An agenda item intended for routine approval Monday afternoon became the subject of a lengthy discussion among Collin County commissioners and Tax Assessor-Collector Scott Grigg. The discussion focused on how Grigg’s office processes checks delivered by residents...
Have you ever wondered what teachers do during the summer? Many people focus on how students spend their break, forgetting perhaps the most important figures in the school district – teachers. Teachers, though, are just as affected when school is no longer in session....
Farmersville earned a large share of all-district honors for the 2018 baseball season. Making the 10-3A first-team were pitcher Braxton Hacker, and infielders Levi Dale and Marshall Varner. On the second-team were infielder Clay Hibbitts, and outfielders Randy Johnson...
For many Americans fireworks are a part of Independence Day, just like barbecues and time with family and friends at the lake. However, for veterans with PTSD, the weeks surrounding July 4 can represent a living nightmare as the repeated sounds of fireworks bring back...
The Farmersville Times won multiple awards at the annual 2018 Texas Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented were presented at the annual Leadership Retreat at the La Torretta Resort in Montgomery June 23. This year, 142 newspapers...
It has been 50 years since Farmersville lost its only citizen killed in the Vietnam War. While remembering Tommy Caraway and Audie Murphy Saturday, June 23, the grief was still perceivable. To honor Caraway, who was the absentee Grand Marshal of the Audie Murphy Day...
Since 1990, an average of 37 children have died of heatstroke in vehicles every year in the United States, tragedies that were entirely preventable. Summer months account for the most deaths as temperatures climb to triple digits, but it does not require scorching...
Farmersville ISD employees will soon see an increase in their paychecks. At a meeting Monday, June 25, the school board voted unanimously to give a three percent salary increase to all FISD employees. This will go into effect during the 2018-’19 school year. According...
Jarren McTee runs the bases at the start of the fundraising softball tournament Friday, June 22. He is accompanied by his cousin Rendi Fetty and his sister Jensen McTee. The fundraising event helps pay for medical costs associated with Jarren having hypoxic ischemic...
