Columnist John Moore and his wife still grow their own food. Something they were both taught early in life. Photo: Jeannine Walker Folks raised in the South learned early that life didn’t hand you much, but if you were observant and hardworking it could give you...
In unofficial early voting totals, incumbent Mayor Diane Piwko is ahead of challenger Randy Rice. Piwko received 147 votes (51.40 percent) and Rice received 139 votes (48.60 percent) in early voting. For city council Place 2 incumbent Councilmember Donny Mason is in...
The outcome for mayor, and two seats on the Farmersville City Council will be determined Saturday. Up for election in May 5 voting is the mayoral seat, with two candidates, Place 2 on the council, with two candidates, and Place 4, also with two candidates. Running for...
This Saturday downtown Farmersville will be full of all kinds of Cinco De Mayo fun as myriad activities take place. “I’m looking forward to a busy day in downtown Farmersville. The weather is going to be great, so make sure to spend some of your Saturday enjoying the...
Senior Class members from First United Methodist Church were honored Sunday, April 29. They received Bibles from the church and to their surprise, the first-ever Tim Barber Memorial Scholarship was presented to each of the students who knew Tim before his death in...
ROYSE CITY – Farmersville is in the second round of the softball playoffs for the first time since 2012. They’ll face Mineola in a best-of-three Class 3A Region II area series at Royse City High School. “They are going to be tough. We have to keep pushing this week to...
After more than a year, the Farmersville FD EMS Academy has graduated its first-ever class. The graduation, which was held Friday, April 27 at the Civic Center, commemorated the hard work of four students who were able to walk across the stage as certified EMTs and...
Emergency services responded to a two-car collision around 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 2 in the 2000 block of Audie Murphy Pkwy. (Hwy. 380) in Farmersville that resulted in a fatality. According to preliminary information released by Police Chief Mike Sullivan, one vehicle...
A zoning change occurred after the Tuesday, April 12 city council meeting to a piece of property on Sycamore Street. The property, owned by George Crump, was changed from Single-Family 1 to a Planned Development. Crump, according to information provided at city...
