Martha Washington Tea Party guests, staff and volunteers gather on the lawn Saturday, April 25. The afternoon included tea, treats, colonial games and more. Courtesy photo By Christopher J. Raso Twenty-six guests enjoyed a tea party at the Welcome Center at Brown...
Emergency calls flooded in this morning, March 21, as the smell of gasoline permeated the area surrounding Stop N’ Buy Convenience Store located on Main Street in Farmersville. After conducting some research, Collin County Fire Marshal Matt Jones and Farmersville Fire...
Internal or external? That’s the question councilmembers reviewed last week about the city’s permitting process. The group wanted to compare whether it would be better to internalize the city’s permitting procedure versus their current system of using an outside...
Severe weather struck the area last week as high winds created havoc along with torrential rain, thunder and lightning. In Lavon Beach Estates on County Road 1054 outside Farmersville, homeowners Thomas and Jennifer Baggett awoke shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, March...
Ninth grade Community ISD students, Karly Price and Trinity Snyder, hosted a seatbelt safety week at Nesmith Elementary, McClendon Elementary, Edge Middle school, and Community High School last month as part of FCCLA star event National Programs in Action Jr. Students...
The start to the District 13-4A baseball season didn’t work out in the Farmers’ favor. Community came away with the 9-4 win at home over Spring Break. The Braves struck first in the opening inning with two runs and added a pair in the second for the 4-0 lead. Four...
A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s tentatively approved appropriations bill for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. So, on March 13, the Senate voted unanimously in favor...
The Texas Senate and House were not on the same page last week as they rolled out plans for reforming the public education system. State Senators on Monday, March 4, approved giving Texas public school teachers and librarians an across-the-board raise of $5,000, and...
The Farmersville Main Street Program has once again been recognized by the state for its efforts. Upon final approval by the National Main Street Center/Main Street America, local programs will be announced as nationally accredited during the Main Street Now...
