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Supporting family

Supporting family

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...

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School bus wreck halts traffic on Hwy. 380

School bus wreck halts traffic on Hwy. 380

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...

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Farris captures title in first season at UT Tyler

Farris captures title in first season at UT Tyler

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...

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Fatherhood tradition of service passed down

Fatherhood tradition of service passed down

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...

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Canadian newsprint is not the enemy…. tariffs are

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...

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Newsprint tariffs threaten  your paper… and you

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...

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Virus resolved, city billing goes out this week

Virus resolved, city billing goes out this week

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....

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