Members of the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution enter the cobblestones of downtown Farmersville during the Audie Murphy Day Parade on Saturday, June 20 in historic downtown Farmersville. Photo Ian McVea Veterans, community leaders and residents...
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...
It’s January, which means the soccer season is getting ready to kick off for most high schools in Texas. For Farmersville, the new year brings another new face steering the ship in Coach Barrett Clark. Coming off a long tenure at Rockwall High School, Coach Clark is...
You learn things when you grow up in a small town. Things you don’t learn if you grow up anywhere else. Things that are special. I was born in a small town. But I didn’t stay. I left for the same reasons other folks leave their hometown. Education, better jobs, and...
