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...
Dalmatians flood the hallways of Tatum Elementary School in celebration of the 101st day of school. For additional photos see the Feb. 16 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
The Lady Farmers bring back much needed experience this softball season. Returning are Natalie Segovia, Baylee Baxter, Elizabeth Johnson, Alexis Bee, Maddy Pickett, Anna Nibbelin, Callie Yellin, Miranda Duran and Jessie Honea. Most of those athletes have been starters...
There are a couple new faces at the Collin County Fire Marshal’s Office and one of those is a species that happens to have fur, four paws and a nose worth noting. Recently joining the team is Deputy Fire Marshal Matt Jones and his K9 partner Sadie, an accelerant...
With a plethora of ongoing sirens in the past week, Farmersville residents may be pondering what is the reason for an uptake in emergency calls. The answer is a fairly simple one: fires, both grass and structure hit the area hard. Farmersville FD responded for mutual...
The Farmersville High School band recently had multiple students selected for the All-Region Band. For the photo see the Feb. 9 edition of The Farmersville Times or click here for the e-Edition.
For local honey producers Kathleen and Blake Shook, participating in NBC’s Billion Dollar Buyer offered an opportunity to buzz about. The Shook’s, who own Desert Creek Honey located on CR 5010 in Blue Ridge, are well known in the beekeeping community. They are active...
After nearly four months of action, the Lady Farmers wrapped up the 2016-’17 basketball season earlier this week. They played host Feb. 7 to Commerce during the District 10-3A finale during Senior Night. “I’m excited about the game for multiple reasons. It’s a chance...
The Farmersville Downtown Merchants Association is proud to announce its Fall in Love with Farmersville event. The event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, will feature a giveaway to three lucky visitors. The giveaway will include three gift...
