For the 27th year, the Farmersville Rotary Club is hosting its annual Bob Tedford Memorial Golf Classic, the club’s only major fundraiser. This year’s tournament is scheduled for Friday, May 22, at Wylie’s Woodbridge Golf Course, and the registration deadline is...
Cinco de Mayo celebrates the 1862 defeat of the French by the Mexican army at the Battle of Puebla. That battle occurred during the Franco-Mexican War, which was an invasion of Mexico launched by the French in 1861. The French invaded Mexico as a result of newly...
Farmersville voters head to the polls Saturday, May 4 to vote on a slew of candidates including city council, school board and Collin College. On Election Day, voting centers will be open throughout the county. County residents can vote from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at any...
Only a month is left for lawmakers to get the state’s business done in the 86th regular session of the Texas Legislature. Still unfinished are the issues at the top of a list shared by Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen: the passage...
The Collin County Sheriff’s Office has released the Farmersville Police Department blotter for April 18 – April 25. Calls for traffic stops and traffic enforcement areas have been omitted. April 18 00:31, 911 hangup, 331 W. Audie Murphy Pkwy. 04:19, Sec. watch, 1705...
COMMERCE – Farmersville closed out the season in the Class 4A Region II track and field meet. The meet was held April 26-27 on the campus of Texas A&M University-Commerce. Aubrie Rich broke her own school record in the 1,600 meters at Memorial Stadium. She...
The mowing contract will stay outsourced to a local company after discussion about bringing it back into city services. City council members and city staff discussed the issue at length during their Tuesday, April 23 council meeting. City Manager Ben White explained...
The public is invited to Decoration Day at IOOF Cemetery and open house at the IOOF Lodge on Sunday, May 5. The open house will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and refreshments will be served. Many area cemeteries set aside one day each year to clean and decorate their...
Two million dollars in new construction in the city of Farmersville accounts for an increase in property values, preliminary estimates released last week by the Collin Central Appraisal District show. Farmersville property values increased 5.84 percent from last year...
