An offer of employment has been extended to the lone finalist for Farmersville’s city manager position as city officials move closer to filling the city’s top administrative role. During a special called meeting Friday, May 29, councilmembers authorized Mayor Craig...
Hugs, love and support were shown Saturday as Farmersville and surrounding communities turned out in full force for retired Josephine Fire Chief Cameron Brooks. Brooks, who needs a liver transplant due to an autoimmune liver disease, spent many years supporting...
A call that first responders never want to receive about a school bus being involved in a wreck occurred around 1 p.m. Thursday, June 7 on Hwy. 380. According to preliminary information received by Texas State Trooper Sgt. Kyle Bradford, a Bland ISD School bus was...
The 2018 college baseball season couldn’t have gone any better for Farmersville graduate Bowie Farris. The University of Texas at Tyler junior shortstop earned multiple honors and helped guide his team to a NCAA Div. III World Series title. Farris was named a...
Fatherhood takes many different directions but for the Pollard family, service to others is one quality that is emphasized above all else. Barry Pollard, 64, is the father of three sons – Shaun, 30, Aaron, 35 and Bradley Pollard, 38. The Pollard family is no stranger...
By David Chavern Every day at the News Media Alliance headquarters, a stack of newspapers arrives for myself and the staff. But with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission currently considering tariffs on Canadian newsprint, those days of...
Do you rely on your local newspaper to keep up with how your tax dollars are being spent? If so, tell your congressman you don’t want a new tariff to put the paper out of business. A new study reveals that communities that lose their newspapers see an alarming...
1:15 p.m. There has been a major wreck between a Bland ISD School Bus and an 18-wheeler on Hwy. 380 near the Hunt County Line. Hwy. 380 is shut down in both directions. There were juveniles on the school bus - three are being transported via ambulance, 12 others are...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been called in regard to a ransom-ware virus that has drastically impacted city of Farmersville operations. The city was hit with a Doctor December ransom-ware virus at 3:15 a.m. Monday, May 21 through Window’s update manager....
