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...
Feel stuck in your career? Collin College can help. Are you asking yourself questions like; what skills do I need to become more marketable, or is it too late to change careers, or even how can I juggle my family obligations? If so, Collin College is hosting seminar...
Some days are just lucky ones. Such was the day I found a half-century old console stereo at an estate sale. It isn’t exactly like the one my parents had, but it’s sure close. Today, people stick in an earbud and listen to an endless supply of music on their phone via...
A community history lesson, robotic dance and a big check were part of the official opening of a new facility that will equip Farmersville students well into the future. The Farmersville ISD Engineering Academy welcomed officials and guests to a dedication ceremony...
As of Wednesday, Feb. 23, 12:37 p.m: Due to inclement weather and out of concern for the safety of staff and students school officials announced earlier today that all Farmersville ISD campuses and district facilities will be closed tomorrow, February 24, 2022. ...
If you’re the parents/guardians of elementary school-age children, the News is collecting Letters to Santa again this year. The letters will be printed in the December 23 edition of The Farmersville Times. Please print out the attached document/image, have your child...
For the fifth consecutive year, Farmerville residents can protect holiday purchases by having them delivered to the police department through its safe shipping program. Police Chief Mike Sullivan started the safe shipping program to combat the theft of packages taken...
Recent studies by the Texas State Climatologist, Texas A&M University and Texas 2036 show that Texas weather is growing more extreme. Recent polling also shows that Texans are beginning to feel the damaging effects. According to a news release from Texas 2036, a...
It’s that time of year when fall and Halloween events fill up the calendar, and many are back after a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic. Saturday, Oct. 23, cyclists from all over the Metroplex will converge on Farmersville as they hit the Chapparral Trail for 20,...
