opening meets of the season. While the girls took 10th last Thursday in the Tigers Raising the Bar Meet, the boys came out hot, finishing second on Saturday. For...
After starting the soccer season with a pair of December losses, the Farmersville Lady Farmers opened the new year on a much better note with two wins last week. Despite having multiple players out with the flu, the girls took down Quinlan Ford on Tuesday, Jan. 2,...
It's obvious that I have to wait to die until after everyone else in my home goes. Otherwise, every light in the house will be left on for all of eternity. My dad used to say that I could leave on all of the lights whenever I started paying the bills. By John Moore...
The Farmersville girls soccer program is in a familiar scenario entering the season. With constant coaching changes over the last seven years of the program, it is Coach Krystal Mikeska’s chance to try and get the Lady Farmers on the right path. Coach Mikeska arrives...
